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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
My wife and I have 4 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 [...]