toddlers

Pretty much every kid loves to experiment with chaos: dropping food, smearing things, investigating cupboards or containers, throwing toys — you name it, a toddler...

“What does Connected Families teach about obedience?” Hannah, who was exasperated with her defiant preschooler’s flighty behavior in a parking lot, explained the context for...

  Parents often find themselves at a loss when kids are particularly discouraged or struggling. It can begin to feel hopeless when everything you’ve tried...

Recently we wrote about helping kids value sharing. If your child needs some practice sharing, and you want some practical ideas, consider following in the...

  When our kids hurt their siblings, our sense of justice compels us to punish them. But sometimes punishment is not the best way to...

All talents or gifts can be used for God’s purposes, but they can also be distorted by selfishness and sin and used to serve misbehavior....

There is no more important time for kids to know they’re loved than when they misbehave. If the love message misses them then, they may...

  Recently, on a weekend when all our kids were home, we dug out the family videos for a trip down memory lane (or, in...

Note: For some of our readers this post may touch a nerve. Please know we write in a spirit of deeply wanting to see the...

We often get asked, “What about spanking?” One parent we talked with explained a conversation she had with her pastor about some behavior from her daughter...