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My five-year-old prays, “Dear Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross to take away our sins. Amen.” I never get tired of hearing it, and she never gets tired of praying it. Her prayer is in response to devotions we have together as a family. God encourages parents, “Train a child in the way…

Did you blink? It may seem as if you were just driving home from the hospital—joy, panic, and fear coursing through you. After only 48 hours, the staff had nudged you out. You needed a license to drive the car home, but only a signature to take this person home. Bye! Go raise a child!…

The first day of kindergarten often has some tears. And those tears are not reserved only for little ones. The first day of kindergarten for your child can stir emotions of joy and pride as well as a little apprehension. The following suggestions will help you prepare so that the beginning of your child’s formal…

While both you and your children may welcome summer vacation with open arms, you may do so for different reasons. Your children may dream of playing unlimited video games, staying up late, and keeping a safe distance from books. You, on the other hand, may dream of a summer filled with activities to keep their…

God’s got a plan; God’s got a plan. God told Mr. Noah, “I’ve got a plan! Mr. Noah, build me a boat, One that for many days will float.” God told Mr. Noah, “I’ve got a plan!” These words are from a song I remember having sung at vacation Bible school many years ago. I…

An eerie silence settled over the living room and was punctuated only by the tap, tap, tapping of styluses and thumbs on touch screens and tiny keyboards. Our family of five had joined the information age as proud owners of five, shiny new devices. The world was now at our fingertips. We were armed with…

Most, if not all, parents of children age 3 and older have heard the phrase “I didn’t do it.” The challenge with this statement is how to decipher whether or not it is true. Research has consistently found that people, even people trained to detect lying (e.g., police officers, judges), are poor at identifying honesty…

It’s that time of year: tiny kindergarteners ride the bus for the first time, middle-schoolers make a switch to bigger and better things, high school or college life begins for others. Yes, they are off on their adventures. But how do we know they will be okay? It is a question pondered by parents around…