Parenting Update Archives

Enjoy this moment. Whatever it is. If they’re in diapers — I know it sounds crazy — but enjoy it. If they’re learning to walk, you film that stuff...

You may be tempted to expressly forbid them from any form of interaction with members of the opposite sex before they are well into their twenties....

Will I know my way around? What if no one will talk to me? How do I make friends? So, with all this going on in their heads, how can you help...

No matter how angelic they are most of the time, our kids will misbehave in church, at the store, at the park, on a play date, at a sporting event,...

When my daughter, Anna, was a senior in college, I asked her to make me a list of things a mother needs to know about her adult daughter. She and...

Your child may need some friendly reminders and a little coaxing to get everything done in this home stretch. But take the opportunity to also...

The empty nest syndrome isn't a clinical diagnosis. Instead, it is a phenomenon in which parents experience feelings of sadness, loss, angst, and...

There is nothing purer than a child’s faith. That moment a young one looks at you and says their favorite person is “Jesus." Let’s help them keep...

If I try to have a serious, meaningful conversation with my son every time he and I have time together, he will very quickly develop an aversion to...

In other words, your child can still choose to do the wrong thing in the face of severe punishment, but you, as the parent, must still choose to do...

Mind, body, and spirit work together in complicated ways, and so finding friends who realize this is paramount for the parent who is dealing with...

He inspired the Word of God to speak to us, guide us and give us the wisdom and truth for parenting that we so desperately need in this fallen...

Most of them found that they had a smooth transition from a social standpoint but, at the same time, noted that they eventually had to learn...

If they see us scrolling mindlessly for hours, they will likely do the same. However, if they see us with boundaries in place for ourselves and not...

My girls grew up seeing their dad read the Word and avail himself of tools to help him dig into it. They got used to me saying to them at the...