Parenting Archives

My daughter is fourteen, and she's going to be grown up and moved out before I know it. I've always toyed with the idea of giving her a hope chest,...

One of the more overwhelming feelings a single mom initially has is tackling everything on her own. But God did not design us to do it all alone;...

I pretty much know it's from God when it is the last option on earth I would consider. That's how it was with a crazy idea that began to form in my...

I remember a fun 'n' games night around the supper table in our house. It was wild. First of all, one of the kids snickered during the prayer...

When my wife announced she was pregnant with our first child, I felt an unbelievable amount of pressure, fear and responsibility.

A new report claims that even moderate exposure to television can "rewire" the brains of young children, leading to attention-deficit problems and...

The enormous task of motherhood overwhelms me. In all honesty, we cannot possibly do this job on our own. Certain days make me holler, "Heaven help...

The approach is referred to as "safe sex." The defeatist mentality behind the approach is "kids are going to have sex anyway, so we should show...

In the push to legalize same-sex "marriage," one must ask: what is best for the children? The American College of Pediatricians examines the...

May, the month of dreams, the month of new beginnings for students across America, is now upon us. This stage in life -- whatever that may be --...

How often have you seen The Serenity Prayer on a card or on a magnet and simply read the inspirational words without taking a real firm grasp to...

Author and international speaker Doug Herman has spent over 20 years in youth and family work. Currently, Doug speaks to over 250,000 teens and...

My friend is expecting her first child. People keep asking what she wants. She smiles demurely, shakes her head and gives the answer mothers have...

Mother's Day in the home of a single mom is not your average Mother's Day. The children don't usually coming running into mom's room with an armful...

Children's book author J.J. Jasper offers parents and children a faith-based story with his new book When I Grow up and urges parents to make the...