Parenting Update Archives

Whether or not today’s kids are actually “ruder than ever,” even the media reflect the sense that something has gone wrong in the way we raise our...

Summer camp can be a great experience for kids of all ages. Having been a part of camp ministry for almost 20 years, I know that when the weather...

While our society often celebrates “bad boys,” God’s goal for your son is to become a person who reflects His own good character.

In all the years I’ve been listening, no mom has ever told me she wished she had had fewer children, but at least a hundred have told me they wish...

Moses recognized the importance of telling family faith adventures.

Adoption was never plan B for God. It wasn't an alternative solution. It was plan A.

Even in Christian homes, children sometimes bend the truth on purpose...

Do you dream about experiences you’d like to have with your family? Then grab a piece of paper...

Pray purposefully and passionately for the hearts of your sons.

Well intentioned parents, doing as they have always done to protect their children when they were young, often circle the wagons and marshal...

Sometimes, it's the simplest activities in your very own kitchen that impress important truths into a child's memories.

When painful circumstances arise, our first impulse is to pick our kids up or bail them out. But hurtful experiences in our children's lives are...

We hope that by putting our daughters on birth control we will protect them from getting pregnant, or getting in a position where they have to make...

Of the 15 million single parent families in the United States, only 33% are attending church. There are many reasons why the single parent should...

How? It's the question we would sell our most valuable possessions to answer. How do we ensure that our children will grow up to love and serve the...