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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...

One way of ditching pride in parenting is by ensuring that you seek forgiveness from your kids whenever you wrong them. Besides, your kids will...

On the trying days, He offers you wisdom and comfort through His Word. And, He gives you little glimmers of hope found in those first smiles and...

They are braver than you know. They are capable of doing hard things. Yes, they most certainly will make choices that break your heart. But choose...

It is vitally important to tell our kids the truth, even if it may hurt their feelings, cause them to disagree, or even make them mad. We should...

My mother used to tell me that when she was raising my siblings and me, she would pray that God would "fill in the gaps" in her parenting. I...

Making health decisions for our children is never easy, especially in the case of a new disease that continues to change, but we do have a...

Praying for our older kids gives us something to do with our worries about them. It turns our inward thoughts upward and hands them off to our...

"What is your worst memory of youth sports?" An overwhelming number said: "The ride home with my parents after games." When the same athletes were...

Children now resort to many strange dark platforms on the internet to seek guidance and moral validation rather than communicating with their...