Parenting Update Archives

The average 2014 class graduate with student-loan debt will pay back $33,000. Keep in mind, this means, half will actually pay more.

When my own parent’s marriage fell apart, I was a child. At the age of 13, I soon realized that my opinion no longer mattered.

As David said when facing Goliath, "The battle is the Lord's."

What do you do with the wayward branches in your family orchard? You basically have three choices.

Have we considered: Lord, where am I headed? How can you help me arrive safely?

While we may be well-intentioned, we often say one thing and doing another. We break promises, even as parents.

We must remind our kids that they are masters of themselves. Children need to be told that they can control their reactions.

Christmas can be an excruciating time of year for those who have experienced a loss. But there's hope.

As the New Year approaches, you may be looking at where your family is, setting goals or redefining where you want to be.

What parent doesn’t want to give good gifts to their kids? But what kind of gifts should they choose?

It’s not that I’m cynical, but let’s face it, most our children have a toxic case of the gimmees. And yet, can we blame them?

One lesson I’ve learned through this current journey is my children understand how to be more joyful than does their father.

The truth is that I’m only as alone as I want to be. Because I’m only as close and connected to God as I want to be.

Whether it's hard-to-please kids, or strained relations with relatives, it becomes difficult to slow down and maintain gratitude.

It’s surprising, but more often than not it’s the mundane things in life that can end up destroying our faith.