Teaching your kids how to pray will not only change their lives–but it can change yours as well. I hope (and pray!) this post gives you some solid ideas for teaching your kids how to talk to God. Every morning I sit down with my kids and work on prayer journals. I want… [Continue Reading]
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Calming Angry Kids: Order Your Copy Today
If you have a child who struggles with anger, or if you know a family that does, be sure to order Calming Angry Kids today. Each of us needs to wake up with hope and lay down in peace—you do, your kids do. Each of us needs to discover that with the right tools, overcoming… [Continue Reading]
Day 4: Calming Angry Kids: Create A Calm Down Kit
Create A Calm-Down Kit The first step to helping kids know how to calm themselves is to teach them to understand what to watch for when they become angry. Anger causes physical things to happen in our bodies. As children’s anger rises, their bodies respond in specific ways. Examples include: Shaking hands Breathing more quickly… [Continue Reading]
Day 3: Calming Angry Kids: A Parent’s Response to Anger
A Parent’s Response to Anger There are two types of anger: Internal External In this session Tricia addresses anger, both in children and parents. Daily Challenge #1 Pour out your feelings to God, even when that means getting them down in anger. Once you do this, you can ask God to show you how He… [Continue Reading]
What My Anger Showed Me About My Heart
What My Anger Showed Me About My Heart I am so thankful for writer friends who support each other. Recently my friend Elisa Morgan asked if I’d write a guest post for her blog. She asked me to be real, and I was. This ended up being one of Elisa’s top blogs of… [Continue Reading]
Staying Strong When Your Heart Feels Weak
I’ve never thought of myself as a weak person. That is until the day I crumbled onto the floor of my bedroom, feeling as if I had nothing left to give. Tears had flowed earlier that day, but not now. I’d been trying to reach out to my angry daughter throughout the day but to… [Continue Reading]
5 Christian Parenting Author Giveaway
I’m excited to partner with these other authors to bring you some of the best Christian parenting resources available today. Check out each author and their product below and then join the sweepstakes HERE between January 13-18, 2019 Eastern Time. Thrive Family Video Series By Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN. THRIVE! is… [Continue Reading]
You Can’t Parent Alone | Marty Machowski
Scroll below for a chance to win a copy of Parenting First Aid! You Can’t Parent Alone Before conceiving our twins, Lois and I were as prepared for parenting as any couple could be. We both babysat extensively and lived with Christian families. So we sat in the front row, watching others’ strengths and weaknesses… [Continue Reading]
Parenting According to the Needs of Your Family | Julie Lowe
Don’t miss out on a chance to win a copy of Child Proof — enter below! Parenting According to the Needs of Your Family Being an expert at knowing each of our children naturally leads to a commitment to shape our parenting and our homes to serve our family well. This does not mean that… [Continue Reading]
Prayers for the School Year
It’s the beginning of the school year, and I have so many hopes and desires for my children’s year. I want it to be a year of learning, yes, but I also want so much more. I want this to be a year in which my children grow spiritually, not just physically and educationally. I… [Continue Reading]
What’s Behind Your Child’s “Mad”?
As a parent, it’s easy for me to get upset when my children get angry. I want them to control their emotions. I want them to control themselves. But through the years I’ve discovered that one of the best ways to deal with anger is to figure out where it comes from. Once we figure… [Continue Reading]