Communicating to teens that sex is a sacred affair
"I’m a Christian, but I don’t understand why the church creates so many rules for sex," 17-year-old Alex says. "Where in the Bible ...
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How far is too far? Helping your teen set healthy boundaries
What do I say if my teen asks, "What is outercourse? Is it sex?" The first thing for any parent to do in this situation is take a deep ...
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Navigating midlife remarriage
Ah . . . this will be a breeze. Since our kids are grown and out of the house, Dale and I thought many of the issues of blending families wouldn’t ...
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Helping your teen stay sexually pure
Question: What can we do as parents to help our teenager remain sexually pure? Answer: It all begins at home, and preferably as early as possible in ...
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Why you shouldn’t look back at past relationships
A relationship from my teen years still makes me wince whenever the girl’s name comes to mind. One day, I prayed about looking her up to tell her ...
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Q & A: “Oral sex isn’t sex”
Question: To our dismay, we recently discovered (by stumbling across a journal entry) that our daughter has been involved in oral sex. Even more ...
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Q&A: Helping girls prevent date rape
Question: How do I talk to my teen daughter about the danger of date rape? I've heard that it's becoming more common, and this worries me as a ...
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Valentine’s Day as a Single Parent
It was Valentine’s Day 1996. I was a single mum with three little boys. My heart ached because my husband was celebrating with another woman. I ...
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8 Truths to Hold on to in a Destructive Marriage
When Mary* asks her husband about his late nights and questionable finances, she's continually told she's overreacting, she's nagging him or she ...
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How to Find Romance in the Everyday
Some couples would liken their marriages to fairy tale storybooks. They jet off to Paris on a whim and frequently post photos from tropical beaches. ...
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Monsters and mid-terms: Helping your child cope with anxiety
For adults, stress is an inescapable fact of life. Jesus Himself acknowledged this reality over 2,000 years ago when He said, "In this world you ...
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Q&A: When visits with a step-parent disrupt kids’ behaviour
Question: When my stepchildren come back from their mother’s house, my husband and I find that it takes days to get them back into our normal ...
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