Parenting

Parents forget how much harder it is to actually be a teen in our present era of overloaded schedules and social media pitfalls. It’s more important than ever for parents to teach their teens how to manage stressful situations before those situations become overwhelming.

So many things can tear a person down, not all can be addressed in a single article.

When we read a passage of Scripture, it’s easy to skim over the boring or difficult parts without paying much attention. But you can’t do that when you’re memorizing. When you memorize a passage of Scripture (a better approach, by the way, than memorizing isolated verses!), you must become intimately acquainted with every sentence and phrase.

There are so many things I know now that I wish I’d known then. And If I could go back in time, this is what I’d say.

However, the armor of God in Ephesians is not designed to equip elite Christian soldiers, while other (less committed) Christians serve as civilians. Rather, it is given to enable all of us to be prepared Christian soldiers, in an often hostile world.

When trying to discern when and how to teach your kids about sex, you must know your child well enough to know when it’s time to begin a dialogue about sex. A wise parent will realize your child will likely become curious about sex younger than when you grew up because the agenda of our culture is to capture and mold the minds of our children to accept and practice sexuality that is dishonoring to the Lord.

When you’re the cook, the cleaner, the taxi driver, and everything else, there’s lots of room for wise parenting to be overlooked.

Our position as the “grands” of our family gives us purpose and delight. With life’s long-range view, we see four ways childhood is a uniquely designed time to invest in the lives of our grandchildren.

At every turn, we lay the groundwork for our children’s decision-making in the future. Here are some lessons your kids are learning from your unhealthy marriage (and what you can do about it).

Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren make sacrifices every day. But even though challenges exist, there are many blessings to being a full-time grandparent.

As persons of faith, finding a rhythm for our habits that feels like health should be one of our top priorities. But it doesn't have to overwhelm you.

Motherhood—with its joys and frustrations—was God’s idea and creation. He never promised we’d have a perfect family, but He did promise His never-ending presence.

10 practical and biblical ways to be a helpful grandparent without overstepping.

All my pampering and kid-pleasing needs to go, not only for my sake—but for the sake of my children. But how can I alter the way I parent, after so many years?

In an era where grandparents have taken an increasing role in the raising of their grandchildren, we have to ask ourselves if we are setting our grandkids up for a life in which they believe they are entitled because we’ve done everything but tell them so.