Anyone who has more than one child realizes that God created every child to be a unique individual. It has always amazed me that children raised in the same family,…
Mommy Guilt. Is there a mother on the planet who doesn’t have it?? Here is a very partial list of my Mommy Guilt: Starting a strict schedule with my particular…
As of May 15 of this year, I have been raising children for twenty-three years, so while I feel somewhat qualified to share parenting advice, I am fairly new at…
You will notice that some of these posts overlap. This one is very similar to #5, but I'm coming from a different angle. Our children are a blessing, and we…
If we are going to have any kind of influence over our children, having a relationship with them is vital. This is true at any age. We need to invest…
We need to prepare our children to stay strong in an ungodly world, and to possibly even face persecution. It saddens me to even have to put this among the…
Some (perhaps most) of these posts stem from various regrets, things I would tweak (or totally change) if I were just starting out as a parent, and things I wish…
I have hesitated to post this one because I have several dear friends who are single moms, and one single dad that I know of, and not by their own…
I have found this particular tip, by far, to be the hardest one to try to put into words, but I’ll do my best. I also know that this one…
This one is short (surprise!!) and simple. A lot of things can be really cute at age three, or even up to about age eight or ten, but they are…
We want to instill in our children a desire to be grateful for the many blessings that God has given them. Not only will they have a more joyful life,…
Pray for your children, and pray for them often. Not only do Jeff and I pray for our children during our personal devotion time, but also as the Lord brings them…
It is important to help and encourage our children to become each other’s best friends. Next to their future spouse, ideally their siblings will always be their best friends. When…
Parenting Tip Number Six Guard your children’s friendships carefully. If you see that every time they spend time with a certain friend they are disrespectful to you, mean to their…
Parenting Tip Number Four As parents, we will sometimes make mistakes (gasp!!). In fact there will be times when we outright sin against our child. We can lose our tempers,…
Parenting Tip Number Three We need to really, truly listen to our children and teenagers. Obviously, they should speak respectfully, but our children, of any age, should feel free to…
I hope you were able to read Tip Number One from yesterday. It lays the foundation for this tip. Parenting Tip Number Two Make the Bible the center of your…
Introduction Hi, I'm Kim. I've been married to my best friend, Jeff, since 1987. We have five children, Joshua (1992) who has been married to Alissa since 2013, Joseph (1995),…
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