“Help, I Don’t Like My Child!”
Ok, right now I just don’t like my child. It’s been a really bad stretch and nothing seems to help. I feel like I am…
Tweens and Teens
Here you’ll find all our posts geared toward Christian parents of tweens and teens. From bullying to cell phones and dating from a biblical perspective, you’ll find it all right here!
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Parenting is Like Getting Hit with a Sledgehammer… Continuously!
My children range in age from elementary to middle school to high-school. A few nights ago I was awake during the middle of the night…
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What Values Am I Modeling?
Dennis and I recently spent some time with our son Samuel, his wife, Stephanie, and their three beautiful children. Watching the two of them interact with…
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Bethany Hamilton Talks About Staying Close to Her Parents
In this interview, “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton joins us to talk about her relationship with her parents, Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton, and what they mean…
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Raising Kids with Character
I recently read a blog post by Lisa Bloom. It’s a great warning for us adults to consider- what we are communicating when we first…
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Teen Girls Asking – “Am I Ugly?”
Moms, Lets Counter the Trend of Our Girls Feeling Inferior! As a mom of an almost-12-year-old daughter – and a social researcher who has extensively…
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Helping Your Kids Understand Strengths and Weaknesses
Your tender-hearted daughter is in tears again, “Mama, Stacy is so mean. She said I can’t be her friend anymore. She likes Amy better than…
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Reading Bedtime Stories to Teens
“Teens” is not a typo. I’m not talking about reading to toddlers, although I could write passionately about the value of reading to little ones. Today…
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Important Teen Tips
I recently read an article that discussed a disturbing social phenomenon that “pretty” is no more, now it’s all about being “hot” – and sadly…
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Gaining Wisdom by Working with Teen Moms
Every Thursday night our family loads up in the car and heads to inner city Little Rock. This includes me, my husband, our homeschooled 17-year-old…
