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Parenting in the Digital Age: The Twelve Essential Tips
Who is iGen? Kids between the ages of 6 and 23 fall into a generation now getting labeled Post-Millennial or Gen Z or iGen. I want to introduce you to the research on this generation, then process the implications for pastors, leaders, and parents: How do we steward teens in the digital age? To be […]
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A Call to Arms For Our Mothers
As another Mother’s Day rolls around, we find ourselves floating in a sea of sentimental, loving, and sweet words on the things that mothers do for us. It is good to recognize, appreciate, and honor all of that, but it is not what I want to do today. I want to pull back the sentiment […]
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Making home the place where your kids learn to love God
The most famous parenting verse in the book of Proverbs says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). That’s great to know. But the book of Proverbs has much more to say to parents. Proverbs offers deeper insights that […]
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Research shows most dads say they don’t spend enough time with kids
U.S. fathers today are spending more time caring for their children than they did a half-century ago. Still, most (63%) say they spend too little time with their kids and a much smaller share (36%) say they spend the right amount of time with them, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in August […]
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When our kids become replicas of us
Have you ever heard the saying ‘what walks in the father runs in the son’? Of course it is just as applicable for moms and daughters. It was one of my dad’s favorite sayings and my wife uses it when she tells people about how she believes that our youngest son’s incredulous energy matches mine. […]
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Is your parenting cultivating character or controlling chaos?
In a chaotic and confusing world, let’s get grounded by looking to Scripture. Raising responsible kids is no microwave magic; it takes consistent time and energy. The results are often not instantaneous – diligence and perseverance will be your greatest assets, but the rewards far outweigh the challenges. *All Scriptures are ESV unless otherwise noted. […]
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How to raise a teenager – 21st century style
We have recently had our oldest child turn 13. He’s officially a teenager – and we certainly know it! In fact this hilarious video below sums up perfectly a pre and post teenager. ‘Kevin the Teenager’ was produced by the BBC in the UK and shows Kevin as a 12 year-old, followed by the transformation […]
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Dealing with your social media-obsessed teen
It is rare that I meet a girl who doesn’t have a phone in her hand. She usually has at least one eye on her online status while she is talking to me. Some may find this rude, but I personally don’t. I understand why. If teenagers aren’t online they don’t exist, so they stay […]
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The 7 things moms do before they even start their day
I have just arrived to my place of employment. Everyone’s all “good morning,” and I’m just doing my best to blend in. Literally I noticed snot on the front of my dress while I was backing out of my drive way this morning. This is my normal. Carefully selecting attire the night before, only to […]
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What Do You Do to Support a Young Person Who is Self-Harming?
I saw cuts on her leg and she told me she had fallen over on sharp grass during PE. I actually believed her at the time. I didn’t think about it anymore until I saw cuts on her arm. That is when it clicked. That was at least 2 years ago now. Given current national […]
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What to do if your daughter is caught sexting
49% of young people have sent a sexually suggestive image and 67% of young people have received a sexually suggestive image. I want you to take away two things from these statistics – Sexting is a serious issue but a very common one. If your daughter has sent a nude image remember she is not […]
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5 questions I ask my own teenagers
When my kids were small, they lived life blissfully unaware of any potential danger around them. They would run onto the road to chase a ball or climb a fence they had no way of getting down from. I worked really hard to keep them safe, and besides a few broken bones (which happened when […]
