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Adoption Stories
Behind Their Behavior
Finally Home
The Gift of Being Heard
Preparing Your Family for Adoption
Uncomfortable Questions About Your Child's Adoption
When to Tell Children They're Adopted

Age-Specific Parenting Tips

Early Years (ages 0-3)

End the Pacifier Habit
Making Chores Fun
Potty Training
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Discovery Times (ages 4-7)

Bedtime Rituals for Children
Sibling Rivalry
When Kids Won't Eat Vegetables
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Tween Ages (ages 8-12)

Cell Phone Responsibility
Christmas Cleanup and Your Kids
A Fun Way to Serve Others
Gift Giving and Siblings
Rehearsing Right Choices
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Teen Phases (ages 13-18)

Be Your Teen's Role Model
Countering a Culture of Entitlement (video)
Help Your Teen Own His Faith
Protecting Your Kids From Negative Influences
The Source of Self-Worth
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Blended Family

Building Stepsibling Bonds Through Teamwork
How Remarriage Affects Kids
Mother's Day and Stepmoms
One Child, Two Homes
Persevering as a Stepparent (video)
Reconnecting With Your Stepchild
Tips for New Stepdads
When Bob Became Dad
The Wise Stepmom
For more blended family articles, search
our topical marriage and family archives.

Challenges

Does Parenting Make a Difference?
Fearless Parenting
Help Your Child Through Hard Times
Holding Tight
Remember 9/11
Two and a Half Hours With Audrey

Character Qualities

Cultivate Compassion
Parenting the Introverted Child
Teaching Kids to Show Empathy

Communication

Facing the Truth
Your Child's Love Language
Your Past, Your Kids: The Conversation

Discipline

Curbing the Blame Game and Getting Rid of Excuses
Disciplining as a Single Parent
Encourage Siblings to Get Along
Limiting Media Time
Media Messages and Siblings
Simple Strategies for Effective Discipline
Teaching Kids Personal Responsibility
What's the Goal of Discipline?

Extended Family

Building Memories
Celebrate Your Kids' Heritage
Connecting Through Prayer
Cousin Camp
Finding Faith in the Family Tree
Grandma Camp
Handling Holiday Conflict
Making Gifts for Grandma
A "Relative" Challenge
Relative Peace
Score One for the Family
Sunday Dinners With the Family
Train Your Child to Pray
Valuing the Elderly
For more extended family articles, search
our topical marriage archive.

Faith

Blessing Your Children
Dealing With Doubt
God at the Center
How to Bless Your Kids (video)
Introducing Your Children to God
Parenting When Married to an Unbelieving Spouse
When Kids Question Their Faith
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Family Activities

7 Cabin Fever Rescues
Christian Faith in American History
Faith on the Go: June Activity Calendar
Faith on the Go: July Activity Calendar
Freedom and Faith
Games and Activities for Road Trips
Seize the Summer: June Faith Activity Calendar
Seize the Summer: July Faith Activity Calendar
Show Kids How to Appreciate Their Pastor

For Dads

The Best Way a Son Learns to Be a Man
Be a Kid With Your Kids
Boarding Calls and Beasts of Burden (humor)
Dads and Work
Daly Focus: Meaning in the Margins
Fatherhood Mandate, The 
How Sports Teach Character
Love at Its Best
Man to Man: Bully in our Midst 
Seven Rules for Dating My Son (humor)
So You're Gonna Be a Daddy
Taming the Backyard Shark (humor)
Time Alone With Your Kids
The Unexpected Sports Dad
Using Sports to Teach Kids Character
What Every Dad Should Tell His Son
For more articles for men, search
our marriage and family archives.

For Moms

Between Us Moms 
The New Reality of Motherhood
Java With Juli: The "Good Enough" Mom
Java With Juli: Overprotective Moms
Java With Juli: Working Moms Need Friends, Too
Mother-Daughter Conflict
Prayer: It Does a Mother Good 
Redeeming Guilt
Stay-at-Home Moms vs. Working Moms
For more articles for women, search
our marriage and family archives.

Media and Culture

Become a Music Investigator
Comparing Game Systems
Engage: Reflecting God's Heart
Friending or Friendship
Spanning the Music Gap
Tales From the Script
Weaning Kids From the E-pacifier

Money

Dave Ramsey on Kids and Money (video)
Kids and Money
Teaching Your Kids About Money

New Parent

Boarding Calls and Beasts of Burden
The New Reality of Motherhood

Personal Parenting Journey

"Am I a Bad Parent?"

Philosophy

Java With Juli: Trusting God's Will for Your Child
Love as a Lifestyle
Navigating Life Transitions
Parenting Goals
Unforgettable Everyday Moments

School

Back to the Books
Developing a Home School Routine
End the Homework Battle
Is Your Child Underachieving in School?
Is Your Home School Curriculum Working for Your Family?
Preparing for Back-to-School
Preparing for Graduation Day
School Transitions

Single Parent

"Did Mommy Paint the Sky?"
Disciplining as a Single Parent
Focus on Your Home
Hope for Children of Single Parents
Let Your Kids be Kids
The Man He'll Become
Part-Time Custody, Full-Time Parent
Putting Victoria First
Raising a Gentleman
Rashel's Choice
School-Year Support for Single Parents
Set Aside Differences for the Kids
A Single Dad: Unplugged
Take Care of Yourself
Three Daughters and a Dad
To Date or Not to Date
When Friends Matter Most
What Boys Need to Learn to Become Good Men
Your Child and the No-Show Parent

Special Needs

Discover What's Possible
Finding Nichole
Life: Go For It!
Discover What's Possible

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