Raise Caring Children: Some Proven Tips

According to Harvard Psychologists the best way to raise good caring children doesn't need to hire expensive private tutors or have them attend summer camps. Instead, it all comes down to train them how to care for others too. In a recent report, Harvard psychologists revealed that children who think about others are happier, plain and simple. Which is great because, as we well know, a happy kid also means a happy mom. Here are the 7 parenting...

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Teen's Advice To Parents About Nurturing Spiritual Growth

These are Teen's Advice To Parents About Nurturing Spiritual Growth. Be involved!  Talk to your kids about God, and pray with each child specifically about his or her concerns.  Also don't forget to always talk to God about your kids and also bless them during their sleep. Talk about it! You must be sensitive with the struggles that your kids are going through, and don't discount it or take it for granted.  You can also relate your experiences as a young person.  When my kids were young, they love (and even urge us) to tell...

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Disciple Your Children Intentionally, Making a Timeless Investment

Disciple Your Children Intentionally, Making a Timeless Investment You don't need to be a perfect Christian to disciple your teens. Nobody's perfect, even and especially Christians.  And you don't need to be a perfect Christian in discipling your teens and it doesn't require you to be perfect either in helping your teen to become an authentic follower of Jesus Christ. It can and should be a natural, caring, and even fun experience! This means that in leading your teens to become mature in their Christian life, it doesn't have to become...

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5 Tips to Discipline Your Teens

Here are four ways to practice the kind of discipline that helps your teens become and eager spiritual learners. 1. Give your teen boundaries. Have you notice along the farms where cows are grazing?  They are always located near the fence! It is also the same with our children, especially our teens.  You should define and give your boundaries for your teen.  Boundaries that are fully understood and could be followed. 2. Show firmness with your decision but mercy and love should not be left out.  Sometimes it is advisable...

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Top 5 Reasons Why Your Children Won't Listen To Your Voice

As parents, we would truly be delighted if our children are really obedient to us.  And many times, the opposite is what happening inside every home, even a Christian family home.  This is one area of being parents where we also struggle the most,  how to train your children in the way of the Lord is the challenge here. Most of the time I share the verse from Ephesians 6:1 "Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right." to remind them that it is their duty as children to be obedient with their parents at all times except...

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How To Teach Your Kids Moral Values

To teach your kids moral values is a very challenging task one parent could face. And it is especially difficult today given the (im)morality or the so called "morals" of today's generation.  It is like your swimming or running against the current, as we can today that morality is really declining.  We need to teach our young children morality if we wanted them to become productive citizens and have a better future. Here are some practical suggestions to teach your children the moral values they need to learn: 1.  Define moral...

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Invest Time With Your Kids

As a wise parent once said, "You never spend time with your kids; you invest it." Studies reveal that average time parents spend with their kids has drastically declined 10 to 12 hours.  "Does it really matter how much amount of time I spend with my children?", you would probably ask. After all, your teens probably doesn't want you to be always nosing around in their daily activities. And there is no need for a 24/7 "security guard" or "body guard" anymore the moment they reached their teenage years.  So what's the big deal? As you...

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