How to engage a teen wrestling with faith
My eyes unexpectedly caught a colourful, professionally printed poster hanging in church: “Atheists have a national holiday!” Then I read the ...
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A Grand Influence: How to bond with your grandkids
Most grandparents want to be an asset to their grandchildren — provide a listening ear, welcome heart and safe place for kids to emotionally land. ...
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Caring for children and elderly parents simultaneously
Question: Should we be considering the possibility of taking my ageing mother into our home while we're still in the process of raising three kids? ...
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Educating churches
Previous in series Working with the school The 3 and 4 year olds marched into "big church" with giggles and flushed faces. Parents strained ...
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Working with the school
Previous in series Siblings needs The day my first child Michael was born, I was filled with anticipation. I had idealised this moment. It would look ...
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Siblings needs
Previous in series How to cope My 10 year old brother Danny watched the boys at summer camp running, swimming and playing. Though only 5 myself, I ...
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How to cope
Previous in series Wonderfully made The birth of a baby brings lots of emotion — most would assume emotions of happiness, excitement, amazement and ...
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Wonderfully made
Previous in this series Losing faith As parents, we know how special our children are to us, but have you told your kids they are uniquely and ...
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Losing faith
Previous in series Parenting a child with special needs My daughter, Chloe, is amazingly verbal, emotionally sensitive and quite a beauty. She knows ...
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Parenting a child with special needs
If you are a parent of a child with special needs, you undoubtedly have bigger challenges to overcome than you ever thought possible. There may be ...
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Talking to kids about mass violence
“What happened? Why are they sad?” asked 5 year old Scarlett. Tara and Jason were startled by their daughter’s question. Normally their two ...
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Navigating painful reminders when you’re struggling with infertility
It had been a hard day. Despite yet another trip to the infertility clinic, I wasn’t pregnant. Still. So, as the sun slipped behind the horizon, ...
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