Children want to be heard and seen. Ron Deal discusses with Dr Mark Mayfield about how parents can help teens with loneliness, purpose, and truth as they mature into young adulthood. Parents play a vital role to help navigate their overwhelming thoughts.
Your baby has graduated, leaving you an empty nester. But how do you grow your relationship with them while encouraging their independence?
Knowing what to do with teenagers to tighten your bond isn’t always easy. But teens don’t need us less as they get older … just differently.
No one tells you all your dreams can’t fit in one life. You may wonder if a strong woman follows or leads. Is she in the boardroom or the kitchen?
Connect with your teen. Help them root their identity in Christ. Encourage your teen to read the book True Identity by John Majors and fill out the form below to download a free […]
Jock. Nerd. Popular. Band Geek. We all get labeled. Sometimes in a good way; other times, not so much. But these labels don’t describe the real you–your TRUE IDENTITY. This […]
You've detected trends that are leading your kids away from church in college. But, let's be honest. Kids do what they like. Why can't that be church?
For 18 years, you have parented through a maze of joys, laughter, confusion, and even bruises. Now your child is a graduate. You have big changes ahead.
My kids need to see that their value isn’t tied to their grades or what school accepts them. I need to encourage them to follow God’s design and purpose for their lives and not insist they conform to a specific formula for success.
We give words of affirmation to someone shortly before or after their death. But why wait? Learn to speak life giving affirmations today.
Tom and Brenda Preston waited for years for a prodigal son to come to God.
The arsenal of weapons employed against this generation of teens is unmatched in human history.
Your kids need you to hold them accountable in the area of dating.
Observations about the Netflix series from a junior high teacher.
Four lessons from a mom and dad who have been there.
Healthy ways to deal with grief from the parent of a prodigal.
Keep your ears and eyes open and in tune to what’s going on in your child’s life, and to all that he is exposed to. Keep the lines of communication open.
The greatest commandments are to love God and love others, but what does this look like for a college student?
Loving wayward children even when you don't approve of their behavior.
A survey in a teen Sunday school class reveals a desire to know the honest truth.
Raising teenagers means pursuing their heart even when they don’t demonstrate love in return.
How to encourage your teen to become a person of integrity.
Because teens are trying to figure out who they are, what they are supposed to do, and what’s expected of them, all of these issues focus on the big me.