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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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The Role Of Grandparents And Grandchildren In The Teenage Years

Grandparenting is one of our greatest joys. The fun doesn’t have to stop when the grandkids reach their teen years, but our approach may have to change a bit.

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5 Ways to Get Children Actively Involved in Learning

I can’t remember a day that there wasn’t some kind of “learning lesson” going on in our home. But most of those lessons didn’t involve sitting down and doing homework. Instead, my mom employed active ways to help us learn how to learn.

Adult and child reading the Bible together, with the child’s hands folded in prayer – a visual of teaching children biblical truth.

When Should I Start Teaching my Child Biblical Truth?

Are you curious about the ideal time to introduce your child to the teachings of the Bible? The answer is that it’s never too early to start.

Smiling mom holding her young daughter outdoors, illustrating the joy of baby bunching.

Is Baby Bunching The Best Choice For My Family?

Enjoy the happy chaos of raising children who are close together in age. 

A stressed mother holding her head as children play chaotically in the background, symbolizing challenges of learning how to stop yelling at your kids.

How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids

Being honest with myself and recognizing the destructive influence that screaming has on my children is the first step in changing this pattern of poor communication.

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Teen Rebellion

What is rebellion, why is my teen struggling, and what can I do to help?

Effects of Porn Addiction

Effects of Porn Addiction on a Teen Brain

Unfortunately, the effects of pornography negatively impact our teenagers in more ways than we might realize. But there’s hope for parents hoping to help their teens overcome pornography addiction

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When Your Kids Reject God

4 principles for encouraging faith in your adult children.

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Hope for Self-Harming Teens: Truth From the Bible

Self-harm is an attempt to find relief from emotional distress. Here is what the Bible offers parents to help their kids who are cutting.

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Family Estrangement: 6 Ways to Reconcile with Adult Children

You can move forward after a rift with your adult children by learning new ways to build trust and respect between you and your child.

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Overcoming Anxiety in Parenting

We must be purposeful in practicing how to focus on the present rather than uncertainty about the future.

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How Disciplining Children Creates Happy Childhoods

These simple ways of disciplining your children enables other adults to see past your children’s behavior and enrich their lives.

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How to Repent: A Guide to Forgiveness for your Kids

God cares far more about our response after we sin. Luckily, He’s created an opportunity for us to choose repentance and forgiveness after we sin.

Fathers hold a key role in helping children know their identity

Fathers Encourage Identity Development

When fathers choose to serve the Lord, live consistently and seize the opportunity to be present and involved with their children, they encourage identity and teach values.

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Bonding With Your Baby

When connecting with your newborn isn’t your natural response

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How To Encourage and Motivate Your Teen

Your job is now to pinpoint your teen’s interests and natural abilities to help your child grow in the direction that God made him or her.

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Wicca: What You Should Know

Witchcraft has been around a long time. But its promises are empty. Here is what you should know about Wicca.

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The Hidden Traps of Wicca

Learn what Wicca is, its followers interest in the beliefs and principles, and God’s perspective on Wicca.

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How and When Should I Begin Sex Education with my Child?

Sex education can be intimidating. Yet, God created sex. Find more ways to teach healthy sexuality to your children.

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Who am I? — Your Child’s Identity

Help your children understand what it means to be a priceless creation of God, no matter their age or stage.