by Focus on the Family Learn how to address and answer your child’s questions about LGBT pronoun usage. Then, cultivate healthy conversations about how to equip your children to communicate using love, care, and compassion. “Alright class. Today we’re going to introduce ourselves. Start with your name, your favorite color, if you have any pets, … Continue reading When Someone Has “Different Pronouns”: Explaining LGBT Pronoun Usage to our Kids
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Teen Group Dates Can Be Fun
Margot Starbuck Snacks, sodas and sand dunes are just a few ways to make teen group dating a wholly enjoyable experience this summer “We had so much fun!” I raved to my mom, though I still smelled like coconut suntan lotion after our teen group date. That morning, my friends and I had packed PB&J … Continue reading Teen Group Dates Can Be Fun
Helping Teens With Anxiety
By Carol Cuppy Photo by Alex Green from Pexels Here are several ways to help our teens change their anxious thinking habits and lead them toward a healthier mindset. Donna watched as her teenage daughter, Emma, paced the gate area at the airport. The flight from Iowa to California was an hour away, and, up … Continue reading Helping Teens With Anxiety
4 Steps to Teaching Your Child Emotional Control
By Todd Cartmell Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels With your guidance and practice, your kids can learn to control their emotions. Here are four steps for helping your children regain the upper hand when intense emotions threaten to spiral out of control. Emotional control can be a little bit like a shootout in the … Continue reading 4 Steps to Teaching Your Child Emotional Control
Understanding and Encouraging Opposite-Sex Friendships
By John Trent Photo by Kindel Media from Pexels While there are challenges to opposite-gender friendships, there are also genuine benefits if you position your son or daughter to have these types of friendships. Imagine this: You and your son are walking up to the door of a friend’s house. Both of you are excited … Continue reading Understanding and Encouraging Opposite-Sex Friendships
Role reversal: The beauty of serving a parent
Written by Sarah Smith Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels I’ve observed my mom almost eat glass. She’s been lost around the neighborhood a few times, she’s told me she doesn’t love me anymore, and she drank nail polish remover thinking it was Diet Coke. This is called Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. My mom is my … Continue reading Role reversal: The beauty of serving a parent
6 Ways to Respond to a Strong-Willed Child
By Danny Huerta, PsyD, MSW, LCSW, LSSW Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Raising strong-willed children can be demanding, but it’s also incredibly gratifying. When taught with patience and firm, loving guidance, they can become life-changing leaders. Have you ever pictured the apostle Paul as a strong-willed child during his early years? Have you ever … Continue reading 6 Ways to Respond to a Strong-Willed Child
Understanding the Myths of Gender Identity and Transgenderism
By Glenn T. Stanton Male and female are not what we feel we are, but what we actually are. Help your kids sort the truth from fiction regarding transgenderism because transgenderism doesn't physically exist. Your child comes home from school one day, and you ask how the day went. However, you weren’t expecting a discussion … Continue reading Understanding the Myths of Gender Identity and Transgenderism
How to Rekindle “Like” for Your Spouse
By Jen Weaver Photo by Leah Kelley from Pexels Have you noticed that your spouse’s personality quirks, which you thought were so cute when you were dating, are driving you nuts now that you’re married? In the early days, it was laughable when she forgot items on her way out of the house or grocery … Continue reading How to Rekindle “Like” for Your Spouse
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