New Parents Archives

Will my child lose her faith at a public school? Can we afford a private school? Is home schooling really the best option for our kids?

As a mom and an entrepreneur, taking a day off is not in my nature. But keeping holy the Sabbath day is actually a habit that helps me recharge...

Ted Kluck and his wife, Kristen, navigated through foreign customs and culture shock, the painful reality of infertility, and even a few near-death...

Our pup was always energetic and ready to play, just like kids. And just like kids, he was happy and generally stayed out of trouble as long as his...

Recently, I found myself armed with drop cloths, brushes and a stepladder as I tended to some much-needed interior painting. While I worked, I...

Nothing could have prepared me for the challenges I faced after bringing 2-year-old Jenny home from Russia. "Can't you send her back?" a...

There's no magic formula you can use to make sure that your kids fare well in this fallen world. What matters most is for your kids to see you...

In the quiet incandescent glow of my computer screen, I stumbled upon an Internet site that had a photo listing of children available for adoption...

"Same-sex couples can be effective parents, researchers find." This headline in USA Today in January has raised quite a few questions from those...

That first lie told by a three-, four- or five-year-old is a landmark. It's a moment of huge consequence during which a moral code begins to take...

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...

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

Just when most friends thought her time had passed, Elizabeth found herself at the beginning of Christmas.

Celebrating Advent helps families prepare for the coming of Christ. But where do Advent traditions come from?

Wendy Wright, in her book of reflections on "keeping watch in the season of Christ's coming," suggests, "Of all the types of waiting, the waiting...