Parenting Update Archives

This school year, we are all getting a crash course in “fluid” and “subject to change”. But one thing we can count on as we take tentative steps...

Students returning to school at college, grade school, or home all have a unique set of anxieties as they encounter this fall. As our children...

When our parents grow old, we often become their caregivers, and they rely on us like we used to rely on them growing up. Our roles shift, and we...

Your electronic devices can be fabulous additions to your family’s options for entertainment and education. But a major error many parents make is...

Christianity isn’t something that you inherit, like height or eye color. Parents have been given a gift--the gift of influence. Whether it is top...

There are so many things I know now, that I wish I could have known then. Here are 10 things I wish every girl could hear.

As we approach educating our children, perhaps the very first stop is a lesson—for all of us parents—on reliance. Where do we put our trust this...

Everyone wants the best for their kids, and let’s face it, there’s really no ideal ‘scenario’ here. In an ideal world everyone would be vaccinated...

The short answer is––no. And the long answer is––yes. Answering the question about teens and dating is tricky business.

The Opioid crisis touches many families. According to the CDC, more than 750,000 Americans died from overdoses between 1999 and 2018. It’s the...

It’s the struggle to feel seen, productive, it’s the constant worry you are doing something wrong, it’s the unending need for more and more...

If your adult child has stopped following God, read these 5 tips to maintain a loving relationship and to ultimately trust God with your precious...

If you have an itch to get out and do some traveling with your kids but are feeling a little daunted by the task at hand, here are some helpful...

The victory begins with destruction. We must destroy those lies that fuel guilt. They have no place in a mom’s heart.

While the Bible doesn’t specifically outline Jochebed's character qualities, we can certainly see them lived out in how she responded to her...