Parenting • Parenting tips When your child struggles to make friends Teaching your child how to be a friend to make a friend. Article
Parenting • Parenting tips Is it time to practice an emergency drill with your family? Do you practice fire safety drills with your family? What about other basic emergency procedures? Take a peek at this... Article
Parenting • Learning and education Alternate schooling for kids There really are no wrong choices when it comes to choosing alternative schooling for our kids. No two families are a... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting What my daughter taught me about perseverance I wanted to be rescued from the losses associated with my divorce. Watching my daughter, I realized that God knows ho... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Making devotions fun for kids It takes discipline and creativity to find ways to engage your children in faith – but it’s not impossible! Here are ... Article
Parenting • Media and entertainment The problem with princesses: Teaching little girls the difference between reality and fairy tales Are the princesses a harmless phase that little girls outgrow? I see three possible negative consequences of the "Pri... Article
Parenting • Learning and education School choice matters: Educational options for your kids How can parents determine what’s best for their one-of-a-kind child? Consider three questions as you weigh your options. Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Q&A: Revealing the truth about Santa to your child The answers to your daughter’s questions don’t have to require long, tortured explanations or feelings of guilt on yo... Article
Parenting • Parenting tips Helping your tween balance family and friendships Tweens typically want to get together with friends every day, but setting ground rules will help define what your twe... Article
Parenting • Development stages Q&A: Helping your child beat the bedwetting blues What causes a child to wet the bed? Our son is well past the age of potty training, yet I still have to change his be... Article
Parenting • Pornography (women) Healthy childhood sexual development: Prevention (Ages 5-8) Raising healthy kids requires proactive parents who understand the culture they live in. Continue to help your child ... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Four Advent adventures for your family Find ideas for four different Advent adventures – one for each of the four weeks of Advent. With simple devotional re... Article
Parenting • Grief and loss Q&A: Talking to your school-age child about a classmate's suicide A school-age boy in our community recently took his own life. How can I talk to my own grade-school children about this? Article
Parenting • Sports Q&A: Encouraging kids to stay active and fit Our school-age child spends too much time in front of the television and the computer screen. We're actually getting ... Article
Parenting • Media and entertainment Q&A: Is "bibbidy-bobbidi-boo" taboo? Magic in children's entertainment We’d suggest that it is important for parents to pay close attention to the manner in which spiritual power is presen... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Keeping your word in everyday life At our house, we use the word "promise" sparingly because I want my girls to know that promises have to be kept. If I... Article
Parenting • Sex education Explaining God's design for sexuality to your child Your child hears about local teens getting pregnant. How to talk with your kids about difficult issues, such as sex b... Article
Parenting • Special needs Helping others understand your child's disability My parents’ gracious responses taught me how to provide helpful information to others regarding my vision limitations... Article
Parenting • Verbal and emotional abuse Q&A: Child intimidated by shouting teacher My five-year-old says that his teacher yells at him all the time. How can I address this without inadvertently making... Article
Parenting • Gratitude The poison of comparison in parenting Comparison is the poison pill of parenting. It not only kills your joy, it snuffs out your ability to mine the ore of... Article