Parenting Update Archives

How do we talk to our children in a way that encourages their character without inflating their attitudes? Take a breath, and don’t say one of...

Keep putting the Gospel in front of your children. Talk about it in everyday life, in family devotions, and around the table after Sunday worship.

Leaving is growing. It’s self-education. It’s good. So how do you help them walk away with heads held high and smiles on their faces?

My prayer is that as my children grow up, they will be so rooted in Christ that they’ll never question whether they belong.

So I’m better at stepping over the mess of today because who knows what kind of beauty it will show up as tomorrow.

This is perhaps the most important point for parents to understand: It only took days for users to figure out that the app could be used in wicked...

Each disastrous news report leaves a profound impact on my kids. Sometimes I wonder, “What can I say to my children about the world we live in?”

Parenting is a battlefield bursting with questions that beg to be answered. Thankfully, many older mothers pass their knowledge to the next...

The pressure to keep our kids’ schedules filled to the brim can diminish the possibility of a summer respite.

So what’s the big deal? You’re single and you’re a mom––but girl’s just wanna have fun, right? What if I told you––wrong?

While some teens take offense to anything a parent says, most of the time, we have more power than we think in setting the tone of our...

Ask God for opportunities to share His love. He may open a door for you that is two minutes away. He may provide a trip around the world.

The same passion and love that caused the birth of your children can be unceremoniously extinguished by the presence of those same children!

Unfortunately, children are not immune from pain and/or suffering -- neither are mom and dad.

Allowing our teens another summer with nothing but sleeping in and hanging out isn’t doing them any real favors.