Parenting Update Archives

We overstep and take over, inhibiting the development of our kids’ perseverance and patience.

All of us are busy, but moms are makers of the world go 'round. We are especially busy. How can we learn to manage our time most effectively?

To all of the moms exhausted by long summer days and seasonal viruses… take heart. Through prayer, we can regain our strength and help our little...

Giving our children the belief that life “should” be fair only cripples them from focusing on their strengths or their goals, and leaves them...

Father’s Day forever changed for us six years ago. Just before the holiday, my husband passed away and I became a widow and single mom to our seven...

This weekend I read Maddi Runkles’ story: How she discovered she was pregnant her senior year of high school, confessed to her school, and...

The nursing home decision can tear families apart. If no pre-planning was talked about and the question has never been discussed, siblings can...

Moms can make a difference in how their kids cope with bullying by repeating to them the truth about who they are. But their most powerful weapon...

I was still a young mother, not yet 30, and I felt that my children’s public behavior was a reflection of me as a mother and woman.

Sometimes what you think is the best choice may not be the right choice.

Carving out time to pray with our children blazes a trail for them to cope with life the way God created us to - in conversation with Him.

Motherhood—with its joys and frustrations—was God’s idea and creation. He never promised we’d have a perfect family, but He did promise His...

Waiting to pray until your child is involved in a less-than Christ honoring dating relationship is not wise. Rather pray for God to guide them to...

When parents ask my advice on what movies or video games are acceptable, I usually say a variation of “father knows best,” because you do.

Mom guilt is by far the most common struggle among women raising families. So, what’s a mom to do? How can you escape the mom guilt trap?