Parenting

Children were never meant to carry the weight of adult conflict. Unresolved tension, misplaced roles, and poor communication can silently shape a child’s future. Discover why shielding them from conflict isn’t optional—it’s a spiritual and emotional necessity.

What kind of parenting leads to strong character and spiritual maturity? Discover a clear, consistent parenting style that encourages obedience, emotional security, and biblical boundaries without harshness or permissiveness.

Your kids spend most of their week in a place you can’t go, but God never leaves their side.

With your child off to college, your heart might be learning how to let go. It’s okay to admit the transition is hard. These heartfelt prayers offer biblical comfort and real strength for this tender season of motherhood.

Back-to-school mornings can be filled with more calm than chaos. These 10 faith-filled parenting tips will help you set the tone for a purposeful year ahead.

It’s evident our children are hurting, and parents are struggling to do their best. And maybe, like me, you are holding on to a bit of guilt or regret. Perhaps you feel lost on how to parent in this day and age, leading you to want to run and hide from all the dreary headlines, the negativity, the fear-mongering, the craziness - everything.

Fathers are just as involved with their kids as mothers are. Parents are more apt to apologize for their mistakes. Yet children of a future generation may still adopt the model they saw in their house growing up. Some generations often used control and punishment as ways to curb bad behavior and reward good behavior—yelling and other forms of corporal punishment that may not be appropriate today were appropriate back then. Therefore, kids of younger generations have trouble understanding what it means to parent their child in a gentle way that allows them their own autonomy but still helps them become selfless, well-adjusted individuals.

How we engage with our children on difficult subjects like mass shootings is critical to their development; it’s vital to shaping in them a godly worldview.

With God’s help, we can provide balance and truth that will empower kids to walk in freedom from fear. Here are some tips to use when talking to children about scary world events:

Violence is part of human condition. It is part of our brokenness, and it is not necessarily a result of living in a violent environment.

We are never too young to memorize Scripture, and a good one to help your children realize the importance of prayer is 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.”

Motherhood isn't about perfection, but obedience. Here’s how to trust His faithfulness in failure and exhaustion.

Moms and dads who ascribe to the authoritative parenting approach are often more in tune with their children’s needs. They prefer to guide their kids, using honest and open communication methods to impart their values. Children with authoritative parents are usually self-disciplined and can express their own ideas.

We know we need them, yet there is the underlying tension nobody really talks about when it comes to making mom friends. The hard truth (just going to go ahead and lay it out there up front) is that making mom friends is hard. Plain and simple.

Bring God’s Word to life with six creative Bible study ideas your family can enjoy this fall. From pumpkins to thankfulness to walks outdoors, these studies will help children see the gospel in everyday life!

Can a 13-year-old boy searching for fish and freedom really encounter the Messiah? This powerful new animated film follows young John as he discovers a Savior far greater than he imagined.

What if the solution isn't decorating their dorm rooms for them, or leaving them to their own devices, but an opportunity to come alongside them in their journey?

Bible study since the birth of my children has been an eight-year battle. I’ve done all sorts of things to avoid being noticed until 7 a.m.

No matter the upheaval and chaos, God offers peace to our families. Here are 10 ways to make your home a safe haven in a scary world.  

Helicopter parenting goes past our normal and healthy desires to protect and be involved in the lives of our children. Here's why it actually hurts your kids in the end.