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Schoolwork and Homework Responsibility
Get hands-on, practical tips from other parents to help you motivate your kids to study and complete their homework.
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Teaching Kids about Empathy in an Anti-Empathy Culture
Our culture de-values empathy. Instead, there's an emphasis on choosing to feed narcissism and apathy. Because of this, it’s more…
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Helicopter Parenting: When to Fly a Helicopter
I know you've heard the term 'helicopter parent.' Are you one of them? If so, here are some solutions to…
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Little Big Dreamers — Nurture Their Talents
Do you know how to nurture your kids in their God-given talents so even when they're little, they can be…
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Motivate Your Kids to Read Today
In today's culture, reading is one way to help your kids attain more academically. Here are some ideas to create…
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Encouraging Your Kids’ Goals When Your Family is Feeling Stuck
These five ways of shifting the momentum in your home can help your family to stop feeling stuck and bring…
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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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Mom, Do You Know How Amazing You Are?
Mom, you are amazing! You are unique. You can make a difference in your child's life and the truth is,…
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Working Outside the Home
Men and women who had stay-at-home-moms are more likely to assume their family will be the same. Likewise, individuals who…
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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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Grief and Loss: Knowing When Kids Need to Talk
Take the time to help your children process worry, grief and loss
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A Parent’s Guide to Marijuana and Marijuana Use
Marijuana continues to grow as a socially and legally accepted drug. Read our parent's guide to marijuana to help in…
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How to Help Emotionally Turbulent Kids
Parents can empower their kids to win their struggle against their own negative emotions. Navigating emotionally turbulent kids requires your…
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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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Bullying and Cyberbullying
Bullying and cyberbullying may be prevented with intentional parenting. However if it does occur, there are some ways that parents…
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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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The Opioid Epidemic—Think Your Family Is Immune?
Nope. No family is immune, and sadly, teens are one of the fastest growing segments of opioid abusers.
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Before Talking About Sex: Dealing With Our Past
The first step in raising our children to honor their sexuality is to come to terms with our own.
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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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Scriptures About Beauty and Appearance
Enjoy reading key Scripture verses that relate to appearance and beauty with your child.
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Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation Today
Do America’s children need a fully-equipped rescue team to combat child sexual exploitation? Tim Tebow says yes. Here's why.
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Helping Kids Stand Firm While Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Transgenderism
There is a crucial shift in youth culture, and Christian teens need to understand transgenderism as well as how to…
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How to Help Girls with a Cybersex Addiction
Girls who struggle with pornography will find hope and healing as they learn how to get out of a cybersex…
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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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Sexual Assault and Rape: Help for Teens
Ways to help teens understand or heal from sexual assault and rape.
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Help for Grandparents Caring for Children In Crisis
Grandparents sometimes have to provide safe and loving homes for grandchildren when their children, the parents of those little ones,…
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What Parents Can Learn from Jesus’ Interactions with Children
Throughout scripture, Jesus treats children with radical care and love to indicate how deeply He values them. It’s no wonder…
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Why Does God Allow Suffering?
To answer the question: Why does God allow suffering?, you and your children will need some logic, communication, and patience,…
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Public Reading of Scripture With Your Kids
If the practice of public reading of Scripture with your family sounds good to you, you may be wondering how…
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Do Your Children Know How to Draw Close to God Through Prayer?
Unanswered questions about prayer may cause kids to have misconceptions. We can help correct those misunderstandings as we teach our…
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How to Be an Active, Gospel-Centered Mom
Helping our children experience the power of the Gospel begins with us living it out in our own lives.
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You Are (Not) Enough: Finding Self-Worth in Christ
It's our nature to look for our identity out there, but our true identity can only come from being in…
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? The answer is complex. As you and your family prepare for Halloween, continue to study, pray,…
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5 Characteristics of Biblical Discipline
Sometimes it's hard to know if you're disciplining your children effectively. Try using these five measures from the Bible.
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Love One Another
Help kids learning what true, biblical love looks like with these age-appropriate activities.
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The Rise of Witchcraft & Popular Culture: Is There a Connection?
Is witchcraft bad for children to watch?
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How to See Others In a Selfie World
Help your kids learn to focus on real-world relationships in a selfie technology-driven culture.
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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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Protecting Children Online: Essential Conversations Every Parent Must Have
Do you know who your children are interacting with online?
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Navigating Inappropriate Media Exposure With Your Kids
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37
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How to Help Girls with a Cybersex Addiction
Girls who struggle with pornography will find hope and healing as they learn how to get out of a cybersex…
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Social Media Hazards, Mental Health Apps and Dark Patterns
TikTok: The shortform video app built on the backs of dancing, lip-syncing teenagers that has stirred up Congress, the Senate…
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10 Things to Know About Bullying and Cyberbullying
No matter what form bullying or cyberbullying takes, it happens far too often and can have damaging effects.
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5 Tips for Keeping Your Kids’ Phone Time Under Control
Knowing how to approach phone time for your kids can be tricky. So here are some strategies for how to…
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Jim Daly Intro to StagesDr. Huerta “What’s So Amazing” (Stage 9-12)Dr. Paul Reisser “What to Expect” (Stage 9-12)Helping My Tween Enter The Chaos Of The Teen Years – Dr. Ken WilgusHow To Teach Your Daughters to Find Healthy Friendships – Terra MattsonHow Parents Can Model Healthy Friendships – Terra MattsonHow To Help Our Daughters to Live Out Their Faith – Terra MattsonResponding to Out Kids’ Mistakes – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Be Gracious in a Confusing Culture – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Accept God’s Grace – Terra MattsonResponding to the Lies Daughters Believe – Terra MattsonReframing Words to Encourage Daughters – Terra MattsonBuilding Trust & Modeling Grace – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Process Their Emotions – Terra Mattson
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