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"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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Make It a Priority to Teach Your Children to Care

The power of teaching compassion and empathy over success and achievement.

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What Is Your Spiritual Moral Compass?

God’s Word is our guide. God’s Word is our moral compass.

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There is an Art & Science to parenting. We are not born with the knowledge of proper parenting procedures, concepts and actions to be taken in order to produce healthy, balanced and productive adults in the next generation. Where is…

We must raise our children to be like Jesus. It is our job as parents is to lead our children to their first love of Christ. We need to teach them to walk as Christ walked.

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Are We Raising Children to Be Like Jesus ... or Judas?

Parents need to set an example of deep love and reverence for God and Jesus Christ. A parent's example makes all the difference.

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Current Events & Trends: Children of married parents show higher self-esteem

A new study in the United Kingdom shows that children whose parents are married have the highest self-esteem.

A little boy standing by trees in a forest.

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Tell Me Like I'm 5: How Can God Be in Me?

Trying to explain how God can be in every Christian at the same time to my 5-year-old son.

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Raising a Moral Child

Its common to begin a sermon about children and the family with a long list of terrible statistics about the decline of the family in the country and the terrible consequences we are experiencing. Let’s skip all that and assume…

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A Mother's Worry

My son left home last August for his first time living alone. Was he ready? In many ways he was.

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Proverbs: Using Kind Words

Wisdom that sticks with you - straight from God's Word.

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Inspiring Our Children to Walk With God

Let your children know that God is real and that He does hear our prayers and that His law works.

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Importance of the Family

The basis for proper relationship development begins with the family.

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Family Study Guides: What Will They Be?

God gives fundamental guidelines for teaching our children in Deuteronomy.

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The Deuteronomy 6 Youth Education Initiative

Are we fully applying the principles found in Deuteronomy 6 to our lives?

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God Wants You Back

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How Can I Be an Effective Father?

Sermon presented by Steve Myers on June 14, 2014 in the Cincinnati East, Ohio congregation.

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Raising Godly Children

How does God want parents to raise His children?

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A Camper Explained it to Me...

God is working with the youth in His Church, before they are baptized. With the help of parents instructing their children in God's Truth and inclusive support of local congregations that make their youth feel involved, UYC Camps can become...

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Four Lies About Motherhood

Can you imagine today’s U.S. Congress declaring a national Mother’s Day? It did in 1914, but a century later it feels like just another holiday running on Hallmark-card autopilot.

Teen girl in foreground with upset parents in background

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Teen vs. Parents: Who Wins?

A tragic court case brings home the ugly reality of some dysfunctional family relationships. What is God's solution?

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Free Bible Study Materials for Homeschooling Families

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