Parenting Update Archives

When God is silent, what do we do?

How easy it is to pray to "Disneyland Jesus" when we have an exciting day ahead of us. But what about "Heartache Jesus"?

The day my son left for college I thought my heart had just been ripped from my chest. And I'm not just saying that.

I don’t know your situation; but I will tell you that if you are not stepping up to the plate as a father, you are missing out.

Ever have someone kick you when you’re down? Be cruel when you need compassion? Meet "No-Budge Beulah."

Some things don’t get easier. Some conversations are awkward and imperfect and all we have to do is keep having them anyway.

Becoming a single parent after a divorce is hard, but it’s important to avoid becoming what I call a “No-No Parent.”

Arlene Pellicane chats with Crosswalk about Growing Up Social, the parenting book she co-authored with Gary Chapman, about how to navigate a world...

Divorce hurts. Children bear a deep burden when their parents divorce. They are torn between two worlds. How do we help our children cope?

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I understand the subject of divorce only too well, because I was 8 years old when my parents divorced...

Ever since Kyle moved to college, our occasional breakfast date usually made me smile. But I wasn’t smiling this morning.

If our teens don’t “buy in” to the rules, the relational approach makes enforcing those rules more difficult.

Do we truly stop to ponder, pray, and prepare our hearts to celebrate the day that changed history forever?

So, we’re looking at colleges. And whether you say it or not, I know it’s scary.