Parenting Archives

If you want to set the mood for a special time with your family, you might try gathering everyone around the old campfire. As you bask in the...

The media largely depicts a peer-centered world with a few mom-replacements on the side. If you had only teen magazines and television as guides,...

Some say talk is cheap, but not talking to your child about sex will be costly. Before you dive into this important topic, remember that sex is a...

The executive director of a Christian doctors organization says a recent study proves that, when it comes to bringing up children, "more is caught...

As the sexually-explicit content of teen magazines soars, it's refreshing to know there are some wholesome alternatives. Justine, a...

We were the fortunate ones this hurricane season. Others suffered while we were inconvenienced. Our greatest concern was the darkness itself. With...

Samuel Hall, all four feet of him, stood in the Disaster Operations Center, conviction in his gaze and a glass jar under his arm. Hall, a member of...

"Training can take over when it comes to the heart," says author Betsy Hart in her new book It Takes a Parent. If we persevere - day in, and day...

Somewhere along the line, little feet trample all over our connection with our spouses. Parents, we need to work to make sure that while we're...

One of the greatest battles I struggled with as a single mom is fear. The fear of not being able to pay my bills or provide for my son caused many...

Your teen son or daughter has dreams bubbling up inside that can either spring forth in power or fade away like steam. As a parent, you can help...

Few of us were verbally and physically affirmed on a regular basis by our own fathers, so when we talk about blessing our children, we don’t have a...

My two oldest sons were not excited with the lessons they were about to learn. “Dad, this is just gross. I don’t think I can do it.” I thought...

Perhaps a little question occasionally rings the doorbell of your mind: "How did I end up being related to her?" The answer: God set it up that...

Illinois pastor Charles Stone and his daughter Heather have teamed up to share their testimony about how, with God's help, they made it through her...