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Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Consistent Fatherhood

How active are you in the lives of your children?

Defining the Four Pillars of Nurturing Children

Nurturing is a complex process that is hard to describe. But with your inborn nature to nurture, your awareness of each of these four pillars, and God to guide you, you can use your gifts to nurture your children well.

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4 Things Preteens Need Most from Their Mom

This stage combined with rebellion is not easy. Lean into your support system to help you stay emotionally balanced and to maintain perspective as you guide your preteen into the teen years.

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Creative Kids: How Parents Can Cultivate Creativity

Do you know how to parent your creative kids? Poet Tanner Olson has some advice for you. Learn how to effectively connect, support, and encourage the creativity in your family.

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Family Traditions: How to Craft Lifelong Memories with Milestones

You can create unique and personalized moments where the gift of words can be given that will breathe life, hope, healing and love into your daughter’s future.

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Blessing Your Child’s Marriage

What if the engagement season presents a unique opportunity for parents to bless their child’s marriage?

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How to Get Your Children to Pick Up Their Things

Encouraging children to pick up their belongings and stow them away properly may be easier than you think.

How Do I Raise My Sensitive Child?

Learn how to raise your sensitive child without sacrificing effective discipline or setting boundaries.

How Do I Keep My Anxiety from Affecting My Parenting?

Addressing anxiety in your parenting can be difficult. But there are ways to practically and appropriately manage your anxiety and stress to serve and love your family well.

How Do I Help My Teen Avoid Unwanted Sexual Thoughts?

This can be one of the trickiest topics to handle with your teens. Addressing unwanted sexual thoughts begins with focusing on what’s happening, necessary boundaries, and providing help.

What Can I Do to Help My Young Son Become a Healthy, Masculine Man?

How do I make sure that my son has positive male influences in his life? What can I do to help him develop a strong character?

What Should I Do If My 5-Year-Old Wets His Pants When Angry?

These situations can be awkward for everyone involved, especially if it occurs in public. However, you have the chance to bring reassurance and confidence to your child’s world and understanding of their emotions.

How Can I Spot Babysitter Abuse?

This can be a very specific circumstance with nuanced details. The first step in identifying babysitter abuse is looking for abnormal behavior, fears, or how your children respond.

How Can I Help My Toddler Learn to Obey?

Teaching your toddler to obey is one of the most important building blocks for their continued development. Learn how to establish a healthy foundation of obedience in your home.

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How to Help Your Perfectionist Child

The signs of perfectionism can appear in your child’s behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. Learn how to pair practical steps with emotional investment.

What’s the Best Age to Send My Child to Summer Camp?

Parents have a lot of options to choose from when it comes to summer camp. However, it can be difficult to determine the correct age to send your child to camp.

What If My Kid Doesn’t Want to Go to Summer Camp?

New experiences like summer camp can bring a flurry of powerful emotions for your child. Learn how to help your child process their feelings and fears about attending summer camp without running away from the situation altogether.

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What is RAD?

What is RAD? Find answers about what a Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) diagnosis means.

How Do I Handle a Sibling Rivalry?

It seems like my kids never stop fighting. How do I keep our sibling rivalry from taking over our home?

Why Does My Teen Son Argue with Me?

Why does it seem like my son wants to argue with me so quickly? How can I handle these conversations well?