Parenting Update Archives

We will all leave a legacy, good or bad. Unfortunately, by the time the legacy is written, we no longer have the power to make any edits to the...

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...

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...

Honestly, nothing is more powerful than seeing how you can help others in need. You give your kids the chance to hear the stories of others whose...

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...

The pursuit of Universalism has almost eliminated the hierarchy of the Bible in government, education, community, and even in some churches! Now,...

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...

Death is part of life. Every living creature, from plants and trees to animals to human beings, eventually dies. The sooner we acknowledge that...

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...

Children are naturally inclined to study and follow the ways of their parents. Some kids even imitate their parents verbatim; they talk, walk, and...

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...

There is no adoption on earth like the adoption of us by our Creator. This is a supernatural event, bigger and better and more meaningful than all...

His story calls us to first understand our neighbors and then sit and talk through problems with the goal of unity. Help your children understand...

No matter how hard you may work to help your kids experience God’s best for them, there are limits to what you can do. Prayer, though, has no...

It is clear that fathers have a role to set the tone for Godliness in our homes. When fathers tell their kids how much better we were at their age,...