Parenting Archives

Couples tend to give reasons like "having children will bring us closer" for trying to conceive. But that's not actually a good reason at all...

It’s a hard job, but all too often, we parents are too hard on ourselves.

Although you may feel like you are the only single mom in the church, statistics prove you’re not alone.

My firstborn graduated high school last week, causing me to reflect on what I've taught him over the years.

I found that single parents seemed to be the only demographic considered ‘unfit’ for missionary work. But that didn't stop me.

Seeking God’s best will help protect your teens from heartache and encourage them to fulfill God’s purposes for their lives.

Many of our insecurities about parenting surface because we find ourselves in a situation that is new or different, or that we haven't yet walked...

Divorce hurts. Children bear a deep burden when their parents divorce. They are torn between two worlds. How do we help our children cope?

Let’s face it. Some things are difficult to talk through. But the truth is this, if we don't talk with them, someone else will.

For the last decade I've dedicated my life to figuring out what questions we should be asking as we graduate college and journey through our...

If you choose a husband with young children like I did, your mom status changes instantly by saying two itty-bitty words: I do.

Lifegiving parenting is not about changing the culture we live in but about being a counterculture to it.

There are few gifts you can give your kids more valuable than the skills and attitudes they need to be great money managers.

Here’s the critical question for each of us to consider: Will you be Moses for the Joshua in your life?

Before you write off all time of devices as negative, there’s one particular type of screen time that might actually benefit families by increasing...