Life Challenges • Eating disorders What is an eating disorder? An eating disorder is diagnosed when there is a severe disturbance in eating behaviour that is disrupting a person’s ... Article
Life Challenges • Anxiety The truth about eating disorders Find help and hope in solid information and in the stories of those who have fought this battle and won. Article
Parenting • Self-harm How to help a self-destructive teen Someone who cuts herself – or commits any self-destructive behaviour – is trying to cover up a painful experience or ... Article
Parenting • Eating disorders Q&A: Addressing body image issues when your daughter won't talk Rather than pushing her to share her feelings, we think the best approach would be to focus on spending more one-on-o... Article
Life Challenges • Eating disorders Q&A: Could my eating disorder have a spiritual component? When confronting a challenge like an eating disorder, it can only help to confirm and strengthen your grasp of founda... Article
Parenting • Eating disorders Q&A: Safeguarding your daughter from an eating disorder Our adolescent daughter has lost a great deal of weight over the past few months. I’m beginning to worry that she may... Article
Parenting • Eating disorders Q&A: Helping an overweight teen We have a teenager who is seriously overweight. How can we help him shed his excess pounds and shift his lifestyle an... Article
Parenting • Self-harm Empowerment parenting for your teens Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do as a parent is to give up some of your power over your teen, allowing th... Article
Parenting • Parenting This mom found hope in Christ in the midst of her daughter’s eating disorder diagnosis Impact Story
Parenting • Mental health Symptoms of depression in teens Depression in teens can take many forms, some of which we may not, at first glance, classify as symptoms of depression. Article
Parenting • Anxiety Fear and anxiety in children: What's normal, and what's not As a child matures, old fears are overcome, and new fears arise to take their place. Interestingly, children of simil... Article
Parenting • Adoption Attachment: What adoptive families need to know Now, when I teach about attachment, I tell families that every adopted child has experienced a disrupted attachment. Article
Marriage • Anxiety Living with anxiety: What you and your spouse need to know In a marriage where only one spouse lives with anxiety, it can be difficult to navigate this dynamic together. How wi... Article
Parenting • Development stages Starting the day right: Healthy breakfasts for growing tweens When children go to bed at 9 p.m. and rise at 6 a.m., they’ve gone nine hours without food. Their bodies need a nutri... Article
Parenting • Media and entertainment Tuning into real life in a digital world It is up to parents to filter through the material and guard their children’s minds and hearts from the harmful effec... Article
Life Challenges • Mental health What can we do about postpartum depression? After recognizing the symptoms, it’s time to take immediate and aggressive steps to find professional help. Article
Parenting • Mental health A window into a cutter's world If you know someone struggling with cutting or other forms of self-injury, there are ways to break this dangerous cycle. Article
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse Help for female sex addicts While sex addiction affects both males and females, the challenges faced by female addicts are greater. Article