Dreading the Sex Talk With Your Kids? Read This.
What is the #1 conversation that most parents dread having with their kids? It cuts across political affiliations, religious backgrounds, and even the age…
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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Lean Into the Struggle
As a mom of five kids, I’m a master at teaching children to ride their bikes without training wheels. The teaching situation has always consisted…
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The Importance of Building Character Part Three — Gratitude: The Seed of Contentment
It’s a scene that we’ve all witnessed and one that’s all too familiar to most moms: a screaming kid having a tantrum in the aisle of…
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Madness: Raising Teens
Although I’ve raised two daughters to adulthood and know parenting teens can be a job, it never ceases to amaze me that parenting teens is…
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Dethroning the Drama Queen
Allow me to begin with a disclaimer: I am new to parenting a teen daughter. I do not claim to be an expert but rather…
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Underqualified but Hired Anyway
I remember before ever getting pregnant, sometime in my mid-twenties, I had a dream. In the dream, I had a baby. Somehow this baby was…
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Listen to Your Kids So They Will Talk to You
“Mama, look!” “Mama, watch this!” “Mama, why is the sky blue?” “Mama”… followed by a five-minute narrative about favorite cartoon characters, movies, or toys. “Mama,…
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6 Ways to Help Your Child Grow
“Did you know that glass is stronger than steel?!” My husband was having a lively conversation with my oldest son as the kids ambled around…
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Summer’s Coming: “Yikes” or “Yay”?
My friend Sarah is in a panic. Pre-school isn’t even out yet and she’s already anxious about how she’s going to get through each day…
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Why Is Screen Time So Alluring To Kids?
I was waiting in line to buy tickets for a school event. There was a little boy sitting on a chair, holding an iPad. Within…
