Kay Wills Wyma, tells how she implemented an unusual experiment designed to teach her kids to be helpers, rather than the helped, one household chore at a time.
Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy has joined ranks with the saints in Heaven. Hear a clip from an interview FamilyLife Today did with him from 2005, along with some recent reflections from Truett's sons, Bubba and Dan Cathy.
Training our kids to be good conversationalists is an example of living out the second great commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Film producers Stephen and Alex Kendrick challenge parents through their new book, "The Love Dare for Parents," to parent with purpose for 40 days, taking each day to intentionally love their children with the love of God.
Brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick reminisce about their childhood and the often comical spats they had growing up, and still sometimes have today. They point to their faith in Christ as the glue that bonds them together.
Parents need to intentionally seek out ways to encourage, teach and bless our children daily. Stephen and Alex Kendrick talk to parents about their book, "The Love Dare for Parents," a 40-day dare to parents to love their kids.
Have you taken a walk on the wild side lately? If you're like most men, you're either concluding a great adventure or dreaming about one. Stephen Mansfield coaches moms on how to relate to her reckless young sons.
Men have been given a unique assignment. Trouble is, many men don't know what that task is. Author Stephen Mansfield talks to Dennis Rainey about the unique attributes of manhood.
What are the marks of a manly man? Best-selling author Stephen Mansfield explores the world of manly men and what makes them great.
One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is disciplined speech.
Karis Kimmel Murray describes the “Murray Family Code.” She and her husband developed these rules to emphasize practical and biblical expectations for how family members will live and treat each other.
Youth entitlement seems to have reached epidemic proportions in both my family and society as a whole.
If we had only 30 minutes to talk with you, here's the advice we would pass on.
A few specifics that teenagers need to learn about the opposite sex.
No matter how skillful you are, only God is sovereign over your children.
Advice on how to meet all their needs, but not all their wants.
Jill Rigby explains the differences between deflector parents, depriver parents, and developer parents.
Jill Rigby explains how emphasizing self-esteem over service encourages a child's natural selfishness.
Three suggestions for modeling conflict resolution to your kids.
What are some ways to teach my children about money?
Help your children take responsibility for their actions.
A champion gymnast learns that healing for her troubled relationship with her father takes more than hard work and determination. An excerpt from a new book, Growing Together in Forgiveness.
By building your child's character, you can help shape the future.
We need to realize that we are not just asking for an apology, but we are also training their consciences.
Gratitude is not natural; it must be nurtured.
Your children are watching where you spend your time, money, and resources.
As we shape our children’s convictions we need to be careful to give them God’s perspective of lies, false appearances, and misrepresentations of the truth.
Parenting isn’t just a manual task—it’s the shaping of a life.
Do your children know what you expect of them when they spend the night with a friend?
Here are some ways to test how well your child is handling the deceit trap.
We need to model and teach a commitment to excellence.
A life of integrity is a life you can trust.
Our children have approached their simple household chores with all the enthusiasm normally expressed for a root canal.
You can use all sorts of methods to teach your children how to earn, save, invest, and spend wisely.
When we got out of the car, I could tell I had picked a bad day to bring a little kid to the mall.
Using chores to teach responsibility.
Lying, no matter how small, is a big deal. If our children are going to develop the discipline to always embrace the truth, it will be with our help.
This can be a time in your child’s life when she can begin to wean herself from her parents and begin to form her own identity.
These steps will help you keep track of the truth.
The child who is developing more complex thinking abilities now has a better set of tools to use in being deceitful.
The beloved coach was raised by a father who believed in building character.
Our love will be the stabilizing power that I hope God will use to pull this child through these turbulent times.
Guidance for teaching your children to be sensitive to potential danger.
Toddlers make mothers feel like they have lost control of the family.
Our children need to catch a vision for being an ambassador for Christ.
Eight "foundation builders" to help parents as they seek to cultivate strong friendships with their young children.
What chores can children do at specific ages? The following chart gives some ideas of what is possible.
Manners were God's idea first.
Ten ways to ensure that your child will not succeed.
Here's a list of values and character traits that helped us focus on biblical priorities in our parenting.
