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
Parenting • Bullying Teaching children to be peacemakers You can teach your children how to resolve conflicts among themselves or with their friends and other people they kno... Article
Parenting • Faith building Teaching children to tell the truth and accept consequences I reminded him again that he made the wrong choice to push his classmate, but I told him I was proud of him for telli... Article
Parenting • Evangelism Q&A: Helping your child disciple a friend Encourage your daughter to invite her friend to church and/or youth activities and to make leaders there aware of her... Article
Parenting • Communication Q&A: When kids are exposed to offensive language Teach your children to speak kindly, respectfully and reverently, especially in relation to God. Finally, make very ... Article
Parenting • Social teaching Q&A: Making friends at school Let your daughter know that God understands her hurt or loneliness, and that He created all of us to want friends and... Article
Parenting • Discipline Q&A: Diffusing sibling rivalry We have three boys in elementary school and our two older sons are constantly picking on their younger brother. I int... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Celebrating Easter as a family Enjoy seven, fun-filled family devotions and activities for the week of Easter. Article
Parenting • Pornography (women) Equipping your child to resist pornography Help your child cleanse their mind after stumbling across porn, and also resist the urge to view it again. Article
Parenting • Science and technology Seeing the master behind the design: Fun science experiments to do as a family Three fun science experiments to help impress on your kids that a brilliant Designer created our world. Article
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