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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In Brief... World News Review: Better Living Standard Doesn't Equal Better Living

Good news-poverty is down in the United States. But, a better average living standard doesn't translate into better living for all.
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In Brief... World News Review: Hands On Parents Key to Curbing Teen Alcohol Abuse

The average age at which U.S. teens start drinking is 16-down from 18 in the 1960s.
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Do You Know Your Father?

A physical father is a type of our spiritual Father. How can we come to understand our spiritual Father better?
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Successful Parenting Begins 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 brain for success.
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In Brief... Internet Use by Children Needs Supervision

Separate reports released June 20 should cause parents to heighten their supervision of Internet use by their children.
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SMBC and Disposable Fathers

Family structure is constantly changing. We cannot afford to assume that different is better. Tampering with God's design will bring catastrophic results.
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World News and Trends- Violent children: the hidden connection

"An astoundingly high level of personal violence separates the United States from every other industrial nation," writes Michael Bellesiles.
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Child Abuse: What Kids Are Doing to Kids

Children are hurting each other but what can be done? See how God says we should handle ourselves.
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Time to Be a Father

Is your father "Superman"? Remembering your Father and how you and he can strengthen that relationship.
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In Brief... America's Greatest Problem

"America's Greatest Problem: Not Crime, Racism or Bad Schools-It's Illegitimacy" is a chapter title in a bold book offered by Larry Elder, titled The Ten Things You Can't Say in America.
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Day Care Debate: More Than Aggressive Babies

Debate rages over a government study that suggests day care causes aggressive behavior in children. Cries for using less day care are challenged with equal passion by defenders of its perceived value. Sadly, personal opinion and economics have obscured the...
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A Child's Worth

That hat meant a lot to me, but what was I saying to the kid who crushed it?
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Youth Violence: Where Does the Blame 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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In Brief... News in the Race to Clone Humans

Addressing the weighty moral objections to cloning, Dr. Severino Antoniori of Rome declared that humans will be cloned in the very near future, "whether we like it or not."
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In Brief... News Trends Among Youth: Telephone Chatlines Trap Teens

The dangers of telephone chatlines seem overshadowed by internet chatrooms, but the danger is equally present.
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World News and Trends: Divorce's affects felt well into adulthood

Each year more than a million children under age 18 are impacted by new divorces in the United States.
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Playing Favorites

We can joke about favorite children, but it is not a joke to those who are not favorites. Understand how every person is special with God.
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The Politics of Education: "It's Not the Money, Stupid!"

"It's the economy, stupid!" was Clinton's theme in 1992. One of the greatest issues arising out of the current U.S. presidential election is the crisis in education. Most proposals include injecting large sums of money into the current educational system...
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The Politics of Education -- "It's Not the Money, Stupid!"

"It's the economy, stupid!" was posted in the campaign headquarters of Governor Bill Clinton during his run for the White House in 1992, reminding staff of the primary issue on the minds of the voting public. One of the greatest...
Reading Together
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Reading Together

When family members read aloud together, lots of good things happen including learning, laughter and love.
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