Parenting From The Source

Siblings can celebrate success together, but what about those pesky weaknesses? I’m sure there have been times when you heard your children make negative remarks about each other. I know I struggled with getting my kids to be kind and helpful rather than hurtful. Biblical Siblings, Moses and Aaron, Were a Team Moses and Aaron [...]

Sibling rivalry occurs in almost all families unless there’s only one child. When you experience it in your home, you aren’t alone. It has been happening since the world began. (Cain and Abel, Genesis 4:1-15). Other examples from God’s word are Esau and Jacob (Genesis 27), Joseph and his brothers (Genesis 37), Martha and Mary [...]

Bible stories are this grandmother’s all time go-to for the last story of the night. Bible Stories for Bedtime Three children snuggled against me in the big bed. The boys were six and three with a five-year-old sister holding her own between her brothers. We had read The Fat Cat, Donkey, Donkey, and Gus, the [...]

How does your child or teen prepare for a frightening experience? There are tests, speeches, first dates and dances, plays, solo tryouts, interviews, and many more fear-provoking events. In my last post, I wrote about Joshua and Caleb. They were able to enter the Promised Land because they trusted God. The other spies, who believed [...]

Courage was what the children of Israel needed to enter the Promised Land. Moses sent twelve spies to see about the land and the people who inhabited it. Although they found rich land producing abundant fruit, they also found fortified cities and giants. (Numbers 13:1-33) Ten of the returning spies were frightened by what they [...]

Where did you get your training to be a parent? From your own parents? From a book? From the Internet? What resource did you use when you ran into problems? I was many miles from my parents when my children were born. As I walked the floor with a screaming baby, my inability to provide [...]

Fairness is a “hot button” topic between kids and parents. “That’s not fair,” your child cries in protest to a situation at home or school. You may respond, “Life’s not fair,” because that’s what your parents said. And, we know we can’t treat two children exactly same. The “Unfair” Vineyard Owner Jesus told a parable [...]

Bible stories speak to each person at his or her developmental level. By the time my grandson was two years old, he wanted my daughter to read his Bible story book more than all his other books. His interest made me think about the power of Bible stories. How wonderful that God inspired those events [...]

Jesus, a master of communication, taught using parables. Prophets and teachers throughout our faith history also used stories to instruct. Stories are a great way to reach our children’s hearts and make our lessons memorable. Nathan Confronts David with a Story Nathan used a story to confront King David. (2 Samuel 12: 1-15) David had [...]