Parenting Update

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  How to Talk to My Child About Transgenderism As our children come to us with questions, as they are greeted with ideals and opinions that differ from their beliefs, use this opportunity to call on the help of the Holy Spirit and speak Truth into your... Laura Bailey Nov 08, 2022
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  10 Legacies Fathers Can—and Should—Pass Down to Their Sons On the hit show “This is Us,” legacy is a big theme. It’s not mentioned directly, but many of the characters are dealing with it. If you aren't familiar with the show, Jack Pearson dies in a house fire,... Brent Rinehart Nov 08, 2022
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  Is it Unfair to Bring New Life Into a Broken World? We aren't seeing that those we are entrusted with are born for such a time as this with a mission to be God's light in this world. While their lives may not be without grief, we are bringing eternal beings... Amanda Idleman Nov 08, 2022
• 10 Ways to Ensure You Don't Raise Narcissistic Children We still have the chance to shape our children by teaching them how to live with empathy and modeling a less self-focused way of living. For many of us, we have to break away from some of our over-protective... Amanda Idleman Nov 01, 2022
• 5 Ways to Help Your Children Grow in Gratitude This Thanksgiving I have a ten-year-old son, and I'll be perfectly honest in that it seems that gratitude does not come naturally to him at this age. During this stage of his life, he definitely takes center stage in all his... Amanda Idleman Nov 01, 2022
• What's Wrong (and Right) with Spanking Don’t believe the hype, but don’t trust your heart either. Trust God’s Word. Discipline that is meted out with kindness and love restores a child and honors God. Jen Thorn Nov 01, 2022
• 4 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for an Unbiblical World The pursuit of Universalism has almost eliminated the hierarchy of the Bible in government, education, community, and even in some churches! Now, the idea of God has become interpreted by your personal... Jaime Jo Wright Oct 25, 2022
• 16 Fun Fall Activities for the Family With Thanksgiving heading our way faster than we'd like, autumn is the perfect time to dig deep into gratitude. Try a Thankfulness Jar, where family members write down what they're thankful for, and at the... Sarah Hamaker Oct 25, 2022
• How to Explain Death to Your Children Death is part of life. Every living creature, from plants and trees to animals to human beings, eventually dies. The sooner we acknowledge that with our children, the better. This doesn't mean we shoehorn... Sarah Hamaker Oct 25, 2022
• 6 Teen-Friendly Halloween Movies Halloween and being scared can be a lot of fun if you take the time to find movies that are scary but not too scary, funny but not too raunchy, and adventurous but not too risk-taking. Jaime Jo Wright Oct 18, 2022
• How to Improve Your Child's Self-Esteem Children are naturally inclined to study and follow the ways of their parents. Some kids even imitate their parents verbatim; they talk, walk, and carry themselves as their parents do. This is why it is... Emmanuel Abimbola Oct 11, 2022
• What Does the Bible Say about Parenting? Thankfully despite our failings, Scripture is full of stories around parenting and people we can learn from. As God is Father God, it makes it much easier to glean from the Bible, the type of parent He would... Michelle Treacy Oct 11, 2022