Want to know what your kids hate?
I asked one what they disliked most about their parents. First, she said, “Well, I like my parents.” Then she said, “But it does drive me crazy when they tell me we’re going to do something like go to an [...]
I just don’t know what to do anymore!
That’s a hard place to be as we raise our kids. Have you been there? I have. If you’re a single parent, where do you turn? John is a friend of Parent Minute and wisely says, “Every parent needs to feel [...]
I’m not a built-in babysitter.
I’m a grandparent, and so are a lot of my friends. There seems to be a common theme, though, when we talk about our grandkids. When they come for a visit, our kids—for whatever reason—stop disciplining them. They let them [...]
My kids are pretty selfish. Is there anything I can do to help?
Unfortunately, selfishness isn’t a learned behavior. It’s human nature. The only cure for selfishness is heart change, but even in Christ people can be selfish. The second-best way to change that in our kids is to do a couple of [...]
Want to know what your kids hate?
I asked one what they disliked most about their parents. First, she said, “Well, I like my parents.” Then she said, “But it does drive me crazy when they tell me we’re going to do something like go to an amusement [...]
I’m not a built-in babysitter.
I’m a grandparent, and so are a lot of my friends. There seems to be a common theme, though, when we talk about our grandkids. When they come for a visit, our kids—for whatever reason—stop disciplining them. They let them [...]
I need to treat all my kids the same, right? Wrong!
While it's important to be fair, you can't treat all of them the same. They're all different. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go" and the way he should go means the unique way [...]
What’s the most important thing to do as a parent?
My wife and I have four kids. Younger parents ask us all the time what we consider the most essential principles of parenting. Here they are. Write them down. In order, they’re (1) pray, (2) pray, (3) pray. Whether you [...]
I’m not a built-in babysitter.
I’m a grandparent, and so are a lot of my friends. There seems to be a common theme, though, when we talk about our grandkids. When they come for a visit, our kids—for whatever reason—stop disciplining them. They let them [...]
My kids are pretty selfish. Is there anything I can do to help?
Unfortunately, selfishness isn’t a learned behavior. It’s human nature. The only cure for selfishness is heart change, but even in Christ people can be selfish. The second-best way to change that in our kids is to do a couple of [...]