Parenting

I gave my child a smartphone too early. What do I do?

August 11, 2026

I gave my child a smartphone too early. What do I do?

My kids are grown, and I feel like a failure in how I raised them. What do I do with my regrets?

My kids are grown, and I feel like a failure in how I raised them. What do I do with my regrets?

How do I wisely parent a defiant child?

How do I wisely parent a defiant child?

What should I be aware of when parenting my child with ADHD?

November 20, 2025

What should I be aware of when parenting my child with ADHD?

How do I walk with my children through separation and divorce?

October 14, 2025

How do I walk with my children through separation and divorce?

Darby Strickland

How do I avoid shame-based parenting?

How do I avoid shame-based parenting?

Darby Strickland

Helping Your Children with Change:  Holding Fast to God During Upheaval

Helping Your Children with Change:  Holding Fast to God During Upheaval

Darby Strickland

How do I prioritize my children and family time amid the busyness of life?

How do I prioritize my children and family time amid the busyness of life?

How do I encourage and help my child who is shy and anxious in social situations?

How do I encourage and help my child who is shy and anxious in social situations?

How do I build a more meaningful and healthy relationship with my teenager?

How do I build a more meaningful and healthy relationship with my teenager?

What are some biblical principles to consider for disciplining my children?

December 29, 2024

What are some biblical principles to consider for disciplining my children?

Regrets in Parenting and Bothering Jesus

October 31, 2024

Regrets in Parenting and Bothering Jesus

What has ministered to you in your struggle with mom guilt?

October 28, 2024

What has ministered to you in your struggle with mom guilt?

Grounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ

September 9, 2024

Grounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ

Jonathan Holmes

How can I come alongside my child who has autism?

August 27, 2024

How can I come alongside my child who has autism?

How can I encourage my child to care more about others?

August 13, 2024

How can I encourage my child to care more about others?

Alasdair Groves

When Parents Feel Like Failures: How Jesus Quiets Our Distress

When Parents Feel Like Failures: How Jesus Quiets Our Distress

Helping Your Family Grieve: Lament and Remember Together

Helping Your Family Grieve: Lament and Remember Together

Darby Strickland

How do I support my child after a traumatic experience?

How do I support my child after a traumatic experience?

Darby Strickland

Good Cop, Bad Cop in the Home

Good Cop, Bad Cop in the Home

How can I help my teen struggling with pornography addiction?

February 14, 2024

How can I help my teen struggling with pornography addiction?

How do I come alongside my anxious child?

October 12, 2023

How do I come alongside my anxious child?

Shepherding Children through Exposure to Pornography

Shepherding Children through Exposure to Pornography

Darby Strickland

It's Not Fair!

It's Not Fair!

Forming Christian Identity, Character, and Motivation in Our Children

Forming Christian Identity, Character, and Motivation in Our Children

Is Every Occasion an Occasion for Mom Guilt?

February 9, 2023

Is Every Occasion an Occasion for Mom Guilt?

How can I help my teen who is in an unhelpful friend group?

January 3, 2023

How can I help my teen who is in an unhelpful friend group?

Winning Your Child's Heart with Winsome Words

December 29, 2022

Winning Your Child's Heart with Winsome Words

Darby Strickland

Teaching Safety Skills to Our Children

November 21, 2022

Teaching Safety Skills to Our Children

How can I wisely parent my highly emotional and sensitive child?

November 10, 2022

How can I wisely parent my highly emotional and sensitive child?

Why We Must Teach Kids Safety Skills

October 20, 2022

Why We Must Teach Kids Safety Skills

Safeguards: Shielding Our Homes and Equipping Our Kids

Safeguards: Shielding Our Homes and Equipping Our Kids

Mom Guilt: Escaping Its Strong Hold

Mom Guilt: Escaping Its Strong Hold

How do I parent my child with extreme behavioral issues that likely stem from attachment trauma?

How do I parent my child with extreme behavioral issues that likely stem from attachment trauma?

Mom Guilt: Escaping Its Strong Hold

Mom Guilt: Escaping Its Strong Hold

What do we do as parents when our child breaks our hearts?

February 23, 2022

What do we do as parents when our child breaks our hearts?

How do I deal with the constant anxiety that my children will reject Christ?

November 2, 2021

How do I deal with the constant anxiety that my children will reject Christ?

Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope

September 22, 2021

Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope

Mom Guilt and the God Who Sees

August 19, 2021

Mom Guilt and the God Who Sees

Choosing What Is Hard

Choosing What Is Hard

Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope

Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope

How can we best care for our son who struggles with schizophrenia?

How can we best care for our son who struggles with schizophrenia?

4 Principles for Talking to Your Kids about Sex

4 Principles for Talking to Your Kids about Sex

Seeing Foster Parents as Local Missionaries

Seeing Foster Parents as Local Missionaries

Of Oceans, Thimbles, and Talking to Your Kids About Death

Of Oceans, Thimbles, and Talking to Your Kids About Death

Alasdair Groves, Julie Lowe

Drawing Closer to Your Kids During a Pandemic (Part 2)

Drawing Closer to Your Kids During a Pandemic (Part 2)

Drawing Closer to Your Kids During a Pandemic (Part 1)

Drawing Closer to Your Kids During a Pandemic (Part 1)

What should I do with my persistent guilt that I'm not doing enough as a parent?

What should I do with my persistent guilt that I'm not doing enough as a parent?

What Kind of Parent Are You?

January 22, 2020

What Kind of Parent Are You?

Parenting in Weakness

November 6, 2019

Parenting in Weakness

Alasdair Groves, Mike Emlet

Left to Their Own Devices

Left to Their Own Devices

Child Proof: Parenting by Faith, Not Formula

January 21, 2019

Child Proof: Parenting by Faith, Not Formula

Helping Your Anxious Child

December 31, 2018

Helping Your Anxious Child

Unwanted Gifts

December 24, 2018

Unwanted Gifts

Teens and Body Image

December 2, 2018

Teens and Body Image

Rebuilding Parental Authority

September 25, 2018

Rebuilding Parental Authority

Helping Your Anxious Child: What to Do When Worries Get Big

September 1, 2018

Helping Your Anxious Child: What to Do When Worries Get Big

Parenting by Faith - Not Formula

August 31, 2018

Parenting by Faith - Not Formula

13 Reasons Why: Season 2

13 Reasons Why: Season 2

Parenting a Disabled Child with Darby Strickland

Parenting a Disabled Child with Darby Strickland

Alasdair Groves, Darby Strickland

Young People and the Dangerous Trend of Vaping

Young People and the Dangerous Trend of Vaping

Young Teens and Social Media

January 29, 2018

Young Teens and Social Media

Reflections on Parenting a Difficult Child

December 31, 2017

Reflections on Parenting a Difficult Child

Children and technology with Julie Lowe

September 20, 2017

Children and technology with Julie Lowe

Nurturing Family

September 13, 2017

Nurturing Family

Family Devotions

September 13, 2017

Family Devotions

Alasdair Groves

Sexuality: God Creates; the World Corrupts

Sexuality: God Creates; the World Corrupts

When Children Say "I'm Bored"

When Children Say "I'm Bored"

13 Reasons Why…

13 Reasons Why…

Attachment with Julie Lowe

Attachment with Julie Lowe

Alasdair Groves, Julie Lowe

The God Who Sees When We Cannot

January 25, 2017

The God Who Sees When We Cannot

Book Review

December 31, 2016

Book Review

How do I talk to my kids about sex? (part 2)

September 7, 2016

How do I talk to my kids about sex? (part 2)

How do I talk to my kids about sex? (part 1)

September 6, 2016

How do I talk to my kids about sex? (part 1)

How to talk to my kids about adoption?

August 26, 2016

How to talk to my kids about adoption?

Teaching kids about sex and personal safety

August 17, 2016

Teaching kids about sex and personal safety

Building bridges between teens and parents

Building bridges between teens and parents

Alasdair Groves, Julie Lowe

When is tough love appropriate for adult children?

When is tough love appropriate for adult children?

Mike Emlet, Winston Smith

How do I parent a child who doesn't seem to be changing?

How do I parent a child who doesn't seem to be changing?

How can I help my adult child suffering with Bipolar?

How can I help my adult child suffering with Bipolar?

Mike Emlet, Winston Smith

For Those Who Fail Every Day

For Those Who Fail Every Day

Parenting a Difficult Child

Parenting a Difficult Child

Grace and law in parenting

Grace and law in parenting

Mike Emlet, Tim Lane

Loving an elderly parent

Loving an elderly parent

Mike Emlet, Tim Lane

Should I have my (manipulative) parent move in with me?

Should I have my (manipulative) parent move in with me?

How can I talk with my children about bullying?

How can I talk with my children about bullying?

Forgiving a parent who wronged you

Forgiving a parent who wronged you

Julie Lowe, Mike Emlet

Helping Your Adopted Child: Understanding Your Child’s Unique Identity

Helping Your Adopted Child: Understanding Your Child’s Unique Identity

Paul David Tripp

How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids? Getting to the Heart of Your Discipline Problems

How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids? Getting to the Heart of Your Discipline Problems

Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction

Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction

Paul David Tripp

Help and Hope: Does God really love my children? (a second thought)

Help and Hope: Does God really love my children? (a second thought)

David Powlison, Julie Lowe

Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job

Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job

Robert D. Jones

How do I counsel teenagers about sex?

How do I counsel teenagers about sex?

David Powlison, Winston Smith

Trusting God with our children

Trusting God with our children

David Powlison, Tim Lane

Life Beyond Your Parents' Mistakes: The Transforming Power of God's Love

Life Beyond Your Parents' Mistakes: The Transforming Power of God's Love

Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control

Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control

Counseling Angry, Unmotivated, Self-Centered, and Spiritually-Indifferent Teens

Counseling Angry, Unmotivated, Self-Centered, and Spiritually-Indifferent Teens

Communicate with Teens

Communicate with Teens

What Is “Success” in Parenting Teens?

What Is “Success” in Parenting Teens?

Paul David Tripp

Parents ignore your kids feelings

Parents ignore your kids feelings

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