Parenting Archives

It is through discipline that we shape our kids. Hopefully they will respect our opinions and not just our authority.

In Emily Colson’s new book Dancing with Max, she chronicles the highs and the lows, the heartbreak and the joy, the magic and the mystery of...

We can learn a great deal by reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, but we cannot read the book without being both impressed and grieved.

The extended family is important for our children. It’s good for them to have an understanding of not just the “roots” of our family but the...

Ask yourself: is the season before Easter mainly a hassle or is it a time of considering God's work in our lives?

How can we prepare our teenage sons for dealing with the attention and temptation being thrown at them?

Like the transitional adolescent phase the story depicts, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, based on the book series by Jeff Kinney, is a bit...

Youth consistently believe that more of their peers are having sex than they really are. Our young people need to know they are not alone in their...

Even a little person can make a big difference. As Japan's disaster recovery unfolds, there are sure to be abundant lessons that will be relevant...

I set the emotional tenor of my home, as do you sweet fellow mothers...

The people of God, it seems to me, are perpetually pulled toward replacing a “both/and” ethic with an “either/or.” That’s what I think might be...

“Dad, will you buy this video game for me?” “Can I have this CD?” I feel confident that you’re very familiar with those kinds of pleas.

It is a shame that a public school has to take measures to curb cursing. I believe the best place to police language is the home. However,...

When my children were little, it seemed like every parent my age was dreading the day their children would become teenagers. To my amazement, those...

Thanks to the Internet, graphic images in the media and their friends, kids today are growing up faster. As a parent, your responsibility is to...