All Articles for Parenting

When are children old enough to participate in church?

Are your kids too wiggly to join you in church?

Join us as we hear some sound advice on fathering from the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Tony Dungy.

Hear Dennis Rainey, John Piper, and Danny Oertli talk about the joys and challenges of adoption.

Three couples share their tales of not-so-perfect adoptions that still had a happy ending.

Hear couples describe their adoption experiences.

Barbara Rainey answers mothers' curious questions.

Gary Harrell and Anne Arkins talk about the benefits of persistent, specific prayers.

Gary Harrell and Anne Arkins tell parents how they can become actively involved in the spiritual walk of their children.

Gary Harrell and his wife, Anne Arkins, encourage parents to systematically pray for their children.

Elyse Fitzpatrick gives timely advice to parents of wayward children.

Does good parenting produce good kids and bad parenting produce bad kids?

Lisa Bevere talks about her own restoration from a sordid past.

Lisa Bevere tells parents how to encourage their children toward sexual purity.

Hear The Crains relive those happy moments when they were finally able to bring their children home.

Hear the Crains tell how God blessed them over and beyond what they could have ever asked or thought.

Hear how God made Larry and Joy Crain's adoption dream come true by leading them to the Ukraine.

Steve Shadrach challenges parents to get their teens excited about reaching their campus and their world for Christ.

Steve Shadrach encourages parents to check out prospective colleges for their spiritual offerings.

Who says the "birds & bees" talk has to be boring?

When was the last time you spent an exciting weekend away--just you and your preteen?

Parents tell how they are preparing their teens for love, sex, and marriage.

Dr. Ron Mehl tells what he tried to teach his sons about character and growth.

Dr. Ron Mehl talks about passing on a legacy of truth to the next generation.

Gary talks about the sobering realization that our kids are watching us 24/7 and mimicking what we do.

You're a parent, and you feel guilty.

Hear about the character-building circumstances of parenthood.

Learn how parenting erodes away our selfishness to make us more like Christ.

Hear some of the ways adoption affects your marriage, your other children, and your relationship with Christ.

Learn how to pull the reins on a child's controlling behavior.

Learn the particular challenges parents face when disciplining a strong-willed child.

Amanda Gregory tells how she and her twin finally met their birth mother after 17 years apart.

Sharon Hersh helps parents understand teen depression.

Sharon Hersh gives some advice for dealing with a daughter's anxiety.

Sharon Hersh talks about connecting with your daughter's heart.

Robert Lewis talks about the emotional abuse he and others endured at the hands of his alcoholic father.

Robert Lewis tells what life was like for him growing up as the son of an alcoholic father.

Barbara Rainey, answers your most perplexing questions about parenting.

Tony Dungy encourages men to win on and off the court by purposely loving and pursuing their children.

Indianapolis Colts head coach, Tony Dungy, tells men of the joy of being an all-pro dad.

John Yates gives men some valuable tips for praying for their family.

Preparing your son to face temptation doesn't have to be embarrassing or painful.

Author Fred Stoeker informs dads how teaching about the birds and the bees can be as easy as telling stories.

Fred Stoeker tells men how they can train their eyes not to look at things that are inappropriate.

Fred Stoeker encourages fathers to talk to their sons about the changes that will occur with puberty.

Fred Stoeker talks about the mistake fathers make when they don't pass down God's truth to their sons.

Lisa Ryan talks about preparing young women for a culture that often frowns on Christianity.

Lisa Ryan tells how important it is for young women to have the support of godly girlfriends.

Dennis and Barbara Rainey answer your questions about parenting.

Dennis and Barbara Rainey talk about effectively disciplining children.