Helping Kids Learn to Handle Anger
Everybody gets mad sometimes, and kids are no exception. Anger is natural, but learning how to handle anger will mean stepping away from what is…
Teaching Kids How to Pray
Sometimes God gifts parents with moments when we think, maybe I’m doing okay with this parenting thing. Like a few weeks ago when my son, age seven,…
Can Children Love God?
Hopefully, children experience love and the bonds of love from the time of their birth. Before their first birthday, they have developed smiles and…
Good News for Bad Parenting Days
Babies cut teeth and kids get sick. All children forget homework assignments or permission slips, and choose to exert their free will in public at…
A Bucket List for Christian Parents
Have you heard the song by MercyMe titled “Dear Younger Me”? In some ways that was the inspiration for this article. I had been asked to speak to a…
Protecting Our Kids Eternally
For parents, few things are more important than keeping our kids safe. It's why we incessantly check on them as babies to make sure they're still…
The Friendship Fix
Some kids pick the best friends and some kids need a little help with “discernment.” God created our kids with the ability to choose, and he honors…
Raising Kind Kids
Are babies born “kind” or is kindness a learned behavior? After looking at several studies the best answer I could find to that question is “yes.”…
Kids: Do They Grow Up Fast?
How many times have you heard older women say, “Enjoy your children each day. They grow up so quickly.” Meanwhile you have multiple carpools, sports…