“Children aren’t Expensive, Lifestyles are!” Have you ever heard some well-meaning knucklehead (usually with young children) say that? You may have even heard this knucklehead say […]
Tag: Parenting
Parenting According to Our Theology
Parenting reflects what we believe about God more than anything else. Mothering is a thumbnail portrait of our theology. The Crux of Christian Parenting Do […]
Who’s Afraid of Teenagers?
For some reason, when a woman with more than the usual 1.8 children goes out into public, people feel the need to comment about our […]
Of Crayon Choices and Parenting Methods
Yesterday, I posted a bit about getting too carried away in parenting methods and teachers, rather than simply obeying God, seeking His will. I wanted […]
Why We Need to Use Discernment When Dealing with “Experts”
When I was younger, I had a bumper sticker on my guitar case (I didn’t own a car yet), which said, “Question Authority”. I didn’t […]
Why Moms Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About Me-Time
When my oldest daughter was a toddler and my son was a baby, I was so busy with activities filling my schedule, I hardly was […]
Making the Most of Worship When You have Little Ones
I got a reader email about some comments I made recently about using Sunday School and Children’s Church, voicing a concern about influences. I thought […]
Rethinking Church and Family
In some circles, it is complete sacrilege to even mention children’s programs at a church in a positive light. Especially as a newer Christian and […]
The Key to Successful Child Training
Of all of the things that helped us raise our kids well, I think, is a decision at some point to have few clearly defined […]
5 Tips for Separating the Good from the Bad Parenting Methods
How do you separate the good from the bad in parenting methodologies? What are some good, general, parenting principles no matter the “method”? Here are […]