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Parenting Techniques

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How to Be Intentional With Your Children

No two kids are the same. Small adjustments in your approach can help you parent each of your children effectively.

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How to Help Your Children Find Purpose

How will you lead your children to following Jesus before they enter adulthood?

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Does a Child’s Bad Behavior Mean You’re a Bad Parent?

Your child’s bad behavior does not necessarily mean you’re a bad parent. Here’s why.

Rethink Your Family Bible Time to Be More Successful

Gathering for family devotions leads to closer family ties and a greater sense of identity as Christ-followers.

A toddler is buckled into his car seat and Goldfish crumbs are scattered around

Hope for When You Feel Discouraged as a Mom

Just because the car seats are coated with Goldfish dust doesn’t mean you’re a failure as a mother.

A Family’s Unexpected Togetherness in the Wilderness

Time in the wilderness helped draw Jim Daly’s family closer together in unexpected ways.

How to Train Kids to Have More Integrity

Do your children understand the importance of having integrity? Becoming intentional in teaching this character trait offers solid rewards.

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3 Practical Principles for Disciplining With Grace

Seeking to parent our children the way God parents us can dramatically change the atmosphere of our home.

How to Teach Your Kids Better Money Practices

Kids don’t automatically figure out how to succeed financially. Chris Brown, a speaker with Dave Ramsey, shares five tips for preparing your kids for success with their money.

What to Do when Your Kids Are Irresponsible

Learn what to do as a parent when your kids act irresponsibly.

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Why Families Need Vacations

Taking the time to relax, explore and have fun as a family can strengthen your family bond.

Chasing Dreams for the Right Reasons

Help your children identify God-given dreams by focusing on the why rather than the what in their lives.

How You Can Help Your Teens Live Out Their Faith

Teens may need our help to live out their beliefs in the real world. Here are some ideas for helping them.

Responsibility Training

Uncover a number of ways to teach children responsibility! These ideas come from parents and experts like you.

What Should Kids Choose: Discovering God’s Will in Big Decisions

Our children will face big decisions, wondering if God has a direction. Help kids navigate life’s crossroads by teaching that there are reasons God remains silent.

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An Attitude of Gratitude: Going Beyond Please and Thank You

Are your children truly grateful for what they have? Here are ways parents can create a lasting attitude of gratitude in children.

Build a Strong Sense of Identity in Your Kids

Do your kids struggle with their identity? Mom of six kids, Michele Cushatt shares about three self-strengthening anchors that can ground kids in the truth of who they are.

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How Birth Order Affects Sibling Conflicts

How do you parent sibling conflicts? You may have more success by knowing one secret: how your birth order affects your kids—in their birth order?

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Mommy-Anger Management

Consider using three biblical, anger management techniques to connect with your kids and nurture young hearts.

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4 Powerful Ways to Love Your Teens and Help Them Like You Back (Maybe)

Invest in your relationship, not only to keep you from regret, but to also give your teens a solid footing for their lives ahead