Family Update Archives

Three Bible mothers have taught me how to trust my grown kids to God. One taught me commitment, one taught me conniving, and one taught me...

3 reasons your heavenly Father lovingly wants you to abstain from sex outside of marriage, even as a single parent.

It is undeniably hard to watch your child struggle. While you can’t always change the situation, here are a few choices that you can make that will...

Monica Swanson, author of BOY MOM, shares how she prepares her sons to make the right kinds of friends, and therefore the right kinds of...

Are parents' liable, even partially, when a teen rebels? 5 ways to discipline without inviting rebellion.

Facing an Empty Nest can mean facing all sorts of questions you have never had to answer before. These 7 encouragements can help.

What your kids need to know about what they post on the Internet, for themselves and for God.

It’s hard for kids to slow down and control themselves. Your love and patience as a parent can help them process through this difficult emotion.

The bad guy’s not just at the bus stop anymore. He has entrance right into your kid’s bedroom and hand-held cellphone.

Let’s work at raising children to appreciate people in our communities who are true heroes, willing to risk danger to help us. Let’s help them find...

11 truths to embed in your son's heart as he heads off to college to be a faithful man of God.

When we read a passage of Scripture, it’s easy to skim over the boring or difficult parts without paying much attention. But you can’t do that when...

Teenagers crave being heard and understood while navigating school, friends and other relationships and additional external pressures. Here are...

Parents have a weapon in this war. Prayer is not a last resort when we get a late-night phone call but our first opportunity to fight for them.

There are so many things I know now that I wish I’d known then. And If I could go back in time, this is what I’d say.