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Grace Filled My Empty Nest

As soon as your children become adults and leave home, you stand there thinking, “What now?” Heather Butler shares her transition into having an adult child leave for college, and how grace helps her walk through that transition.

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How to Avoid the Entitlement Trap

How can we avoid the entitlement trap and raise our children without it? Heather Butler offers insight into the way we can begin rearing children without a mentality that the world owes them something.

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Micah’s Story

October is infant and pregnancy loss awareness month. Our prayers are with all those who are grieving the loss of a child at any stage. Rachel Paddock shares an intimate look into the life and loss of her unborn child, Micah.

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When Halloween is Scary

What can you do when Halloween is too scary for a child? Ellen Martin shares helpful tips on combating fear during the season of yard decorations, costumes, and all things creepy.

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On Being a Dad

What do children really need from their dads? Chuck Butler shares touching wisdom on being a dad: both in terms of what his children have needed from him and what they have done for him.

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Discipline and the Dignity of Children

Many classrooms use clip systems to provide a disciplinary structure for children. But, what is it doing to the students’ emotional and mental health? Kathy Milans shares about the destructive tendency of shaming to the dignity of our children.

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5 Ways to Cure the Homework Headache!

Homework can be a real source of frustration and contention in any home, leading to a battle zone between teachers, parents and children. Kathy Milans shares 5 ways that we can work toward a cure for the homework headache in our homes.

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Prayer Wall

Have you ever wanted a way to intentionally track your prayer life and count the ways the Lord answers you? Heather Butler tells about a prayer wall that changed her family’s prayer life.

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6 Ways to Teach Children the Value of Honest Work

We all want children who will succeed in life, and part of their success hinges on their ability to value and perform hard work. How can we ensure that we are teaching children the value of honest work? Kathy Milans weighs in with sound advice.

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Parenting Wisdom for Families Today

In today’s video interview, Don Joy shares some of the unique challenges that parents face in the 21st century, including the absence of fathers and parenting children through the temptations of social media.

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7 Priceless Back to School Gifts for Teachers

A new school year is around the corner. Traditionally, children and their parents give teachers gifts for Christmas or teacher appreciation day. But, Kathy Milans suggests a radical new approach to gift giving. Why not start the year off with the best gifts of all, not only for our children’s teachers, but for our children as well?

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