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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Where Have All the Good Manners Gone?

What’s behind the growing epidemic of selfish, crude behavior, and what can you do to counteract it in your children?
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Does God Believe in Tough Love?

Both Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura advocate it. There’s even an organization—Tough Love International—to help parents deal with out-of-control children. A practicing family psychiatrist has written a book calling for parents to use tough love. But the concept of tough...
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Britain's Declining Respect for Biblical Values

Traditional values, like basic respect for the rights and dignity of others, are fast disappearing from a society steadily undermined by secularism and growing ignorance of the Bible. How do we rebuild a culture of respect?
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Supreme Court Allows Internet Porn to Continue

Tuesday, June 29th the Supreme Court struck down a ban on Internet porn designed to protect children from exposure to lewd and obscene sexual matter on the Internet. This decision of the high court allows the continued exposure of children...
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Don't Teach Teens "Safe Sin"

From a biblical perspective, the concept of "safe sex" for unmarried partners promotes the mistaken idea that there is such a thing as "safe sin."
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Treasure Digest: The Five Love Languages of Children

The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell M.D. (Northfield Publishing, 1997) is an outstanding resource for those of us blessed to be able to work with children in some capacity, such as United Youth Camp...
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Avoiding Generosity Burnout!

Many charitable organizations are facing financial strain. Not one would say it has enough funding. Charities try to stem the tide of an increasing staffing cost while maintaining focus on their primary cause. They reach out to the public for...
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World News and Trends: No substitute for proper parenting

"Children are starting school less well prepared than ever because parents are failing to raise their youngsters properly, according to the [British] government's Chief Inspector of Schools" (The Sunday Telegraph, Aug. 31).
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Truthful Tribal Storytelling

"Writing, writing, writing, Daddy's sermon, sermon, sermon!" So proclaimed my two-year-old-daughter sitting in a laundry basket scribbling on a tablet.
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Treasure Digest: Catch Them Being Good

Sometimes being a parent can be like being a broken record: "Don't do that!" "Be careful!" "I've told you three times to clean up your room!"
"Father, Please Heal My Broken Heart"
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"Father, Please Heal My Broken Heart"

The emotional pain inflicted on us by others can be far worse than the physical wounds we experience. What is the right ointment for wounded hearts?
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Who's Minding Your Grandchildren?

Parents aren’t always able to stay home with their children. One option may be the children’s grandparents. Here is one woman’s experience with her own grandchildren.
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Time for School Making Sure Your Child Gets off on the Right Foot

All parents worry about their children starting school, but Church members have the additional concerns about dealing with society’s holidays and getting off for God’s Holy Days. What can a parent do to insure their child’s success? Here are tips...
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Treasure Digest: Protecting Kids From Punishment: Teaching the Wrong Lesson?

A student was kicked out of school for helping someone cheat on the SAT test. Sounds reasonable, unless you are his parents.
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Successful Parenting Starts With the Brain

Young children are virtual learning machines, eagerly absorbing information from everything around them. Researchers have discovered that parents play a crucial role in properly “wiring” their children’s brains for success.
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Youth Violence: Where Does the Blame Really Lie?

Violence has come to roost in the nation’s youth. A biblical prophet envisioned a time when children would be our oppressors (Isaiah 3:12). Are we living in those days?
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"Real Men" and Fatherhood

Fatherhood is tough. It takes a real man to demonstrate the care and concern required.
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Treasure Digest: The Blessing

The Blessing by Gary Smalley and John Trent (published by Thomas Nelson Inc. in 1985) explains the need that children of all ages have for the approval of their parents and how they can suffer by not receiving this.
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World News and Trends: Extramarital affairs becoming more commonplace

Sarah Womack, social-affairs correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, stated that "divorce rates [in England and Wales] rose last year for the first time in five years, leaving an additional 147,000 children [each] with a single parent." Divorcing adults often selfishly...
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Smart Youth Avoid Sex

More and more young people in the United States and around the world are deciding to not have sex. Many have decided that abstinence is better. Why are so many making this decision in the face of all the pressures...
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