Category: parenting
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ParentingDiscipline or punishment: do your children know the difference?
There is a huge difference between punishment and discipline. Since children are born wanting to go their own way, every parent engages in some form…
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ParentingWhen you’re asked, “Do you spank your child?”
On a December edition of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Truth in Love podcast, Stuart Scott was asked how he would answer if someone who…
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Book excerpts5 frank quotes from Jonathan McKee’s “Sex Matters”
Jonathan McKee’s Sex Matters is a frank book meant to help us parents teach our kids about the touchy topic of sex. To give you…
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ParentingShould it be “I’m sorry” or “Please forgive me”?
“I’m sorry” or “please forgive me” – does it make a difference? Aren’t they just two different ways of saying the same thing? Not really….
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ParentingTeaching small fries to take notes, sing psalms, and speak to God
When your child is old enough to write… When your child learns to write he is ready to begin taking sermon notes. Say, what? Let’s…
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Parenting“When you coming home, dad?”
Cat’s in the Cradle was once described by the artist’s brother as the song that “…put more fathers ill at ease than any other song…
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ParentingParents, are you pushing or leading?
Do your children feel led or pushed? Are you as a parent dominated by love or frustration? The two questions are tightly connected. Leading is…
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Articles – BooksRaising readers: the surprising power of reading aloud
Of all the skills our children need to master, reading is at the top of the list. Children who read fluently do well in school,…
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ParentingAre our children leaders?
Picture a group of teenage boys: the sort who attend a Christian school and who, after having Bible class in the morning, are still so…
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Parenting“Daddy issues”
“I’m busy.” “I am too tired…” “Not now.” “Tomorrow.” “Maybe another time.” “Leave me alone.” “Your mom and I are talking…” “I have to work…
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Children’s non-fictionA book for children, to help prevent sex abuse
God Made All of Me: A book to help children protect their bodies by Justin S. and Lindsey A. Holcomb 32 pages / 2015 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give…
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ParentingThere is more to life than being safe and legal
Rules and parenting are things that go together. But there is more to life than rules. Rules, by themselves, will not produce spiritual maturity. What…
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CD ReviewFun music for your kids (that you might like too)
We often find that turning on some music can completely change the mood of our house: kids go from complaining to dancing and singing. So…
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ParentingFrom explanations to dialogue, from monologues to questions
Explanations often lead to monologues, especially with teenagers. This is not a helpful communication pattern. The goal for good, biblical communication with teenagers is the…
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ParentingFive things I wish I had known… about being a father
As I have met many fathers around the country at conferences and homeschool conventions, I am often reminded of my own time as a father…
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ParentingSpanking does have a place in Canada
In an article late last year, “Spanking has no place in Canada, period” – Globe and Mail reporter André Picard argued that physical discipline is at…
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Parenting4 for family movie night
The last decade has seen a big shift in how families watch films. With a screen in every pocket, there’s now no need to gather…