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Category - Support and encouragement
These articles offer biblical encouragement to help you keep at the hard work of parenting as well as gentle nudges to take a closer look at yourself and your patterns.
The Most Important Tool for Christian Parents
What is the most important parenting tool for Christian parents? It's effective and accessible no matter who you are. Read on to find out what it is.
How to Avoid Saying No All the Time
"No" is a small but powerful word. Here are some alternative to saying no regardless of the age of your child.
Mom’s Moods and the Importance of Self-Reflection
What's the emotional climate like in your home right now? For good or bad, Mom's moods can have a big impact on the overall emotional environment in the home.
Over-protective Parents: Tips for Letting Go
Training wheels are great for helping a child move from a tricycle to a two-wheeler. But as I learned this past weekend, training wheels can hold a child back if used too long. Are there other areas of life in which we inadvertently hold our kids back? Join me as we seek to find the balance between...
Troubles Are Our Tether to God
Pain. Hardship. Struggles. These are all things that we try to avoid. But if you find yourself in the midst of a trial, there may be more good in it than you thought.
Christian Parenting is “Heart” Work
Parenting is not an easy job - it is hard work. It is also *heart* work. Keeping the right focus can help us parent the part of our kids that has eternal value: the heart.
I Lost My Temper, Now What?
If you have ever struggled with anger outbursts as a parent (and who hasn't), read on to find out what you can do in the aftermath as well as some ideas to prevent them from happening.
The Truth About Parental Consistency
We know we are supposed to be consistent as parents, but what does that really mean? Is there a "right" or "wrong" way to implement consistency? Read on to find out.
Is Jesus Asleep in Your Boat?
Are you going through a tough time? Do you want to shout, like the disciples did in their wave-torn boat, "Don't you care about me at all God?" If so, read on for comfort and encouragement. You will find He has been with you all along.
Feeling Let-Down After Christmas?
The day after Christmas is often met with disappointment and longing. You can use those feelings to seek the Lord and turn your family's focus toward Him.
The Pitfalls of Christian Parenting
This is our last in a series of three articles on the basics of Christian parenting. Here we will explore the different traps that well-meaning Christian parents can fall into.
The Goals of Christian Parenting
Our first in a series of three articles on the basics of Christian parenting. Here we address the main goals and objectives of a Christian parent.
When You Don’t Like Your Own Child – What You Can Do
Of course you love your child, but maybe circumstances are such that you don't like him much right now. Find out what you can do to rekindle your feelings of connection and compassion towards your child.
Stop Comparing
Do you find yourself comparing your personality or parenting skills to others? How can you accept who God has made you to be? Here are some simple truths that will hopefully encourage you as a parent and child of God.
Tips for Christian Parents on Self-Control
Do you find yourself losing your cool with your kids more often than you would like? Christian parents can find the key to self-control in God's word. Here we will explore His solution to this not-so-uncommon parenting struggle.
How to Reduce Stress as a Parent
Get some peace back into your life with these 5 simple things you can do to reduce stress. as a parent.
10 Common Parenting Mistakes
Here we will go through 10 of the most common parenting mistakes and how to avoid them.