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1. 7 Ways to Build Kids With Character

Renowned speaker Ravi Zacharias was being driven to the airport after one of his many speaking engagements around the world. The driver told him that he and his wife brought their neighbor. Zacharias asked, ...

Created on 17 August 2017

2. Vital Tip for Moms of Kids Starting College

There are only a few days left. Until it happens. The day I've dreaded for almost 18 years, but also looked forward to with a heart of hope and excitement. The day we've been preparing for and counting ...

Created on 15 August 2017

3. Why You Need to Trust Your Kids With More Responsibility

...  You did, too, when you were growing up. Will they sometimes be irresponsible? Yes. But if you hold on to responsibility, you're actually hurting your children. The goal of parenting from the moment yo ...

Created on 15 August 2017

4. Battle Back-to-School Anxiety With This Powerful Prayer Resource

Preparing to start the new school year is an exciting time for kids, but it can also leave children with fear and unease. Abide, the Christian meditation and prayer app, has created "A Child's School Prayer" ...

Created on 15 August 2017

5. What Character Qualities Do Teens Value Most?

In early June, it was my privilege and joy to teach hundreds of seventh graders about their identity. Because, I wanted them to understand how multi-faceted they are. I wanted them to choose to invest ...

Created on 15 August 2017

6. Paralyzing Fear Yields Lasting Lesson

...  demands and decisions each day brought. I was anxious about messing up. I worried about her "turning out," because in the Christian community I was a part of, turning out was the sum of parenting succes ...

Created on 13 August 2017

7. Mom Discovers the Surprising Meaning Behind This Popular Verse

My son wears a necklace almost every day that reads, "All Things." If you're listening, you might also hear me screaming those words to him when he's playing left field, competing in a local fiddle competition ...

Created on 13 August 2017

8. 6 Powerful Tips for Moms on the Edge

... six tips to help you keep your sanity in the midst of parenting mayhem: Step outside for a few minutes. If your children are little, you can keep an eye on them through the window. Sometimes just a change o ...

Created on 09 August 2017

9. 3 Things Your Kids Are Silently Begging for From You

... t have to look online or go to a bookstore. Look no further than the greatest book ever written on parenting: God's Word, the Bible. It says in 1 John 4:7a "Beloved, let us love one another, for love i ...

Created on 09 August 2017

10. One Question You May Not Want to Ask Your Child

"How are you?" If you read my last three blogs, you're beginning to understand that this question that we are often asked, and that we ask our children, isn't simple. If your son answers while thinking ...

Created on 08 August 2017

11. Help Heal Your Daughter's Heart With These 4 Practical Steps

A friend of mine recently told me something he believes to be true about most men. He said that rather than risk being viewed as incompetent, men tend to cover up their insecurities by acting like they ...

Created on 28 July 2017

12. New Research Reveals Devastating Health Effects of Fatherless Homes

New research shows boys who suffer the loss of a father, such as through death, incarceration or divorce, have worse health than boys whose fathers live in the same home. There are some exceptions, however, ...

Created on 28 July 2017

13. Help Your Child Adjust Bad Attitudes With These 6 Practical Tips

A friend of mine decided to coach his son's basketball team for the first time this past year. He made the effort of planning practice drills that were both fun and helped the players develop fundamentals. ...

Created on 24 July 2017

14. 5 Damaging Messages You May Be Sending Your Child Without Realizing It

Don't let this be your story. Recently it was my privilege to teach older teenagers and young adults about the Eight Great Smarts. As with other groups, I could tell they were encouraged to discover that ...

Created on 21 July 2017

15. 5 Heart-Changing Prayers for Every Spirit-Led Parent

... Living Inspired." Also a noted marriage and parenting writer, she lives with her husband and children in Arkansas. You can join her at TriciaGoyer.com, on Facebook and Twitter.  ...

Created on 20 July 2017

16. Helping Your Teen Stand Firm in Our Anti-God Culture

Teenagers today live in a very different culture from the one our parents or their parents grew up in. With this new culture comes so many good things, but it also brings with it a flood of unprecedented ...

Created on 20 July 2017

17. 15 Practical Tips for Raising a Godly 15-Year-Old

...  have quickly flown by, and the world has rapidly changed since, so has our family and our parenting. We've learned some important things over the years that I truly believe have helped us to experien ...

Created on 17 July 2017

18. Have You Encountered a Father's Love?

For many people today, the word "father" does not stir up happy thoughts of love and security, but painful memories of rejection, abuse, anger, fear or loss. As a child in rural Missouri, I grew up knowing ...

Created on 14 July 2017

19. 7 Common Things Every Father Must Protect His Daughter From

A father's urge to protect his daughter is cross-cultural. Truth be told, no matter what our parenting style, our daughters look to us for security. It's not an old-fashioned sentiment. Our girls are hard-wir ...

Created on 10 July 2017

20. 3 Practical Ways to Raise Your Children Into Leaders

... at we were doing. In desperation, we latched onto this verse early in our parenting days: "Look, children are a gift of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Ps. 127:3). Since God gave us g ...

Created on 12 July 2017