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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Who's Teaching Our Children?

What can parents do to combat all the negative influences?
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What Are Our Children Worth?

A far-reaching shift in attitudes toward children and family priorities has had dramatic and largely unforeseen consequences on our youth. What message are parents sending their children? Can it-should it-be changed?
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The Rewards of Reading Together

When family members read aloud together, lots of good things happen—including learning, laughter and love.
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What Parents Wish Their Teens Knew

Teens, did you know your parents wish they could say yes to your requests more often than they say no?
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What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew

Parents, did you know your teens often want you to say no?
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Answer to Child Abuse: Emotional Health

The alarming increase in the number of children affected by abuse in our society today can seem overwhelming in its powerfully negative impact. Are there any solutions available to us?
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A Lesson From Tony

What can we do to help direct our children on the right path--the path that leads to happiness, instead of self-destruction?
a woman and a child reading a book together with bookshelves in the background
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Talking to Your Child's Teacher About the Holy Days and Holidays

Living God's way of life in this world can be a challenge at times.
Grandparents
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Grandparents

We turned out okay, but what about our children? What foundations are set up for them and what about the recent tragedies. How can we be better parents?
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If Children Could Choose Their Parents

"Pick your parents wisely." This saying is offered as sage, although tongue-in-cheek, advice for children. Since parents more than anyone else have the greatest opportunity to influence their children, being blessed with wise parents is a great advantage.
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When You and Your Parents Don't See "Eye-To-Eye"

The battle between parents and teens has existed through many generations for many centuries. How can such a trend be changed?
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Time and Chance

We live in a world where tragedies abound. We read of them in the newspaper and see them reported on television. But we think they happen to other people.
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Thoughts From Dad

Three letters of wisdom from a pastor to his three children about using your talents, honoring your parents and overlooking the mistakes of others.
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You Can Do the Elijah Work by Learning How to Live

What do you think of when you think of prophecy?
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Going Down for the Third Time

Trying to be superwoman didn't work for her. Are you drowning in life too?
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...And Children Are From Pluto

If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, sometimes it seems children are from even farther out!
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Parenting and Social Responsibility

The tragedy at Columbine high school took the lives of 15 people. What does this say about the state of modern families?
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When A Half Million Bullets Aren't Enough

Are you living by the rules but still missing something? What is the proper balance between process and progress? In the battle of Isandlwana the British were technically correct but ended up being dead wrong.
A teenage girl.
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Lessons From Jonesboro: Helping Our Children Express Their Feelings

In the aftermath of the Jonesboro, Arkansas schools shooting we are confronted with the WHY questions. Here are some answers to what went wrong with relationships and what we can do to build proper ones.
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When God Says No

We aren't always prepared for what life deals us or why God allows it. Here is one family's struggle to cope with loss.
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