Relationships are central to making a spiritual impact on children. Children and teenagers tend to embrace their parents’ faith if parents have heart connections (relationships) with them. If a parent and teenager grow distant from each other, the parent will probably have little spiritual impact, even if the parent teaches biblical truth. Drawing from empirical…
A friend of mine started a Facebook group this summer to help parents find fun things to do for their kids. Almost every day different moms put up great ideas to keep children engaged and learning through the hot, stale months at hand. The trouble, of course, is that my children are too old for…
The chant was standard fare back when I was in high school, and it would reverberate through the gym several times a game as we cheered on our teammates running up and down the court. “WE DON’T MESS AROUND, HEY!… Read More The post A Youthworker’s Passionate Plea To Parents. . . appeared first on…
The day I was officially diagnosed with depression, I cried. I mean, I had been crying for weeks, but this was different. I was crying because my crying had a name. A name I feared. I was mourning my diagnosis. Being told I was depressed was just so… depressing. It took awhile to sink in,…
This is the final segment of a five-part series on empowering children with disabilities written by Jolene Philo. – Editor Empowering kids with disabilities isn’t always a serious business. The previous posts in this series about meeting our kids’ basic needs (Part 1: Survival, Part 2: Love and Belonging, Part 3: Power and Self-Worth, and Part 4: Freedom) may…
For those of us navigating life with our kids during this Pride Month, here’s a prayer I wrote that I trust we will pray with all humility as we seek to follow the way and will of God as contained… Read More The post A Prayer To Pray During Pride Month. . . appeared first…
I don’t know about you, but I find these words from Herman Narula deeply troubling: “One day this book will be read by a person without a body. . . If a brain can connect to a computer – whatever… Read More The post Wade – Don’t Dive – Into AI. . . appeared first…
I don’t know anyone who enjoys reading books where they jump around reading various chapters out of order. For example, let’s consider the classic children’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. If you were to read the chapters randomly, it would create a nonsensical and disjointed experience. The story follows Alice as she…
Whack-a-mole reminds me of a few things: Raising a lot of small children Having children close together Parenting a Child with Special Needs In each of these times in life, my mind goes to diaper changes, crying, screaming, feeding on demand, naps that aren’t happening, and nights that are interrupted. Also coming to mind is…
I take you to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. I will love and honor you all the days of my life. Twenty years ago, I stood in front of a church with a man…