Parenting Update Archives

Pre-child, my parenting plan was: Take Care of Child = Child Will Love Me = Lovely Life. Boy did that turn out different.

Take a look at we answer some tough questions about single parent ministry and the church.

How do you teach your kids that people are more important than things? By believing it yourself. By living it.

Children’s church isn't a substitute for big church. Why? There is no substitute for a child watching his parents model worship.

Without a dad, I have this overwhelming sense of singularity. I don't know how to move past this fatherless existence without The Father.

Even if this is your first Father’s Day as a single dad, you have several opportunities to fulfill your role as a godly father.

I have this epic fear when it comes to my children and it’s bigger than any of my other fears combined: history repeating itself.

Psychologists blame ‘emerging adulthood’ on the bad economy but Christian leaders say prolonged adolescence can, and should, be avoided

Single parents one-time events won't sustain long-term involvement in your church.

It’s challenging to raise selfless kids in this fallen world, because doing so is countercultural.

One day your children will be working adults. While they're young, help prepare them to make good career choices.

Camp can be an incredible life changing experience. But how do you know if your child is ready? Or if YOU are ready?

Instead of limiting their interactions and instead of praying that my child’s faith be untouched, I pray she influences her friend.

As my kids get older, it can be easy to forget how much influence I still have on them. They still look to me for approval.

Imagine how different our nation would look today if all of us lived out the principle of delayed gratification.