What comes to mind when you think of home? Barbara Rainey and Jen Pollock Michel explain the value of making Christ the foundation of a stable, godly home.
Can you raise "perfect kids" by being a "perfect parent"? Not only is it impossible, but you'll bring more harm to your kids the harder you try to achieve perfection. Hear Meg Meeker, Karis Kimmel Murray, Elisa Morgan, and Reb Bradley share their parenting stories.
Stepfamily life often includes kids with two homes. Ron Deal's panel discussion on this episode gives valuable tips on how parents can help create smooth transitions and a secure environment when kids move between homes.
What do you say to someone who believes abortion is their only option or struggles with the weight of guilt from having had one? Bob Lepine addresses the struggles people face on this issue and shares the hope of a Savior who loves them.
The topic of abortion is one wrought with controversy and struggle-even in today's churches. Bob Lepine shares a compelling and compassionate word from Scripture that focuses our attention on the heart of God.
What's truly important when discipling our children? Chap Bettis talks about the myths we often believe about discipling our kids.
As we make disciples and reach across the oceans, are we also reaching across the dinner table? Chap Bettis talks about fulfilling the Great Commission through our own children.
Screens are everywhere in our world. Arlene Pellicane presents data and coaches parents to address the critical issue of smartphone usage with their kids.
Josh and Christi Straub explain what it means to be emotionally safe and how it is the hallmark of an emotionally healthy home. The Straubs explain the value of teaching children to identify feelings.
Authors and counselors Josh and Christi Straub explain how to help children identify and name what's going on in their hearts. They explain the importance of learning to name what you're feeling.
What are the common potholes parents fall into as their kids get older? And what are six things parents can do when they see their children walk away from the faith? Dave & Ann Wilson and Bob Lepine, explain.
What does it look like to "speak the truth in love" with your children in a practical way? Dave and Ann Wilson discuss with author, William Smith, about how to be honest, yet encouraging.
Have you ever struggled with how to talk with your child in a way that seems fitting for the moment? Dave and Ann Wilson speak with author, William Smith, about the balance of words in grace and discipline.
How can a parent raise their child to one day be their peer? Dave and Ann Wilson talk with William Smith, the author of Parenting With Words of Grace, on what it looks like to woo our kids.
When the possibility of a biological child was gone, God opened the eyes of Holley Gerth, and her husband, Mark, to the world of someone, who needed their love, as much as they longed to give it.
Pastor Josh Mulvihill and his wife, Jen, remind grandparents that they can be a powerful force for good in their grandchildren's lives, but only if they spend time with them.
Studies show that grandparents are the second most important influence in a child's life, according to Josh Mulvihill and his wife, Jen. Not only can they be a great support to weary parents, but their goal is to see their faith passed on to successive generations.
Adam Griffin coaches parents on what it means to disciple their children. Griffin shares how his family opens their home for hospitality as a way to evangelize their neighbors.
Adam Griffin joins us to talk about a parent's responsibility to love and disciple his or her children. This doesn't mean setting a perfect example, but modeling repentance and forgiveness when we fail.
Your children need guidance, and you are their guide. Adam Griffin talks about a parent's call to intentionally teach their children what it means to love God and love others.
We can't help but live in a social culture. But we can do something about how that culture impacts our children in blended family homes. Listen in while Ron Deal talks with pediatrician Dr. Meg Meeker on this important issue.
As Christian parents, we desire to raise our children to become kids of faith. Filmmaker and actor Alex Kendrick gives us five helpful things to help parents foster an environment for that to happen.
When infertility closed the door, Heather DeJesus Yates still trusted God with her dreams. Through a little plant, she realized that she could still live a fruitful life investing in the next generation.
Heather DeJesus Yates talks openly about the steps she and her husband took to start a family of their own. Yates encourages believers to keep their hands open to what God may have for them.
Heather DeJesus Yates talks about her longing to have children and the despair she experienced struggling with infertility. Yates reminds us that Jesus offers us empathy for our pain.
Lindsey Carlson has suggestions for training kids and teens to grow their own faith in Jesus.
Every school year has its challenges, but this year is one of a kind. Are you and your kids feeling a bit tossed about and in need of an anchor?
Holly Melton explains to parents a simple, practical plan for not only praying with their children, but growing them as disciples of Jesus.
Holly Melton says it's never too early (or late) for a parent to begin talking to their children about faith in God. She encourages parents to be intentional about praying with their kids before school.
Hear what Dennis and Barbara Rainey have learned over 40 years in ministry. They share valuable lessons learned sometimes through success but more often through failure.