Mentors are important and play a special role in our lives. Unfortunately, it is far too easy for mentors to replace mothers, or fathers, in a child's life. God has given parents a special calling and responsibility that mentors cannot replace in the life of a teen or young adult. What do you do...
Your older children are facing a world with so much chaos and conflicting information. If you're like me, you want them to know what you think. You want to protect them from failure or pain. But whether your older children are teens, college-aged, young adults, or older, there comes a point when...
Do you have kids who say things like this: "Mom, you just don't understand. You're always on my back. You constantly criticize and tell me what I do wrong." I want you to know that there is a way to build a relationship with your kids while enforcing the rules of your household. The key is to...
What should you do when you have a rebellious child? When your child pulls away from you? When your adult child is estranged from you? We don't openly talk about these kinds of struggles or share these heartbreaking experiences readily on social media. The picture of life can become blurry during...
Tom and I did a lot over the years to cultivate close sibling relationships within our family. I hear frequently that this is an issue of importance and concern for you as you raise your kids. You want to build strong sibling relationships between your kids. So, what do you want to see for your...
How can you learn to love struggles and trials? We are conditioned to ignore and suppress struggles and trials in order to not appear weak or vulnerable. But, God can use struggles and trials to grow and change you if follow His leading. It is important that you know that God has equipped you to...
Grief is part of life. Death, loss, separation, trials, unmet needs, or unfulfilled expectations are a few things we find ourselves grieving over. How can you walk wisely through seasons of grief? How we deal with grief can depend on our age, temperament, the ages of our children, faith or lack...
There are so many different crises vying for your attention these day. As hard as you might try, you can do it all. You can't fight every battle at once. So, how do you pick the battle or battles that you will fight? How do you best fight for your family? Find a Focus "The more crises, the...
Strong-willed children do not want to surrender; they want to have their way. Therefore, they often view your instructions as mere suggestions. If they win the argument or don’t have to do what you tell them to do, then they win. The problem is that doesn’t prepare them for life. You are the...
Do you know how to create a positive digital footprint and why it matters to your child’s future? Most of us know what we shouldn’t share online. We also know the sites we visit and that conversations aren’t private. But children don’t know this! Most children think what they do will vanish after...
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