Loving Your Children Extravangantly
Communication Tips for Parents
Christian Kids Clean, Fun Music
Check out “Story Songs From Scripture”, which features fun theologically sound Bible based music and videos. Brought to you by Kurtis Park and Friends
read moreHow Can Parents Keep Kids Off Drugs and Alcohol
Explain to your child the consequences of drugs and alcohol and apply these to their daily life. How would being high affect extra-curricular activities or academic performance? Will drug and alcohol use stop the pursuit of personal goals?
read moreSpanking Your Child: Should I or Not?
Drug and alcohol use
Parents, sometimes faith and prayer is not enough. As parents, we know this to be true. Consider the perfect parent: God the Father. He created humans and gave us the opportunity to live eternally at peace with Him, the world, the animals and other persons. Yet, the first people, Adam and Eve, still chose to “eat the apple.” The Partnership at Drug Free is a website dedicated to assisting parents with preventing and dealing with drug abuse by their children. Drugfree.org is packed with resources for parents to prevent and handle it when a child is addicted to drugs or alcohol.
read moreHow faith develops in children
Developmental psychologist James Fowler from his book and research, was the first to assign development stages to faith. Fowler’s stages are best understood in predictable stages of human development. They illustrate how faith develops in children giving parents a guide for teaching faith lessons.
read moreKids-in-Mind: Choosing age-appropriate movies
Concerned about protecting your child’s innocence? How can parents protect their children from violent images, sexual content and inappropriate content before they are ready for it? More than ever before, parents must be proactive and be aware of what their children view and listen to. When it comes to selecting age-appropriate movies, I recommend Kids-in-mind.com.
read moreTeaching morals: Stages of moral reasoning
Lawrence Kohlberg’s research and theories influenced child psychology and developmental theory for years. It is a powerful tool that can help you understand the motivation behind your child’s decisions at each stage of development.
read moreEffective Parenting in a Defective World
The book and video series, Effective Parenting In A Defective World, by Chip Ingram (Focus on the Family, 2006), is a powerful, practical guide for parents with children of all ages. We also highly recommend the DVD study and guide for small groups or Sunday School classes.
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