Parenting Update Archives

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,...

Basically, there are many good reasons you can be convinced not to do this work. My challenge to you is to pray past that list and ask God to guide...

As children and teenagers, my sisters and I often felt this void in our hearts, yet none of us could articulate what it was that we were missing....

Insecurity is not a derivative of low self-esteem; insecurity is a derivative of securing your identity to an insecure foundation. An insecure...

Just as we educate ourselves on how to treat our children’s physical bumps and scrapes, we can comfort our children with the healing balm of...

Parents should never stop praying for their children. Never give up praying for your daughter. Her story is not over until God calls her home, so...

Of course, deep down, we all know that watching our children growing up and growing in independence is what being a parent is all about, but there...

Validating their emotions is recognizing them as real, expressing this recognition, and accepting that they are struggling. Feeding into their...

Children face many obstacles, challenges, and decisions. Even from a young age, children are deciding between right and wrong, choosing to show...

Beyond normal stress or a bad mood, what signs are your children showing you that they need professional help? Here are 5 ways to tell.