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5 Strategies to Help Kids Handle Teasing and Build Healthy Identity
Learning to deal with teasing is a normal part of childhood development.
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13 Lessons Moms Can Teach Their Sons
As a mother, you can provide advice, encouragement, and love to your son. Explore the 13 essential lessons moms can...
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The Power of Life-Giving Words In Your Family
Here are some helpful guiding questions to consider when you’re thinking whether certain words you use with your kids are...
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13 Lessons Dads Can Teach Their Daughters
As a father, you can provide advice, encouragement, and love to your daughter. Explore the 13 essential lessons dads can...
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Help Your Kids Discuss Critical Race Theory through a Christian Worldview
As children interact with Critical Race Theory, parents have the opportunity to help their kids develop their Christian worldview.
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How To Transform From Fearful To Fearless Parent
Parenting from a base of fear creates prison guards or permissive parents. Max Lucado demonstrates a better way: entrusting our...
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4 Essential Parenting Tips to Raising Responsible Kids
There's no magic formula to raising children. There are, however, time tested principles.
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Your Child’s Love Language
Children express and receive love in different ways.
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How to Stop Haggling Over Your Child’s Homework
Create a homework plan based on your child's learning style.
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Is Your Daughter A Mean Girl?
Some are calling this breed the "New American Girl." She's more physical, not afraid to be aggressive or go after...
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Set Aside Divorce Differences for the Kids
Learning how to manage Christmas after divorce can be overwhelming and devastating. Explore this story of overcoming divorce differences.
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How to Handle Stress in Your Children
While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support...
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Getting Back to Normal: Changing Your Mindset
These 3 steps can help you change your mindset following the COVID-19 pandemic and start getting back to a more...
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Magic in Media: Harmless Fantasy?
Understanding our children's mental and spiritual development plays an important role in how they will interpret the worldview presented in...
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9 Ways to Help Children Cope with a Father’s Death
If you know a boy or girl who has dealt with a father’s death, whether recently or some time ago,...
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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...
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Talking to Kids About Mass Violence
We can't shield our kids from hearing about war, mass shootings, and violence against innocents. But how should you talk...
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After the Death of a Spouse
Suddenly, I was the single father of a 4-year-old Disney princess and a little boy who had just learned to...
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Answering Parents’ Questions on Gender Confusion in Children
To be human is to be gendered — male or female. And one of the most important jobs of a...
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How Parents Can Model Healthy Sexual Behavior for Kids
Because our children develop over time, there's encouragement that change for the better is always possible. Now is a great...
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The Reasoning for Using Anatomically Correct Terms With Your Kids
Using nickname to describe areas of the body isn't necessarily wrong. But there's a better path to set your kids...
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When Someone Has “Different Pronouns”: Explaining LGBT Pronoun Usage to our Kids
Learn how to address and answer your child's questions about LGBT pronoun usage. Then, cultivate healthy conversations about how to...
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What to Do When Young Kids Masturbate
On the scale of uncomfortable things to talk about with your young kids; masturbation hovers around the top. But as...
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Are Young Kids Influenced to Identify as Transgender?
I've been hearing a lot of mixed messages. What are some of the main influences a child to identify as...
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Do You Have a Strategy for Telling Your Kids About Sex?
What do I tell my kids about sex? When do I start? It all begins with a conversation, at the...
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What Should We Do If our Preschooler Walked in on Me and My Spouse Having Sex?
Any topics, conversations, or even a mention related with sex can be awkward for you and your preschooler. Much less...
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Are Trans-Youth at a Higher Risk for Suicide?
I've heard that trans-youth are at a higher risk for suicide. Is this true?
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An Essential Guide to Effective Prayer for Family
Prayer is an essential skill, and your kids will learn it from you as you do it together. Nothing will...
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How to Say Prayers for Your Children
Living a life of prayer benefits you, but it also trains your children in how to pray. So find little...
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When Dads Disciple Sons
When fathers make intentional efforts to disciple and mentor their sons, they build strong relationships and encourage faith development.
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New Ideas for a Christ-Centered Easter
Simple ways to celebrate Easter with your kids
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Spiritual Growth Through Teachable Moments
Teach your children about God in a way that captures their attention and changes their lives.
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Pass on Your Faith to the Next Generation
The foundation of a strong spiritual legacy can begin in the heart of the parent.
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Blessing Your Child
Using the brief overview of the five key elements of the blessing, you can create life-changing moments for your family.
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Advent for Your Kids
Advent is a fun, faith-filled way to keep the family focused on Jesus throughout Christmas. Learn how to make Advent...
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Educating Churches
Helping churches include special needs ministry
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Instill Biblical Principles for Entertainment and Media Choices
The Bible is full of passages to help us navigate the culture. How can you help your children think biblically...
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Netflix: How to Use Your Parental Controls
We can't always trust they are watching something wholesome.
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Good Books for Kids to Read: How to Find Them
You can find good books for your kids by starting with our list of genres and then matching books to...
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Embracing the Summer Screen-time Reset
Is your family's screen time out of control? Discover effective strategies to improve family interactions.
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Helping Kids Process Violence in the News and Social Media
In the wake of unexpected violence erupting on the screen it's important to equip children with the necessary facts to...
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Tech Trends: ‘Bad Science’ Videos, AI on YouTube Kids, and ‘SkinTok’
Each month, Plugged In publishes a blog with the latest technology and social media trends.
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Disney Warns Parents to Put Parental Controls on Disney+
This Disney mom has had enough.
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A Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology (Download)
Find out how kids are using their online and mobile devices, and how that participation can impact them physically, psychologically,...
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Jim Daly Intro to StagesDr. Huerta “What’s So Amazing” (Stage 4-8)Dr. William Toffler “What to Expect” (Stage 4-8)
How Do I Handle AI With My Child? – Arlene Pellicane
How Do I Limit Devices For My Child? – Arlene Pellicane
My Kid Wants To Be A Social Media Influencer? – Arlene Pellicane
How Do I Handle Video Games With My Child? – Arlene Pellicane
Should I Consider Homeschooling? – Monica Swanson
Does My Son Have Too Much Energy? – Monica Swanson
How Do I Explain Woke Culture To My Child? – Joe Dallas
How To Teach My Child Boundaries In A Woke Culture? – Joe Dallas
How Should My Child Respond To Pronouns? – Joe Dallas
How Do I Talk To My Child About Transgenderism? – Joe Dallas
How Important is Answering Every Question? – Melissa Hannigan
How Do I Start Homeschool? – Melissa Hannigan
The Role of Intimacy in Parenting – Dr. Juli Slattery
When & How to Talk to Kids About Sex – Dr. Juli Slattery
Understanding Sexuality in a Changing Culture – Dr. Juli Slattery
Should You Homeschool? – Rebecca St. James
Demonstrating Your Faith To Your Children – Rebecca St. James
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