Parenting Update Archives

There are few things more humbling and heartbreaking than my two and a half year old looking sadly at me and saying, “You’re not being very kind to...

What’s a parent to do when their child seeks a career which draws them into danger and sacrifice? Here are 10 pieces of advice for christian...

I’ve said it over and over: if we want to stop the bleeding in this nation, then we MUST get to the fathers!

Many of our insecurities about parenting surface because we find ourselves in a situation that is new or different, or that we haven't yet walked...

Single momma, you have been given one of the best and most rewarding jobs on the planet. And, guess what? It comes with a guidebook—the Bible.

Though it might seem that we (moms and kids) have different needs, the gospel reminds us that our greatest need is actually the same. We are all...

Instead of being one of the main influences in my grandchild’s life, I was to play a supporting role.

We have an amazing calling as parents. It doesn’t end just because they become young adults.

Parenting isn’t a part-time birth-through-high-school occupation. It’s a full-time, life-long assignment given by God. Children are gifts and...

God sees your work as valuable because you're caring for people created in his image.

One day, our child may do or say something that causes us embarrassment or anger. It threatens to make us look like we don’t really know how to...

Over recent years, social media has been an incredible conduit for viral challenges and fads. Since the famous "Ice-Bucket Challenge", most...

Here are seven foolish things parents say that create poor expectations for both parent and child and cause the very things we are trying to avoid.

Why is it that the everyday occurrences can hit your switch and send you into a rant?

Do my children and grandchildren see God’s love reflected in my life in the same way? Do they see Jesus in me?