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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Turning the Hearts: Children's Day: from Treasure Digest

God's commandment to honor your parents is clear. But shouldn't we also honor our children?
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Treasure Digest: A Family Affair

Make sure your whole family is invovled in the excitement leading up to the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Building a Solid Foundation--Part 2

Laying a solid foundation for correct behavior is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children. Consistency of expectations and not tolerating unacceptable behaviors is a start. But we also should teach basic manners and respect towards others...
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Building a Solid Foundation--Part 1

As with any relationship, the place to begin in rearing children is to lay a good, strong foundation. Part 1 of this 3-part series deals with the fundamental key of teaching the three R’s—respect, responsibility and restraint—from an early age...
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Reading the Scriptures to Your Children

Why not take advantage of the incredible, spongelike learning capacity of our children to start planting the most important information of all—God's instructions—within them at a young age? Here are some tips on reading the Bible as a family no...
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Treasure Digest: Turning the Hearts

Problem Solver or Mound Maker?
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U.S. Facing Identity Crisis

Identity crises are not limited to individuals. Nations may also suffer from identity crises that portend catastrophic consequences.
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Encouragement--A Powerful Parenting Tool

Encouragement is a foundational parenting principle—and a priceless gift we can give our children that pays great dividends.
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Setting Limits for Your Child Maintaining the Balance

The spectrum of parenting runs from very permissive to super authoritarian. How can we find the biblical balance that will benefit our children the most?
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Treasure Digest: Turning the Hearts "Oh, You're Backpackers!"

Recently I received a letter with an article about turning the hearts of family members to each other. I felt the article offers some tips for family bonding and would like to share it with you.
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Successful Parenting: What Makes It Work?

Many parents can find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to parenting. What biblical keys can lay the right foundation?
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Today's Music: What's the Message to Our Kids?

Music today is a very bad influence on our youth.
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You Can Win the War Against the Family

Modern pop culture is robbing children of their innocence while undermining their character growth by addicting them to random violence, filthy language and explicit sex. In spite of this subtle brainwashing, you can still win the war being waged against...
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Encouragement A Powerful Parenting Tool

This issue we focus on a foundational parenting principle—a priceless gift we can give our children that pays great dividends.
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Specific Positive Statements

Here are specific positive statements that you can incorporate in dealing with your children.
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Ways We Can Give Encouragement to Our Children

Ways We Can Give Encouragement to Our Children
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Another "Push from the King of the South"

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Treasure Digest: Turning the Hearts Children Are People Too!

Children are blessings from God (Psalm 127:3).
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Treasure Digest: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Really Thinking?

The Oct. 1, 2004, issue of Family Circle magazine reported on a survey showing that some parents aren't always in touch with what their kids are thinking. For example:
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Treasure Digest: About My Father's Business

When somebody asks where I'm off to in such a hurry, the answer is: "I must be about my Father's business!"
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