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When I was a child, McGruff the crime dog taught us about “stranger danger,” and “Mr. Yuk” stickers alerted us to the phone number for poison control. Boom. My parents’ job was done.…
This month Rob Guenther writes about one of parenting’s essential questions—at least for those of us with boys. How can we help our sons grow into godly men? Guenther wrestled…
I was considering titling this month’s column, “How can I get my kids to bed without screaming (me) and crying (them)?” but that wouldn’t fit in the title space. You…
My oldest is 12. She’s in sixth grade, and almost all her classmates have smartphones. So far, her dad and I haven’t seen a reason for her to have one…
Parenting is a balancing act in so many ways. For example, each day I try to help my kids balance their sleep. If they go to bed too early, they’ll wake…
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…
There are times when things are so engrained in our life that we take them for granted and struggle to even explain them. I think being a Lutheran can be…
What happens when Mom and Dad have different parenting styles? Many parents struggle to provide a united front when it comes to raising their children. Mom and Dad have different…