Parenting Archives

Students returning to school at college, grade school, or home all have a unique set of anxieties as they encounter this fall. As our children...

For couples facing the pain of infertility, verses like 1 Samuel 1:27 "for this child I have prayed," can bring more pain than comfort. We may ask...

Cultivating boys into men isn't for the weak. It's a God-given honor to guide, inspire, and encourage them to take healthy risks, and show...

A godparent serves God in developing a close-knit relationship with the child, encouraging through a Christian light whenever possible.

Empowering our children to become brave isn’t necessarily intuitive. We may have grown up hearing “be safe” every time we headed out the door. How...

My parents could practically be the poster children for “high risk for contracting COVID-19” and would need to self-isolate. We knew “independent”...

Why leave our grandchildren’s future in the air, up to chance, without great anticipation? Instead, why not pray eagerly, earnestly, and fervently...

As we approach educating our children, perhaps the very first stop is a lesson—for all of us parents—on reliance. Where do we put our trust this...

What will our country be like by the time they grow up? Despair invades our thoughts at night. We need hope—but where can we find it, and how can...

Christianity isn’t something that you inherit, like height or eye color. Parents have been given a gift--the gift of influence. Whether it is top...

You may have been hoping that they would be back in person school by now, and are struggling with the transition and its demands. Here are 6 tips...

The Opioid crisis touches many families. According to the CDC, more than 750,000 Americans died from overdoses between 1999 and 2018. It’s the...

Due to life's busyness, the reality is we have to be intentional about connecting with our kids on a daily basis.

The dream of having a family, yet not yet having one can ache the heart to its core, this is something many noble women in the Bible know all too...

Everyone wants the best for their kids, and let’s face it, there’s really no ideal ‘scenario’ here. In an ideal world everyone would be vaccinated...