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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?

  • by Becky Sweat
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 is described in the Bible.   
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  • by Mario Seiglie
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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  • by Janet Treadway
Grandparents raising their grandchildren for different reasons is on the rise. I call them heroes because they are sacrificing to give their grandchildren the best opportunities they can.
  • by United Church of God
The desire for a happy, lasting marriage blessed with children who grow up to be successful, morally responsible adults is truly the universal dream.
  • by United Church of God
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?
  • by United Church of God
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.
  • by Robert H Berendt
The Duke of Windsor once wrote, “The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children.”
  • by Robert H Berendt
A poem by William Ross Wallace says, "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world."
  • by Amanda Miller
The dramatic events of my childbirth helped me understand how our unanswered prayers can reveal God's purpose being worked out.