Parenting Update Archives

Sadly, my kids have learned (though my divorce) that a family is more peaceful when marriage is not in the picture.

Far too many modern churches and families are caught off guard by young questioners in their midst.

Miley Cyrus made sure she was not overlooked at this week’s MTV Awards - but does your teen long for that same attention?

Am I communicating that their pleasure should be the focus of hours spent with others. Is that really what I want to be teaching my kids?

Be encouraged that there are THOUSANDS of loving and willing fathers whose main focus is to stay involved in their kids' lives.

As the parent of a son, your sacred duty is to help him grow up to manhood in ways that honor God's good design.

It is cruel and unusual punishment to completely drown your children in toys and expect them to manage them.

Sometimes, busyness makes your parenting systems go haywire. That's when "survival mode" parenting kicks in.

God places babies between our arms and beneath our hearts, and we cradle them safely there, but soon the letting go begins.

Single parenting can be rough and lonely. And although Jesus is our Redeemer, we must still deal with heartache.

Even if you're not the full-time parent, your faithfulness in bringing your children up in Christ is solely your responsibility.

So why am I considering sending my fragile little girl out into the wild middle school, especially after I’d kept my big boys home?

The Legacy Journey (follow-up class to Financial Peace University), is about helping you think long-term and make a difference.

A close relationship between parent and child appears to instill in the child the desire to want to live out the values of the parent.

One young girl says, "We don’t like it when people are rude and start rumors about us. So we shouldn’t do that to others.”