Equipping Parents for The Journey
What does social isolation in our teens look like? Our kids are always on their phones, they go to school, they go to church, so they are around people all the time. But are they really connecting with other teens? Social isolation is the lack of social contacts and having few people to interact...
This is drop off season—the season of life transitions where we drop off our kids at new schools, new classrooms, new co-ops, new study groups, new cities, and new experiences. All this newness raises the level of anxiety for both kids and parents. Since the focus is often on the separation anxiety your child experiences...
Here in North Texas, we are on our 100th day of temperatures over 100 degrees. Maybe that’s an exaggeration but not by much. Everything is hot. Let’s face it, we are quarantining from the sun and the summer heat. When this happens, even the siblings who are the best of friends start to get...
At some point in the last couple of years, many of us gave up on monitoring and restricting screen time. When everything feels so out of control around you, this seems like an easy one not to battle. Now, your parent radar might be going off, reminding you to look up and take stock of...
“What do my daughters need from me?” and “What can they learn from me?” are two questions Pastor David Ake has asked himself in his path to raising two amazing, smart, and beautiful daughters. Though he cannot lay claim to all the ideas presented here, as he has been encouraged by multiple (and sometimes contrasting)...
In this Parenting Pathway class, we invited counselor and life coach Sydney Squires from Lifeologie Counseling in Frisco to lead us in a discussion about sexuality and pornography. Because of her own life experience and the work she does professionally, Sydney is uniquely qualified to help us as Christian parents talk about these topics with...
It can be frustrating to manage the family summer schedule, especially when your kids need and enjoy different things. You might find you must constantly cajole and encourage some of your kids to participate in activities, while you have to pull back the reins on others. It's likely you can feel exhausted before summer...
So many of us have a “not my child” perspective or a view that we have some super power to protect our kids from the world they live in. But my heart is heavy with the need to share my own story of pornography’s impact on our family. A mom’s perspective is different from...
At our Parenting Pathway class this past Sunday, we heard from special guest Shannon Thornton, M.A. LPC with Chrysalis Behavioral Therapy and Counseling, about raising kids who have ADHD. If you missed the class or want to remind yourself of some key points, watch the recording and check out the class notes this week...
Our Pastor for High School Ministry, Nathan Kocurek, writes the best monthly newsletters for families in his ministry. This is not a man who is new to this field of ministry; Nathan has years of experience ministering to teens, and there is very little he has not seen. So when he recently shared a...
Have you ever watched a group of two-year-old children play? Even at this very young age, their unique temperament is very apparent. It is as though they came out of the womb with their unique wiring already in place. This week on the blog, we want to introduce you to the study of your child’s temperament....
Every February, the United States honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped shape our nation. Black History Month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs, and adversities that are part of our country's history. It is one thing to be aware of Black History Month, but it is another to...
