Leia Joseph
The following six tips represent a handful of lessons for the parent of a teenager or pre-teen.
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Tim Challies Many Christian families will resolve to approach family devotions with greater faithfulness in the year ahead, or perhaps even to begin family devotions for the first time. These are great resolutions! Here are 10 ideas and 10 tips that may help.
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Tim Challies Even while God sets the challenge and provides the instruction for parenting, He makes no guarantees about the result...here's some truths and myths.
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Tim Challies Like most parents, I have those moments where guilt and regret comes over me like a wave. I consider then how much of my parenting time has already passed by and how little remains. When that wave rises up, I sometimes consider those things I will never regret...
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Paul Tripp It's important to remember that you're parenting worshipers. If you're parenting worshipers, this means that what controls the heart of your child will then control his behavior.
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David Murray If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in parenting five kids (now aged 2, 12, 14, 18, 19), it’s the need for patience. I now believe that patience is Christian parents’ greatest need. Here are six areas of parenting where I’ve learned (and am learning) to exercise patience.
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Jaquelle Crowe You and I, parent and teen, are about to sit down together and talk about something serious. Whatever it is, it’s a delicate subject, and we’re both uncomfortable. It’s an awkward conversation.
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John Majors Without a doubt the teen years are some of the most confusing when it comes to understanding who you are—your identity. But knowing what shapes your identity can make all the difference between flourishing and floundering. Here are four suggestions for helping your teens discover their identity:
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Collin Hansen Matt and Lauren joined me on The Gospel Coalition Podcast to answer some tough questions on singleness and dating. We talked about various dating scenarios, about women who hold themselves back so as not to be intimidating, and about the emphasis often placed on compatibility, and what that relationship should look like from a gospel-shaped perspective.
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Jen Wilkin Back-to-school time is always a tough transition, not just for kids but for moms. The internal ache hurt so deeply and caused so much distraction that I once again had to face the ultimate Christian mommy-guilt question: Do I love my kids too much?
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Melissa Edgington Christian homes should be the most open, honest, and comfortable places for kids and teens to learn and ask questions about sex. Let me make my case, Christian parents. If you are embarrassed to talk to your kids about sex, get over it. Here’s why.
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Liz Wann My Dear Sons, The eye beholds much good and evil in this life. Beholding leads to becoming. What we continually put before our eyes and minds will shape and determine who we are....
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Kathy Davis The walk of loving a prodigal is a platform that the Lord has given us to live out the truths we teach and to proclaim the gospel we believe. There are two keys:
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Kathy Davis How well I remember sitting one day with a group of fellow Christian leaders sharing prayer requests for our children. As I listened to their requests my own weary heart broke once again. You see, my prayer needs were so very different. The cry of my heart was for deliverance from darkness for one child, for freedom from addiction for another...
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Desiring God Staff Many parents are brokenhearted and completely baffled by their unbelieving son or daughter. They have no clue why the child they raised well is making such awful, destructive decisions. I’ve never been one of these parents, but I have been one of these sons. Reflecting back on that experience, I offer these suggestions to help you reach out to your wayward child...
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