Parenting Update Archives

One of these apps has been blamed for a rash of teen suicides. Another one has been linked to anonymous death threats. Are your kids using any of...

Children who feel that the world owes them (something, everything) for the simple fact that they are… themselves, are exhibiting entitlement.

Once a mom, always a mom. We may enter motherhood through different avenues, but whether we cradle our bundles of joy the first moment of their...

Tragically, many people who grew up as Christians end up drifting away from the faith once they become adults. Parents are heartbroken to watch...

Spiritual children who remain children for too long become hardened to spiritual things. If we don’t move deliberately forward in our spiritual...

Social media can be a powerful communicator of God’s truth, but it can also hurt.

Every morning finds my clunky, awkward journaling bible propped halfway between an armchair and an endtable, coffee spilling with each elbow bump...

As new believers, we wanted our relationship with Christ to be part of our family’s daily life - not just Sunday only. Traditions provide vivid...

Most, if not all, parents hope to prepare their child for a smooth transition. After all, our babies are leaving the nest, flying on their own. A...

Our kids have many wants, but these five are the kind that are never written down, and seldom ever verbalized.

What sort of influence does the child's father play in a woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy? What effect does it have on him?

This world is not our home, and we shouldn’t expect to be satisfied with what we have here.

Every Christian teaches the next generation of men, since all of us are responsible for building up the body of Christ. So what’s most important in...

Moms today believe they don’t need to seek wisdom from older women because they can find a podcast, blog post, or article on anything they want to...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Jesus was living in this millennium? Would he live on his parent's couch until it was time for him...