Virtual choices…real world consequences
We braced ourselves for a tough crowd. When we were asked to speak to a group of students about the potentially harmful consequences of video games ...
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When your ex has different values
In split-parent family homes (homes where each parent shares custody after a separation or divorce), the former spouses may not share the same ...
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Visitation Violations
In our years of legal work for divorced and never-married couples, we've found that miscommunication is the main reason custodial parents withhold ...
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When you can’t make it better for your step kids
"I'm not going, and you can't make me," my 12-year-old stepson shouted when it was time to visit his biological mum. He marched to his room ...
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A faith that sticks
The packing list from the childbirth preparation class might have scared off other soon-to-be mums, but not me. I intended to follow every ...
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4 Easy ways to improve the way you discipline
Karla was fed up with her son. "Every day after school, he drops his backpack and goes straight to his computer," she told me. "When I ...
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How to share the gospel with your child
Am I going to die if I accept Jesus?" my 5-year-old daughter, Amelia, asked one day. "You won't die right now," I reassured her. As we ...
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Why kids need healthy fats
Eight months after her second child was born, Melody, 38, still had her “baby fat.” In an effort to slim down and fit back into her regular ...
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Why your child needs water
Ten-year-old Danielle and her teammates walked off the soccer field in single file, slapping the outstretched palms of their opponents, who were ...
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A new goal for discipline
As young parents of three "intensely-wired" preschoolers, we tried our best to do the usual Christian parenting things — read our kids ...
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Over scheduled teens
Sports, theatre, band, school projects, jobs, University prep, church activities — the lives of today's teenagers are fast-paced and jam-packed. ...
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Over scheduled kids
My 7-year-old son climbed into the car with a scowl on his face and mumbled sullen responses to my cheerful inquiries. Caleb seemed to be doing well ...
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