Parenting Update Archives

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?

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

Just like there are many ways to blend a smoothie, there are many ways to blend a family.

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...

If you have young children or grandchildren, you know that the real significance of Easter can be lost in petting zoos, egg hunts, and chocolate...

Easter is a unique holiday for Christians because it carries weight. We know that in order for the stone to be rolled away, Jesus had to first be...

Be wary of advice from people that don’t value the same things you hope your children will someday value.

As father to four children ages 8 to 18, below are some ways we strive to pass along biblical generosity in the Anderson home.

Prayerfully surrender to Him, and bravely step out of the darkness and back into the light. Reach for the hand of the One who can save.

Learning how to deal with death is a critical component of our children’s emotional development.

When you’re the cook, the cleaner, the taxi driver, and everything else, there’s lots of room for wise parenting to be overlooked.

When parents hand their children small portable computers with virtually unlimited access to the Internet, they should not be surprised when their...

When the tears roll down over your overwhelmed cheeks and you can’t recall the last time you washed your hair, hold onto this prayer.

How should a teenager who has sinned sexually respond in repentance? How should parents of struggling teens address sexual sin?

If we don’t have a plan to train up our children, somebody else will.