Parenting Archives

In an era where grandparents have taken an increasing role in the raising of their grandchildren, we have to ask ourselves if we are setting our...

Teenagers crave being heard and understood while navigating school, friends and other relationships and additional external pressures. Here are...

These guidelines won’t tell you the rules you should or shouldn’t set for your kids, but instead equip you to implement rules that you decide on.

In addition to providing yummy lunches and the necessary school supplies, praying for our children is a powerful and effective way we can partner...

fighting depression as a single mom

Parents forget how much harder it is to actually be a teen in our present era of overloaded schedules and social media pitfalls. It’s more...

When we read a passage of Scripture, it’s easy to skim over the boring or difficult parts without paying much attention. But you can’t do that when...

There are so many things I know now that I wish I’d known then. And If I could go back in time, this is what I’d say.

However, the armor of God in Ephesians is not designed to equip elite Christian soldiers, while other (less committed) Christians serve as...

Our position as the “grands” of our family gives us purpose and delight. With life’s long-range view, we see four ways childhood is a uniquely...

As persons of faith, finding a rhythm for our habits that feels like health should be one of our top priorities. But it doesn't have to overwhelm...

Motherhood—with its joys and frustrations—was God’s idea and creation. He never promised we’d have a perfect family, but He did promise His...

10 practical and biblical ways to be a helpful grandparent without overstepping.

All my pampering and kid-pleasing needs to go, not only for my sake—but for the sake of my children. But how can I alter the way I parent, after so...

Here are five ways you can begin--or continue--discipling your children in the faith, even when they don’t appear to be listening at all.