What do kids want from Mom?
Over the next five days we’re going to look at ten things kids want from Mom.1 Today, the first two. One, Mom, go into your kids’ room at night, tuck them in, sing them a song, and tell them stories [...]
Kids love to fight. Do you?
I’m sure you’ve seen it. You’re in the mall, and there’s a family, and the kids are at each other’s throats. They’re teasing and hitting each other. You wonder, Why isn’t that mom doing something about it? Then, all of [...]
Do you have devotions with your kids?
Barna research tells us the greatest percentage of people who give their hearts to Christ do so between their fourth and their fourteenth birthdays. That means we have about ten years to reach them before the percentages go way down. That [...]
Do our kids do more laughing or crying?
There’s nothing more infectious than a 2-year-old laughing so hard they can hardly contain themselves. You’ve seen the videos on YouTube, right? I was speaking in a church recently, and outside the sanctuary was this little boy laughing hysterically. You [...]
Are you building or tearing down?
It seems like every family has at least one kid that’s a challenge. How did I handle it? Sometimes poorly. While the experts say it’s important to point out the positives in our kids, when you’re mad, it isn’t easy, [...]
Just like adults, kids have bad days, too.
Not too long ago, my daughter had a string of really bad days. Over a short span, she got sick, she fell on a wet floor and hurt her knee, and she made some poor choices that made her life [...]
What are you learning from your kids?
There are times when we hope our kids learn valuable lessons. They do something wrong, or they find themselves in situations where they have a decision to make. But, have you ever wondered if God allows your kids to go [...]
Are you asking or telling?
I read an article1 the other day by Dr. Larry Sax. He says many parents today think that we need to be treating our kids like adults. He tells us: “Some parenting experts” suggest “that [parents] should offer their children [...]
What’s your response to failure?
We’ve all dealt with failure, haven’t we? How have you dealt with your kids’ failure? I’m talking about everyday, run-of-the-mill kids kind of troublemaking. You know the kind: kids using a freshly painted living room wall as a magic marker [...]
When you see a bridge to your kids heart, use it!
Heaven knows, there are enough times when our relationship with our kids is less than ideal. That can make teaching them biblical truth, to put it mildly, a challenge. But, there are also times when, by God’s grace, your kids [...]