I have the answer. Just move your family out of a first-world country and you will quickly see them become grateful for things many take for granted. Teaching your child to be grateful doesn’t have to be that extreme. I wish I could say that moving to a country with hardly any first-world Read More
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Building Christlike Virtues and Qualities in Our Children
How do you teach a child to be honest? How do you teach them to see God's hand in Creation or to revere God's Word? We've shared some ideas on how to build Christlike virtues in our children in the posts below and would love for you to join the conversation and share your thoughts and ideas in the comments. Let's learn and grow together.
How to Help Your Child Guard Their Lips
Psalm 141:3 says, "Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips." We know to seek the Lord when we need to guard our own lips. Even then, we have a really hard time doing it. So how is it that you can know how to help your child guard their lips when it can still be difficult Read More
How to Help Your Child Understand When to Use Caution
There is a fine line between raising kids who use caution and raising fearful kids. Lord knows I have messed up in this area in the past. Sometimes we learn the hard way, and sometimes we get it right. We would really like our children not to have to learn the hard way. That is why practicing Read More
How to Encourage Your Child to Use Their Time Wisely
Managing time is something most kids just don't do willingly. Learning to manage their time wisely is something that is learned, taught, and even improved over time. If you are looking for ways to motivate kids in this area, then I have some tips that can help. Learn how to encourage your child to Read More
How to Encourage Perseverance in Your Child
In a world where an entire little league sports team gets a trophy for participation, it's hard to teach kids the value of persevering. Sugarcoating and coddling isn't the best thing for our kids. It is super easy just to quit; to keep on going is tough. How to encourage perseverance in your child Read More
How to Help Your Child Share Christ + FREE Bible Study Tools
Oh boy, do I have a story for you. Maybe it isn't too exciting for you, but it opened my eyes to what I considered a priority with my children. We try to instill the Lord's Word in our kids, from birth even. Yet, we never know if they will respond to it. We don't really know if they are truly Read More
How to Help Your Child Treat Everyone Equally
In a time when people all over the globe are fighting for "equality," teaching our kids to treat everyone equal is a must. The problem is that as a Christian, that may look a little different than it does to the world, and that is OK. We can only train our children according to God's Word. Here are Read More
How to Help Your Child be an Encourager
I went from being a bitter person, thinking everyone was against me, to becoming a believer full of hope – and wanting to share that with others. Only Christ could have taken me from the angry person I was to the encouraging person I try to be today. I have hopes to teach my children to do the same. Read More
How to Help Your Child be a Good Friend
Good friends are hard to come by. As children and even as adults, many of us have to learn and understand what being a good friend truly is. We want our kids to know what it means to be a good friend and to keep a good one around. Just as you train children up in the way they should go, likewise you Read More
