3 Parenting Myths We Are All Tempted To Believe
Tim Challies
(article) Even while God sets the challenge and provides the instruction for parenting, he makes no guarantees about the result.
Parenting Advice: 5 Questions
Paul Tripp
(Video) Every mom and dad needs to have these questions at the ready. They're simple enough to use with a toddler, yet mature enough to use with a teen or young adult.
4 Painful Lies Stay-at-Home Moms Tell Themselves
Jasmine Holmes
(Article) Being a stay-at-home mom or a CEO doesn't define you or prove your worth.
Pray Them Home: Three Prayers for Prodigal Children
Sarah Walton
(Article) I once was that prodigal child, but by God's grace, my parents did not give up on me.
Moms, Your Secret Sacrifices Matter
Shanna Mallon
(Article) Our humdrum, ordinary, simple days are important because we believe they are important to God.
Mother’s Day: Her Children Arise and Call Her Blessed
David Mathis
(Article) Mother's Day is a sweet opportunity for Christians to celebrate one of God's most significant means of his common and redeeming grace.
Why You Can Stop the Exhausting Work of Trying to be a SuperMom
Ann Voskamp
(Article) My kids don't need to see a Super Mama....They need to see a Mama who needs a Super God.
The Hidden Strength of a Weak Mother: Christian Men and their Godly Moms
Tim Challies
It may surprise us to learn how many of our Christian heroes were shaped by the attentiveness and godliness of their mothers.
A Dad Talks with His Son about Masturbation
Paul Tautges
An excerpt from Jay Yount's book on how to talk to your kids about sex.
Why Kids Ask Why (And How to Respond Lovingly)
Jen Wilkin
For the most part, we parents consider it a privilege to supply answers, but then there are days the “why’s” won’t stop. As much as we want to help our kids learn and grow, incessant “why’s” can wear on even the most enthusiastic parent
Patient Parenting
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.
Better Than a Birth Plan
Jenni Naselli When young moms gather, birth is a natural connection point. These conversations can be funny, fascinating, and occasionally terrifying. And as you contemplate your own birth plans, remember that God loves both you and your child and knows what both of you need most
Developing Our Second Bests: Freedom and Encouragement for Homemakers
Abigail Dodds G.K. Chesterton says in his Emancipation of Domesticity that a woman who has made the home her domain “may develop all her second bests.” In a world that runs on specialization, this is an enigma, to be sure.
I Am a Leader for Christ . . . I Am the Mother of a Prodigal, Part 1
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...
12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child
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...