What to Do If Your Child Is Sexting: 7 Tips for Christian Parents
If you’ve discovered your teen has been sending or receiving inappropriate messages or photos, take a deep breath. You’re not alone. In this post, we’ll…
Tweens and Teens
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6 Important Steps to Discipline Without Anger
Sometimes we must discipline–shepherd–our children. A person without discipline is like a wild dog—feral, isolated, and out of balance. So, it is necessary to administer discipline, but the key is to do it without anger. Here are six steps to disciplining without anger.
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The Last First Day: Navigating Senior Year With Faith and Tears
This past summer I have had many of the misty-eyed moments. It’s a mom thing. Reminiscing. Remembering. Replaying. As our kids grow and reach major…
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Back to School, Back to Balance
It’s happening again. New backpacks. Lunchboxes. Schedules. Forms to fill out. Meetings to attend. Uniforms to wash. It’s officially back-to-school season. And if you’re like…
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Discerning the Dumb Stuff
Teenagers do dumb stuff. They totally disagree with this statement, but we as parents know it is true. Even the best Christian kids can find…
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Who’s Discipling Your Family: Jesus or Technology?
Right after college, I loved jamming to Arcade Fire’s song “We Used to Wait”. The song is about how technology has changed our lives dramatically…
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Teenagers and Technology: 5 Tech Guidelines Parent Needs Right Now
We live in what has quickly become a digital age. iPhones, TikTok, and Nintendo are words even the youngest children know, and disagreements about our…
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Teens and Cell Phones: 6 Rules That Actually Work in Real Life
The best way to find out how a particular phenomenon is affecting people … is to ask! Over the last couple of months, I have…
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Our 5 Rules for Parenting in the Digital Age
They say if we want to know what America will be like in five years concerning electronics, we can look to Korea. Korea currently has an…
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Navigating the Digital World: A Roundup for Christians and Technology
Let’s be real mamas—technology is everywhere. It’s in our pockets, our kitchens, even our kids’ homework! As Christian moms, we want to embrace the good—FaceTiming…
