Parenting Update Archives

In this edition of "Kids Talk About God" Carey Kinsolving gets child-like perspectives on the definition of goodness.

Tell your kids that when your heart is broken, God promises to be even closer in ways we don’t understand.

Raising sons is a joy. Here are the five things every son must hear from Dad.

Helicopter parents who still run their university-aged children's schedules & vacations could be doing more harm than good.

Don't be fooled into thinking that dads aren't all that important. Kids need dads to validate their self-worth.

Often Dad works outside the home, and it takes more forethought to develop his relationship with the kids. But it can be done!

Sometimes, the root cause of unhappiness is an issue of contentment. How will you help your teens battle discontentment?

Choices make kids feel smart, but choices don’t necessarily make them wise. Sound strange? Listen to this.

The Life of a Single Mom has a desire to see that no single mom walks alone. What are you doing to change the statistics?

Grief is a language our hearts must learn if we ever want to find true peace as the parent of a child who has died before birth.

We get to know our children as they grow, but when is the last time you actually LEARNED something about your son or daughter?

Allowing a middle schooler to watch sex on the big screen is like allowing a toddler to ride in the front seat with no seatbelt.

I can easily see where being a single parent can be considered synonymous with failure. But that mindset is not of Jesus Christ!

When all is said and done, values are more likely to be caught than taught. You have to live what you teach.

Volunteering as a family brings solidarity to members of all ages.