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Showing Grace to Your Family in Close Quarters
Living with Your Family in Close Quarters So here you are, at home with your family in close quarters. Your…
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How to Be an Active, Gospel-Centered Mom
Helping our children experience the power of the Gospel begins with us living it out in our own lives.
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5 Ways to Discuss Politics With Your Family
“Humility allows for a conversation to have a very important ingredient for genuine communication to happen.” – Danny Huerta
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Be the Mom You Want to Be
How to parent well even if you didn’t have a good role model
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Decoding Communication With Your Children
Understanding neurological differences between boys and girls can lead to stronger parent-child communication.
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Teaching Kids about Empathy in an Anti-Empathy Culture
Our culture de-values empathy. Instead, there’s an emphasis on choosing to feed narcissism and apathy. Because of this, it’s more…
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When You Can’t Make It Better for Your Stepkids
I wanted to fix my stepson’s problems. But I had to accept that they weren’t my problems to fix. It…
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What Do I Tell My Kids About The Election?
Help your children understand the importance of registering to vote.
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How to Talk to Your Kids so They Talk to You
Knowing how to talk to your kids can feel overwhelming. To guide our kids toward independence, we need to walk…
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A Parent’s Guide to Marijuana and Marijuana Use
Marijuana continues to grow as a socially and legally accepted drug. Read our parent’s guide to marijuana to help in…
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How to Help Emotionally Turbulent Kids
Parents can empower their kids to win their struggle against their own negative emotions. Navigating emotionally turbulent kids requires your…
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9 Ways to Help Children Cope with a Father’s Death
If you know a boy or girl who has dealt with a father’s death, whether recently or some time ago,…
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Bullying and Cyberbullying
Bullying and cyberbullying may be prevented with intentional parenting. However if it does occur, there are some ways that parents…
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Set Aside Divorce Differences for the Kids
Learning how to manage Christmas after divorce can be overwhelming and devastating. Explore this story of overcoming divorce differences.
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The Opioid Epidemic—Think Your Family Is Immune?
Nope. No family is immune, and sadly, teens are one of the fastest growing segments of opioid abusers.
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Help Your Kids Deal With Rejection
Does your heart ache when your children are rejected by others? Here’s four perspectives that can help them work through…
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Mean Girls
Empower your tween to respond gracefully when confronted by “mean girls” and seek adult help if she finds herself being…
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6 Ways to Develop Self-Confidence and Positive Self-Image in Children
These six steps can help you to build self-confidence and a positive self-image in your children.
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Before Talking About Sex: Dealing With Our Past
The first step in raising our children to honor their sexuality is to come to terms with our own.
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The Reasoning for Using Anatomically Correct Terms With Your Kids
Using nickname to describe areas of the body isn’t necessarily wrong. But there’s a better path to set your kids…
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Scriptures About Beauty and Appearance
Enjoy reading key Scripture verses that relate to appearance and beauty with your child.
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Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation Today
Do America’s children need a fully-equipped rescue team to combat child sexual exploitation? Tim Tebow says yes. Here’s why.
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Helping Kids Stand Firm While Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Transgenderism
There is a crucial shift in youth culture, and Christian teens need to understand transgenderism as well as how to…
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How to Help Girls with a Cybersex Addiction
Girls who struggle with pornography will find hope and healing as they learn how to get out of a cybersex…
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When Someone Has “Different Pronouns”: Explaining LGBT Pronoun Usage to our Kids
Learn how to address and answer your child’s questions about LGBT pronoun usage. Then, cultivate healthy conversations about how to…
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Sexual Assault and Rape: Help for Teens
Ways to help teens understand or heal from sexual assault and rape.
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Help for Grandparents Caring for Children In Crisis
Grandparents sometimes have to provide safe and loving homes for grandchildren when their children, the parents of those little ones,…
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Do Your Children Know How to Draw Close to God Through Prayer?
Unanswered questions about prayer may cause kids to have misconceptions. We can help correct those misunderstandings as we teach our…
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How to Be an Active, Gospel-Centered Mom
Helping our children experience the power of the Gospel begins with us living it out in our own lives.
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You Are (Not) Enough: Finding Self-Worth in Christ
It’s our nature to look for our identity out there, but our true identity can only come from being in…
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? The answer is complex. As you and your family prepare for Halloween, continue to study, pray,…
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5 Characteristics of Biblical Discipline
Sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re disciplining your children effectively. Try using these five measures from the Bible.
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Love One Another
Help kids learning what true, biblical love looks like with these age-appropriate activities.
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25 Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize in Fun Ways
Learning Bible verses can feel daunting. How do you start and what verses should you choose? A list of 25…
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Creative and Fun Methods for Teaching Kids to Pray
Find creative ways to train your children to have an active prayer life.
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Raising Bold Children With Courage and Confidence
Help your children understand the true meaning of courage.
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The Rise of Witchcraft & Popular Culture: Is There a Connection?
Is witchcraft bad for children to watch?
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How to See Others In a Selfie World
Help your kids learn to focus on real-world relationships in a selfie technology-driven culture.
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Good Books for Kids to Read: How to Find Them
You can find good books for your kids by starting with our list of genres and then matching books to…
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Protecting Children Online: Essential Conversations Every Parent Must Have
Do you know who your children are interacting with online?
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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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How to Help Girls with a Cybersex Addiction
Girls who struggle with pornography will find hope and healing as they learn how to get out of a cybersex…
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Social Media Hazards, Mental Health Apps and Dark Patterns
TikTok: The shortform video app built on the backs of dancing, lip-syncing teenagers that has stirred up Congress, the Senate…
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10 Things to Know About Bullying and Cyberbullying
No matter what form bullying or cyberbullying takes, it happens far too often and can have damaging effects.
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5 Tips for Keeping Your Kids’ Phone Time Under Control
Knowing how to approach phone time for your kids can be tricky. So here are some strategies for how to…
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Jim Daly Intro to StagesDr. Huerta “What’s So Amazing” (Stage 9-12)Dr. Paul Reisser “What to Expect” (Stage 9-12)Helping My Tween Enter The Chaos Of The Teen Years – Dr. Ken WilgusHow To Teach Your Daughters to Find Healthy Friendships – Terra MattsonHow Parents Can Model Healthy Friendships – Terra MattsonHow To Help Our Daughters to Live Out Their Faith – Terra MattsonResponding to Out Kids’ Mistakes – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Be Gracious in a Confusing Culture – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Accept God’s Grace – Terra MattsonResponding to the Lies Daughters Believe – Terra MattsonReframing Words to Encourage Daughters – Terra MattsonBuilding Trust & Modeling Grace – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Process Their Emotions – Terra Mattson
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