Parenting Update Archives

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?

I was not capable of raising godly children, and I was never called to raise godly children.

Perhaps you’ve felt inequipped when you’ve encountered a disturbing or difficult portion of the Bible while reading to your children.

We will have challenging times as parents, but we are not in this alone. God has given instructions for parenting.

If your children are living in a home a good amount of time with their stepmom or stepdad, then why wouldn’t you pray for that house to be covered?

The deepest cry of your heart should be that God would save the unregenerate teens you know. Pray for authentic, total heart transformation.

Don’t ask yourself, “Can I watch this?” but, “Is this helping me run the race set before me?”

It’s not easy for a child trying to cope with cancer in the family--whether it’s an adult relative with the disease or the child confronting...