You’re familiar with the fruit of the Spirit, right? Love, joy, peace, longsuffering (or forbearance), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. As a parent, it’s not easy exercising these gifts while raising our kiddos. Well, today, love. There are a lot [...]
I know, you didn’t raise your kids that way. You’ve heard the joke—the only reason you let your children survive is grandchildren. Well, now you have your grandkids, but now your kids aren’t living the way they should be. They’re [...]
Today, we conclude the ten obvious things kids want from Mom.1 By the way, you can find the other tips in our archives at ParentMinute.org. The second-to-last thing your son or daughter wants from you is to discipline them when [...]
As we conclude our seventh in our series on Dr. Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages of Children, the question you may have is, “How do I figure out what my child’s love language is?” Here are some great questions to [...]
Over the last few days we’ve been talking about Dr. Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages of Children. Today, we’re at the last one. You can discover a child’s love language when you ask them the question: “Do you think [...]
I think just about everybody does. It’s an international display of affection. According to Dr. Gary Chapman in his book, The 5 Love Languages of Children, Iris was asked how she was so sure her parents loved her. She immediately took the [...]
Dr. Gary Chapman has written an amazing book called The 5 Love Languages of Children, and yours has one of them, I’m sure. Today, we’re looking at the third one in his book. Do you have a son or daughter who’s constantly [...]
Your words can positively or negatively impact your son or daughter. But, if your kid’s love language includes words of affirmation, you could be playing with fire—especially if you’re saying things impulsively or just want to make them feel good. [...]
Author Dr. Gary Chapman has written a book called The 5 Love Languages of Children. Today, we look at one of them: physical touch. Some kids just need to be touching us all the time. They’re energized by it. It can [...]
Author Dr. Gary Chapman has written a book called The 5 Love Languages of Children. In case you’re not familiar with those love languages, they are physical touch, words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, and acts of service. I don’t have to [...]