Parenting

Discover the biblical blueprint for effective parenting discipline, emphasizing training before correction and the power of discipleship. Learn how to balance firmness with grace, allowing natural consequences while ensuring your child always feels loved and secure.

... sometimes, it's those stolen moments in the chaos that count. It's a chat with God while stirring the pasta or a quick thank-you note to heaven during a diaper change. 

Discover the profound differences between authoritative and authoritarian parenting, exploring how each style impacts a child's development and relationship with their parents. Learn which approach aligns with biblical wisdom and fosters resilience, independence, and healthy self-esteem in children.

The sooner you realize there is no way to keep up with everyone and everything on social media, the better off you'll be. You'll be able to set your phone aside and focus on present moments with your children, leading to a calmer sense of satisfaction at the end of the day.

Take some time to review what your family is being intentional about. Make an effort to prioritize practices that bring you all closer to each other, honor God, and help develop healthy habits. Most importantly, as parents, we have to make sure we are willing to model what we want our kids to practice. So much more of our family values are caught than taught. We are the lead learners and lead teachers in our homes.

Want to help your children treasure the story of Jesus more than the gifts under the tree? Here’s how to start—one candle, prayer, or nativity at a time.

Today's world needs more respect. Modeling respect provides opportunities to develop empathy and helps children see other people as valuable.

When you’re feeling unsettled, disrupted or just plain too loud in your head, here are some helpful scriptures to slow your steps, soften your tongue and quiet your mind.

If you are searching for a few kid-friendly shows for your children so you can have a few extra minutes for holiday preparations, you have come to the right place.

Even on your hardest days, God can use your healing to shape the hearts of your children. This mother’s journey through OCD and trauma reveals what it means to lean on Christ and invite Him into the healing process—for yourself and your family.

Navigate holiday stress with divine peace, patience, and joy through simple, powerful prayers. Discover how to lean on God for strength and experience the true spirit of the season, even amidst chaos and perfectionism. Unlock a restful and joyful Christmas by connecting with His unwavering presence.

Gather together and share three things (or however many you wish) that you would like to see God help you with in the coming year. Teaching children that new goals are good, but including the Lord in their plans is even better.

With the start of a new year, families have an opportunity to adapt to new spiritual disciplines to grow closer to God. Parents can add new habits that will guide their kids to learn more about God. Eventually, kids’ faith needs to be their own, but while they are in your home, you can lead and model healthy habits that will continually bring them back to God.

What if we made prayer the focus instead of all the Christmas items on our lists? As a family, you can keep prayer as a priority. While many families enjoy ticking off the days from an Advent calendar until Christmas, you can create an Advent prayer calendar for each day. On the corresponding day, a family member can lead the prayer that day. You can choose to make prayer the focus for your family. 

If you’re like many single moms, the holidays can be the most difficult time of the year.

What are we putting in our children’s hands—and what are we taking from their hearts? One parent’s bold decision about smartphones will challenge how we think about distractions, addiction, and the unseen dangers shaping this generation.

Although I might miss my adult children during the holidays, it is a good time to evaluate my parent-heart and compare what I wanted for them when they were growing up versus what I want for them now. Do I have expectations? Do I feel they owe me something? They owe me nothing because I was doing what I was called to do as parents. -- For His glory. How can I fulfill my calling as parents of adult children and my big picture calling of doing all for the glory of God with the gospel being central in all I do?

So, maybe before we even reach Christmas, we get a game plan – by starting a new tradition! 

Before I'd begun reading this Psalm, I had been missing my adult children and longing to see and connect with them. They are busy living their lives as they should be. I am so thankful that they are doing well and being responsible, mature adults. But occasionally, when there are longer stretches of time between when I connect with them, I will begin to long to spend time with them and get caught up on what is going on in their lives.

What if your busiest season could also be your most peaceful? This Scripture-rich guide helps you redirect your heart and home toward what truly matters this Christmas. Your kids are watching and learning—how you act during Christmas matters.