Parenting Update Archives

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it said several hundred times. It’s difficult to raise a child these days.

A mother knows just how to love her little girls.

I have always second-guessed myself as a mother, never considering myself to be good enough.

Tuition and fees at public four-year schools have jumped by 25 percent in just the last three years. Unfortunately, the trends are even more...

True conversion requires deep acknowledgment of our sins -- and the willingness to see the grace that brought us there.

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...