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Holy week and Easter activities for kids of all ages

New Ideas for a Christ-Centered Easter

Simple ways to celebrate Easter with your kids

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Sibling Squabbles – Navigating the Challenges of Sibling Rivalry

Sibling conflict is unavoidable. It’s just part of life with young humans whose “life-giving skills are still developing,” Cartmell explains. But that conflict can have benefits.

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How to Handle Stress in Your Children

While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support through security and comfort.

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How Disciplining Children Creates Happy Childhoods

These simple ways of disciplining your children enables other adults to see past your children’s behavior and enrich their lives.

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Celebrate Lent with Your Kids this Easter

Interesting history, fun activities, and meaningful ways to prepare, reflect, and renew your hearts together.

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Help Your Teen Overcome Overwhelming and Powerful Sexual Thoughts

We can look at statistics all day, but the true stories that impact real people often contain the deepest impact. In a moment, we’ll follow the paths of two young men who recall their experiences, which are affected by the navigation of sexual thoughts. As you read, consider how you might process these situations, your …

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How to Know if Your Child is Depressed or Suicidal

Having child who is depressed or suicidal is the frightening reality of too many parents today. However, there is hope in Christ, and preventive steps you can take to help a child you care about.

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Laura Perry Smalts’ Authentic Shift From Transgenderism To Embracing God’s Design

Becoming the Christian woman God created her to be was a long, hard, and confusing road for Laura.

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How To Talk to Your Kids About the News

The news can often terrify children. As a parent, you can help your kids sort through news stories they might see on TV.

Worship Styles Quiz: 7 Ways to Connect With God

There are many different worship styles when it comes to connecting with God. But some methods may work better than others, depending on the unique way that God has wired you! Connecting With God Through Worship The book of Psalms is filled with commands to worship God and gives many reasons why we we are …

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How to Support Children Through Separation

When a couple reaches the point of separation, the entire situation gets further complicated when children are involved.

Why does God allow suffering?

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

To answer the question: Why does God allow suffering?, you and your children will need some logic, communication, and patience, as well as an understanding of God’s wisdom and the Bible.

Words of Wisdom for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Words of Wisdom for Foster and Adoptive Parents

“So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life …

4 Strategies to Self Regulate as a Parent

4 Simple Strategies To Self-Regulate as a Parent

Parenting is hard, and so is learning to self-regulate as a parent. It would be difficult to find a parent who disagrees with that statement. However, good news is embedded in that statement, too. Parenting is hard because you’re trying to be a good parent. You’re not just meeting your children’s physical needs; you’re meeting …

3 Ways Adoptive Parents Can Help Their Child Adjust

3 Ways Adoptive Parents Can Help Their Child Adjust

I remember working with an 8-year-old boy named Brandon in counseling. Brandon had spent about two years in foster care before he was adopted by his foster family. For his adoptive parents, the adoption was a joyous occasion. They loved Brandon dearly and were so excited to have him join their family permanently. They posted …

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Navigating Inappropriate Media Exposure With Your Kids

Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37

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Is “Gentle Parenting” Really All that Gentle?

How does this parenting style really play out in practical ways?

A New Dream Job: Social Media Influencers

Is there really a path to online fame and easy money for our kids?

3 Ways to Create Healthy Expectations

3 Ways to Create Healthy Expectations

Expectations, we all have them! Most of us have high expectations or preferred futures we desire our kids to experience. We know what the result should be, but not necessarily the steps to get there! And sometimes, let’s be honest, when trauma and the world we live in collide, things aren’t as they appear. When …

A father in law greets his son in law as the daughter embraces her mother in the background. Check out these 12 questions every father in law should ask his future son in law.

12 Questions Every Father Should Ask His Future Son-In-Law

What questions should you ask a young man who wants to marry your daughter?