Parenting

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6).

Raising a child can be a daunting and, at times, completely overwhelming task. Why not approach it with the help of the world's greatest repository of wisdom—the Bible?

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A Lesson From the Elephants

The family unit is extremely important to God. When the family unit is disrupted, or injured, the results can be far reaching, and affecting many people beyond just that small group.
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Summertime is Family Time

Why are families so important? What spiritual parallels are we to learn? If we focus on strengthening our families this summer, we will be a blessing to ourselves, to our community, to our neighbors, to our country, to our church…
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The Vital Role of Fathers

Families are a very special thing in the eyes of God and they are under attack. Are you, as a father, protecting your family?
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Cultural Trends Influence Our Children

The forces of evil are out there to destroy the family and to undermine true values. Are you doing your part to combat it and shape the next generation?
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Developing a Conscience in Our Children

Through the increase of horrific acts of violence perpetrated by our nation’s youth, we see the results of the decreasing of our nation’s conscience. How do we develop a conscience in immoral society?
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The Blessings of Children

How does God view children? What instructions should we give children? What are children’s roles?
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Children at Risk

What is the importance of family? How can family relationships affect children? How can healthy children be raised?
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Careers and Motherhood: Maximizing Your Options

Choices made earlier in life have a significant impact on the opportunities that will come later. Here is one couple's story and advice.
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Finding Time to Pray: A Mother's Struggle

Prayer is one of the most important tools we can use to connect with our Creator. For a young mom it can take some creativity to include prayer into our daily lives.
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Parenting with Love

Do your children feel your love? Do they feel safe emotionally?
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Want to Raise Successful Kids? Focus on These Seven Habits

When my friend noted that we had raised “successful adults,” she was might have been thinking about some of the typical measures of success, but she was actually referring to the kind of success—which I’ll refer to as true success—that...
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Five Ways Parents Damage Their Kids: Without Even Realizing It

Obviously, there’s no end to the types of mistakes parents might make. However, certain parenting blunders are especially common today. Here are five big ones to avoid.
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The Important Role of Fathers

Being a father as our Creator intended is wonderful and rewarding, however, it is not easy.
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Where Have All the Fathers Gone?

A devastating epidemic is leaving a trail of broken hearts and broken dreams in its wake. What is this tragic outbreak? It’s the epidemic of disappearing fathers, who are sorely needed.
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The Biblical Way for Raising Happy Children

Learn three methods that bring good results in helping children grow from foolish to wise behavior.
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A Foretaste of Tomorrow

The desire for a happy, lasting marriage blessed with children who grow up to be successful, morally responsible adults is truly the universal dream.
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Bringing Up a Moral Child

Many parents, including single parents, are raising well-adjusted, moral children who successfully enter adulthood. Why are these families successful when so many others are not?
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Personality Differences and Temperament

Because each child is a unique human being in terms of the way he or she thinks and acts, parents often wonder whether these differences should affect their parenting.
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Sibling Rivalry

How can sibling rivalry be minimized?
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What Legacy Will You Leave?

What kind of legacy does God want us to leave to our children?