Parenting Update Archives

One of the heaviest burdens a believing parent can bear comes when a son or daughter abandons the faith they once professed. It happens. And when...

Around this June holiday, there is always a blitz of articles with gift suggestions for Dad. And while it’s great to give a tie or gadget...

Whether casual or intentionally, phrases and thoughts expressed to children often bring a long-lasting impact. Comments that might seem off-hand to...

Articles abound listing the harmful effects of technology for our children. Still others, often written by educators, expound on its benefits....

In a world filled with so many voices, it can sometimes feel like a challenge to get through to your children as a parent. Here are a few ideas to...

20 different ways to spend time with your grandchildren that doesn't cost a thing!

Training children to pick up after themselves teaches them important life lessons that will help them their whole lives.

Mary continues to inspires women to be a mothers of faith, mothers of patience and mothers of prayer.

It’s graduation time! You’ve done it! You’ve survived high school, or your first college degree, or maybe even your second. May the following...

For most families, mornings are the busiest. Attempting to wrangle kids and get them out the door just might be one of the hardest jobs in the...

'Snowplow' parents likely started off in the helicopter. Then, they hovered, eventually landing and proceeding to clear everything out...

I often think about memories. I think about the things I remember about my childhood, and I wonder what my children will remember about theirs.

Mother’s Day is the queen of the type of holiday that makes us crazy, because we’ve created an image of the perfect holiday, and somehow convinced...

Is it any surprise they would be affected by the cynicism they hear every day? Yet we know God wants us to have hope.

As a grandparent, you play an important role in your grandchildren’s lives – so important, in fact, that your influence on them has eternal...