Christian Parenting
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Christian Parenting and Kids' Allowance
Kids love to get allowance, but how should parents dole it out? Here are ideas to help Christian parents decide on how allowance will be incorporated into their family.
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The Christian Family and the Family Meeting
Family meetings let parents and kids talk about chores, solve problems, share prayer and give compliments to each other. It's an important ritual for family bonding.
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Positive Discipline and the Role of Prayer
Prayer is an important tool that helps parents discipline their children positively. It helps kids build their self-esteem and their relationship with God and family.
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Christian Parenting and Family Building
Christian parents need to have a foundation of love and respect to create a happy home. Read on for tips on how to build a positive Christian family.
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Christian Parents and Positive Discipline
What does discipline look like in a Christian home in today's world? Here are some tips for approaching discipline in an assertive and compassionate manner.
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Contributing Articles in Christian Parenting
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Trusting Jesus With Your House: A Christian Preschool Lesson
Use the story of the wise man and the foolish man to teach preschoolers about trusting God enough to obey Him. Tell a story, sing a song and make a craft.
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Teaching Preschoolers in a Multi-Age Children's Church
Toddlers in Children's Church are challenging. Develop a plan to teach one multi-level class. Involve all pre-and grade-schoolers to make learning fun!
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Keeping Dads in the Family's Spiritual Life
A father who works long hours or travels often may miss family devotions or prayer time, but he can still find ways to actively connect faith and family.
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Creating and Sending Spiritual Care Packages
Create a special link between a loved one, God, and home, by filling a package with little gifts that include a note and relevant Bible verse.
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Ten Ideas for Incorporating Faith Into Scrapbooking
Scrapbooks for Christian families should stand out as a reflection of the family's spirituality showing that faith is vital to family life.
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Moses in the Bulrushes Activities for Preschoolers
The story of baby Moses teaches preschoolers that God hears their prayers and that he will protect them from harm.
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Noah's Ark Activities for Young Children
Preschoolers enjoy learning about how Noah listened to God and built a boat to save his family and many animals from the flood.
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Attending Church With Children
Planning ahead and consistent attendance are two of the keys to taking the stress out of church attendance with young children.
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Kid Friendly Pentecost Activities
Pentecost marked the birth of the Christian church and the reception of the Holy Spirit. Help children understand the important event with fun activities.
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Celebrate Christ's Ascension
Help children celebrate the events surrounding Jesus going to heaven ten days before Pentecost with activities that illustrate heaven and the ascension.
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Activities for Holy Week and Easter
The week Jesus died is called Holy Week. Help children learn about important events associated with his death and resurrection with hands-on activities.
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Spiritual Connections With Easter Egg Fillings
Easter is the celebration of the greatest treasure of eternal life. Fill eggs with special gifts as reminders to rejoice in the resurrection and love of Jesus.
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Should Parents Control Children and Behavior?
Should parents control children's behavior? Here's one Jewish and Christian perspective on parental authority over children, and the role parents have in teaching them.
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Finding Time for Home-Based Business
Balancing work, family, and spiritual priorities can be tricky. It's important to delegate time to tasks in a way that accurately reflects a Christian mom's values.
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Thomas Manton and Family Worship
Thomas Manton, a 17th century English Puritan clergy, presented three metaphors as the springboard for family catechisms - an old message that finds relevance today.
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Guidelines in Leading a Weekly Family Catechism
The atmosphere in family catechisms must be built on a balance of fun and serious learning. With the help of C-A-T-E-C-H-I-S-M the leader can get things rolling.
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Resources for Family Catechisms
For families deciding what catechism to choose, the criteria of soundness and age-appropriateness will do the trick.
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The Core Values of Home Catechisms
What guides the outcome of home catechisms are the core values parallelized as upward, inward, outward and forward. They serve as benchmarks for the home bible lesson.
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Family Catechism Lesson Outline
Preparing every lesson for home catechisms is a simple activity with the help of the 4 Ws: Welcome, Worship, Word and Witness.
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Designing a Home Catechism
Although good family catechisms should rest on sound biblical teachings, a good preparation as to its content, calendar and chill (the 3 C's) is indispensable.
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Why Family Catechism?
Leading catechisms is an important household activity that provides lasting benefits for the parents, children and family as a whole.
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Christian Games to Play With Kids
Children benefit in many ways from playing games with parents, siblings, and friends. When Bible-based games are played, kids learn Bible truths while having fun.
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Teaching Children to Memorize Scripture
The Bible can transform the mind and heart of people of all ages, including children. Scripture memory is a great way to help kids learn the Bible at an early age.
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Family Fun for New Year's Day
Start January with a focus on improving minds, bodies, souls, and family bonds with some simple activities.
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Advent Wreath Children's Drama
Advent prepares hearts for Christmas. Make it memorable with a live advent drama. It's easy to produce with simple, inexpensive props and costumes.
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