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Max Lucado’s Approachable Parenting

Max Lucado demonstrates a grace-filled approach to parenting his daughters.

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Raise Kids Who Value Effort and Kindness Over Entitlement

Nurturing kindness in our children can help them succeed in life and follow God more faithfully.

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Kids Need Parental Respect, Love, And Gratitude

Respect is an essential component of communication and correction in the home. Read more about how respect is one of the seven essential traits of parenting.

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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What If Your Kid Didn’t Make Friends Today?

Does your tween struggle to become comfortable socially? Read about ways to help your children overcome social awkwardness.

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How To Help Your Child Heal When A Parent Dies

I’m not a morning person. I routinely connect with the snooze button, shortening our allotted wake-up time. My boys and I often race to the car with disheveled hair and bowls full of food.

Michael W. Smith: Grammy Winner and Grandfather

Michael W. Smith has been called a Grammy winner, American Music Award winner, Dove Award winner, artist of the year, songwriter of the year, producer of the year and Smitty. But his favorite title just might be G-Daddy. That’s what Michael’s 11 grandchildren call him.

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Navigate Family Differences With This Personality Quiz

Relating to different personalities is not always easy. Take the quiz to find out and understand the unique strengths within your family and how to better relate to one another.

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Teen Rebellion

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

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Patience With Kids: Avoiding The Rut Of Reacting

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes It was a typical evening at our house. My wife and I were trying to discuss our plans for the upcoming week. My 5-year-old was singing in the background while my 2-year-old was attempting to let us know that he was done eating his dinner in progressively louder volumes. Both …

Graduating student hugs father as emotional mother watches, capturing the heart of empty nest syndrome.

How to Revitalize Your Relationship with God While Navigating Empty Nest Syndrome

When we place our hope in being a parent, we find it difficult to relate to God once kids have gone away. As parents, we must learn to place our identity in God.

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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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Where Do Babies Come From?

Start the conversation about human sexuality on a godly note by answering a young child’s first questions about human sexuality.

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Spring Activities To Try With Your Pre-Teen

Spring offers fun opportunities to explore nature with little ones and to celebrate the season

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Seven Strategies to Help Teens Quit Using Explicit Media

Even though pornography is everywhere, you can help your teen learn how to quit watching porn with these strategies.

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Why Did My Dad Leave Me?

While you may never know the reason that your father left you, there is one thing you can be absolutely sure of: You have a Heavenly Father who loves you and will never leave you or forsake you.

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What Moms Of Young Children Really Value

Confession: Reflecting on Mother’s Day experiences for moms of young children, I recall when my life with four kids under four resembled a chaotic Tide commercial. Mother’s Day was just not my favorite day.

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Monitoring Internet Activity

Here’s how monitoring software can help keep your children safe online.

Women of the Bible from the Old Testament

There are many influential women in the Bible used for God’s purpose and will. Teaching your children about women of the Bible from the Old Testament will help give them a glimpse of the larger story of redemption the Lord has been painting since the beginning of time.