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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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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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Help Your Kids Deal With Rejection

Does your heart ache when your children are rejected by others? Here’s four perspectives that can help them work through painful rebuffs.  

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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 can respond to help their kids cope.

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Mean Girls

Empower your tween to respond gracefully when confronted by “mean girls” and seek adult help if she finds herself being bullied.

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Discipline Is Worth the Effort

Your kids will feel most secure if they know you have set appropriate boundaries for them that you aren’t afraid to enforce.

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Dealing with Bullying and Childhood Trauma

Many adults carry some kind of psychological hurt from their childhood years.

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Stop Sibling Conflict

By working with our kids, we can keep sibling conflict from escalating and keep peace on the family horizon.

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Bed-Wetting

It’s unrealistic to expect that every child should be completely dry, day and night, by the age of three.

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Bedtime Routines That Work

How can you make bedtime a more peaceful event? Establish nighttime routines for your kids that will help them to transition from busy days to restful nights.

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Creative and Fun Methods for Teaching Kids to Pray

Find creative ways to train your children to have an active prayer life.

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Raising Bold Children With Courage and Confidence

Help your children understand the true meaning of courage.

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Choosing God-Honoring Entertainment: A Guide for Christians

Today’s entertainment is far reaching and has slowly desensitized us to sex and violence. Learn how to make wise decisions about the movies, music and shows you take in!

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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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Your Teens Need You, Not More Screen Time

Would you like more meaningful connection with your teens? Keep reading to learn more about how it’s important to spend face-to-face time with your teens, outside of screen time.

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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 create a healthy environment for your kids.

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Leading Grandchildren to Jesus

As grandparents, we have the unique opportunity to lead our grandchildren towards Jesus through our actions, thoughts, and example.

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Helping Our Teens Transition to Adulthood

We can’t sacrifice the future that God has for our kids because of our own fears and insecurities. There is a middle, a balance, and a transition. Here are some ways to help your teenager successfully transition into adulthood.

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Learning Styles: Different Kinds of Smart

Recognize the differences in how your children learn.

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A Father’s Day Note from a Redeemed Father

Explore Jim Daly’s encouragement to fathers for Father’s Day 2022. Then, think about how your family can make the most of Father’s Day.

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The Power and Importance of a Father’s Role in Child Development

God’s Word clearly indicates that fathers bring power to the parenting relationship.