Parenting Update Archives

Let’s instead try quieting the replay of criticism from those around you (who also may be frazzled by overload), and lovingly self-confront in...

Sometimes it feels like teens forget how to say anything positive at all, or even how to say a full sentence. When you’re struggling with pervasive...

Entitlement is the right (or perceived right) to a guaranteed benefit. Grace is the unmerited love and favor of God and is the source of all the...

Rebellious behavior includes angry outbursts, extreme disrespect to people, property, and rules.

God will give you what you need to be a great Mom to the kids he has given you when you invite him into the mix. You are not alone in this...

The best way to identify a generational curse is to find the origin. Parents who behave a certain way may have witnessed such behaviors in their...

What exactly is survival mode? Survival mode is the short-term, mode you enter when your fight-or-flight response is triggered. It can be triggered...

While you have no control over your child’s final decisions, you can lovingly and faithfully guide them in wisdom and understanding.

Soul is Disney/Pixar’s newest film. True to their strengths, this colorful children’s movie is just as much for the parents as it is for kids.

Adults become stressed and overwhelmed leading into Christmas--it makes for a lot of hustle and bustle and fewer moments enjoying your family....

Your goal is not to help your ungodly family change their behavior. Your purpose is to be God’s vessel, to deliver the message of true hope and...

Respect is the key to your son's heart. Here is why and how you can respect your son.

Dear friends, if you are in a season of motherhood or fatherhood where you feel completely drained, you are not alone.

God created everything for a purpose, and that didn’t get lost on grandparents. Let’s explore five reasons God created grandparents.

As much as we all want family to bring about feelings of love and warmth, that is certianly not always the case. When feelings of stress or worry...