Parent conversations: How do parents not let worry get the best of them?
When I was expecting my first child, I remember someone telling me that having a child means that your heart will forever go walking around outside your body. It turns…
Parent conversations: How can parents maintain a healthy marriage?
Maintaining a healthy marriage requires work for any couple, but when you add kids into the mix, it can get more challenging because your time is divided into even more…
Parent conversations: How do we teach children resilience?
One of the fun parts of managing this column is that I’m never quite sure how God is going to bring it all together—I just know that he will. For…
Parent conversations: How can I let the gospel shine as I parent?
In my opinion, this is the toughest part of being a Christian parent—letting the gospel shine in how I deal with my kids. It just seems to come naturally to…
Parent conversations: How can I stay calm when my child is out of control?
Warning: The two articles this month are a completely accurate portrayal of life with children. Tantrums happen. Parents lose it. If we’re being honest, most of us will admit that…
Parent conversations: How can we prepare children for summer camp?
How can we prepare children for summer camp? When I was going into eighth grade, I went to band camp for a week during the summer. I had a blast,…
Parent conversations: What should we do when our children grow silent?
What should we do when our children grow silent? There are days when we all would long for some silence as parents—during those long colicky twilight hours; the “why” stage…