Part of the Divorce Series Divorce When Your Kids Divorce When Your Parents Divorce My Success as a Single Mom Helping a Young Child Recover From Divorce Series About: Relationship Challenges My husband and I separated, then divorced, almost 2 and a half years ago. Our son is now 4 years old, and he’s asking …
Intentional Parenting
Here are a few ideas real moms and dads have created to set an atmosphere where words of affirmation and moments of celebration can be shared.
See which of these traditions might work for your family!
What is the next teachable moment or transition in your daughter’s life? How can you add affirmation and encouragement to that moment?
With our words we will affect the lives of those around us as we speak blessings, not curses, into their lives.
Preschool Go on a walk with your child, and collect leaves or other objects that reflect the changing seasons. Create habits that help you connect with your wife and kids, such as phone calls from work or special “daddy” time when you walk through the doorway at the end of the day. Post pictures of …
This foundational virtue is so important that according to Jesus, some people actually walk away from faith because they don’t possess enough of courage.
The area in our lives where courage is most needed is love. To love deeply is to open yourself to inevitable suffering, usually through rejection or loss.
Materialism conditions our soul to play life very safe and to be very selfish. By contrast, courage requires an ability to be dangerously unselfish.
These two examples show how an influencing parent should respond to a teen.