Parenting Archives

As we approach another Valentine's Day, I am thinking about ways to impress my daughters with a greater awareness of God's loving presence...

There has been a massive shift in Western culture away from adult authority and toward the "wise child."

Compared to high school and college students in the Great Depression era, there are five times as many youth today that suffer from anxiety and...

Alicia Swaringen received heart-swelling news the morning after last week's deadly earthquake in Haiti: Sthainder, the 4-year-old boy she planned...

The media -- and pro-lifers, too, for that matter -- focus on abortion as being just a woman's issue. But abortion is not just about women and...

To think of the loss in Haiti hurts our grownup hearts. Would you understand if I said I think we should let it hurt our children's hearts, too?

Several months ago, an opportunity came up for me to present at an AIDs conference for pastors in Haiti. Then the earthquake called for us to...

The Austin Pregnancy Resource Center played a vital role in helping Amanda Ortiz, mother of three, find Christ and rebuild her life.

When a teenager doesn't have boundaries, she does what seems right in her own eyes.

When you hear the words "crisis pregnancy," you probably picture an unmarried teenager. But up to 60 percent of all pregnancies in the United...

Even if your teen appears to be doing well now, he or she desperately needs your help to stand against lies and live in a way that reflects the...

We know that being the homemaker is not all roses and rainbows or June Cleaver doing her housework in a perfectly pleated dress, pearls, make-up...

It’s worth asking: what are we losing when most of our children can’t contemplate going “over the river and through the woods” to grandmother’s...

Most of us want to avoid conflict with our kids, but did you know that conflict in a family can offer you an opportunity to pull together like...

The gift exchanges may be over, but Christmas doesn't really end on December 26th...