![The Ground Rules of Discipline The Ground Rules of Discipline](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86652.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"Logical, age-appropriate consequences can solve most disciplinary problems," says Suzanne Woods Fisher in her article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY. Parents often ...
![Great Expectations Great Expectations](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86653.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Some parents put unrealistic expectations on their children, who attempt to meet those expectations—and when they miss struggle with feelings of failure. Other parents ...
![Responsibility Super Models Responsibility Super Models](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86654.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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All parents go through it—that moment when their child reveals their embarrassing habits or secrets in public. This usually happens in a socially damaging setting, ...
![Balancing Work and Family Life Balancing Work and Family Life](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86658.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Balancing work demands with family life can be a complicated and stressful responsibility. Jane Kise, in her article for TODAY'S CHRISTIAN WOMAN, recommends preplanning ...
![Balancing Your Life by Saying No Balancing Your Life by Saying No](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86659.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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As Christian women, most of us want to please those around us. After all, doesn't being a servant of Christ mean that we should say yes as often as possible to those who ...
![Creating a Stronger Parent-Child Bond Creating a Stronger Parent-Child Bond](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86660.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"Parents need to be intentional about creating a stronger parent-child bond," writes Kathi Hunter in her article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY. In a culture filled ...
![Looking for Rest Looking for Rest](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86662.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Sundays looked different years ago. They were the days people went to church, got together with family or friends, and kicked back and relaxed. But as time went on, Sundays ...
![Make God Real to Your Children Make God Real to Your Children](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86663.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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How can children today differentiate between what is real and what is make believe? Years ago a child's imagination was the only creator of make believe. Today there is ...
![Teach Children to Pray Teach Children to Pray](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86664.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Most people remember their first prayer, whether it was "God is great, God is good, and we thank him for our food" or the classic nighttime prayer, "Now I lay ...
![Make Church a Positive Experience for Kids Make Church a Positive Experience for Kids](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86665.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Children need to feel that they are an important part of the church community, says Michelle Leise in her article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY magazine. The thoughts, feelings, ...
![Help Children Make Faith Their Own Help Children Make Faith Their Own](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86666.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Deuteronomy 6 tells us to impress God's commandments on our children. We are to talk about them when we sit at home, walk along the road, lie down, and get up. Clearly God ...
![Nurture a Child's Faith Nurture a Child's Faith](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86667.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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The foundation for an enduring and strong faith is not primarily built through friends, conferences, camps, VBS, a mid-week program, or Sunday school; faith is truly and ...
![Use Stories to Pass on the Faith Use Stories to Pass on the Faith](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86668.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"Stories are a powerful way to connect with kids," says William Bennett in his article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY. `God reveals himself through the eternal ...
![Living in a Culture of Sexual Immorality Living in a Culture of Sexual Immorality](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86735.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Sexual drama pervades our culture. Sex sells clothes, cosmetics, boats, books, cars, movies, and music. Sexual expression is a highly coveted and hotly contested freedom. ...
![God and Government God and Government](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86529.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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We learn early in school about the different branches of government. We discuss terms like "balance of powers" and play out scenarios of one branch of our government ...
![Strengthen the Family Strengthen the Family](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86600.jpg?h=151&w=100)
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Certainly divorce, out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and child and spouse abuse have had a tremendous effect on the structure of the family. But what, aside from talking, have ...
![Is Counseling Biblical? Is Counseling Biblical?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86603.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Psychology and psychotherapy were once viewed as either intrusive or incompatible with the Bible's teaching, but now Christian counselors work in and through the church ...
![Loving Discipline Loving Discipline](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86646.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Biblical discipline focuses on heart changes, not merely outward behavior changes. It includes consistent training, calm correction, biblical teaching, and clear communication. ...
![Raising Counter-Cultural Teenagers Raising Counter-Cultural Teenagers](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86647.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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The apostle Paul admonished his disciple Timothy, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, ...
![Fear Factors in Parenting Fear Factors in Parenting](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86648.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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You go through nine months of preparation, but nothing really prepares you for the moment an infant is wrapped in pink or blue and placed in your arms. And then it hits ...