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Like many stepparents, I naively expected to develop strong, loving bonds with my stepdaughters. Since I had chosen to care for someone else's...

If Jesus rose from the dead today, how would you announce his resurrection? "I would be screaming," says Meg, age 9, "'Jesus is not in the tomb.' I...

Parents who have found porn in their e-mail inboxes, been tormented by raunchy pop-up images, or have unwittingly stumbled across graphic sites,...

In his new book, How to Bring Your Children to Christ and Keep Them There , Ray Comfort of Living Waters Ministry says there are biblical...

Dr. David Fisher, M.D., of Wake Forest University agrees with a recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that breastfeeding...

Few of us received training in how to be an effective father before actually becoming one, but it's never too late to think through the issues of...

Several years ago, we interviewed healthy families across the country and asked them each the same question: "What do you believe is the main...

A new survey finds a good number of American teens are religiously active, but not very well-educated in their faith -- resulting in a shallow...

It's an age-old dilemma. How do we as parents pass on good housekeeping skills to our children without them hating us for it? Should we help our...

Even in the midst of hard mommy days, we can train our spiritual eyes to see down the road to what’s ahead. And we can train our hearts to begin to...

Maybe to some it would seem that our family doesn't a have a rich inheritance to pass on because there's no significant financial inheritance...

Single moms have little time to spend with their children due to all the responsibilities that we carry. For a single mom to be effective in...

Parents take note: Boys aren't showing up on the radar screen like they used to. In five short years, the U.S. Department of Education projects...

Your family is meant to be a team that works together. As you practice healthy habits together, you'll help each other win in life. Here are some...

Do you know how many stepfamilies are in your church's congregation?