By: Care Family
Stepfamilies are on the increase and, with much love and hard work, a blended family home can be a happy and positive place to be. Continue reading “Helpful Tips from Other Step-Parents”
Helpful Tips from Other Step-Parents
Handling the Conversations with Your Kids that Matter Most
By: Laura Bennett
Curiosity is something to be encouraged in our kids, but when they start to ask curly questions about life, faith, and why you make them set the table how do you handle it? Continue reading “Handling the Conversations with Your Kids that Matter Most”
Q&A: Preparing Your Kids for a Long-Distance Move
Question: Due to a job transfer, we are moving to a different region of the country. How can parents help kids adjust to a cross-country move, whether due to a job change or a military transfer? Continue reading “Q&A: Preparing Your Kids for a Long-Distance Move”
Parental Sarcasm Is No Joke
By: Paul Coughlin
When I was 11 years old, a teacher called our house to deliver some exceptional news. She told my mother that I qualified to be placed in a class for gifted students. My mother replied, “Him? He can’t even find his shoes in the morning!” Continue reading “Parental Sarcasm Is No Joke”
Parenting on the Same Page
Hi Dr Justin
My husband and I see parenting so differently. He expects the kids to always be ready to listen, do as they’re told, and pretty much obey him all the time no matter what. I agree with him that the kids need to be respectful. Continue reading “Parenting on the Same Page”
Is Loyalty Dead? Family Life in an Unfaithful World
By: Rachel Doherty
Loyalty seems a discarded value in the 21st century world. But what if it’s essential to good family functioning and effective parenting? Continue reading “Is Loyalty Dead? Family Life in an Unfaithful World”
Trust God and Not a Parenting Formula
Thou shalt make your children eat broccoli. Thou shalt not give your child an unsterilised dummy. Thou shalt let your teen sleep in on Saturdays. I’ve searched the Bible from cover to cover and never found specific parenting advice like this. Continue reading “Trust God and Not a Parenting Formula”
Banana Teething Rusks
By: Susan Joy
By making your baby’s own healthy teething rusks, you can skip the refined sugars, gluten, flavours or additives that can be found in some commercially made rusks. Continue reading “Banana Teething Rusks”
How to Tell It’s Time for Kids to Quit Sport: 10 Helpful Signs
By: Rachel Doherty
When a child or teenager says they want to quit their sport, it won’t be the first sign to parents that they’re ready to go. Continue reading “How to Tell It’s Time for Kids to Quit Sport: 10 Helpful Signs”
Little Things That Make a Big Difference to the Mental Health of Young People
By: Rachel Doherty
Youth mental health is a big issue, but for parents, youth workers, families and friends, the little things you say and do can make the biggest difference. Continue reading “Little Things That Make a Big Difference to the Mental Health of Young People”