Preparing Children for Independence
As a parent, you spend the first few years protecting your children from the outside world. Then, you try to instill in them positive values and morals. As they get older, you try to prepare them for
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As a parent, you spend the first few years protecting your children from the outside world. Then, you try to instill in them positive values and morals. As they get older, you try to prepare them for
As a parent, it's easy to feel like a chef, nurse, chauffer, referee, maid, and coach. Sometimes all you can see is the pile of dirty laundry and the sink of dirty dishes. Hear from pediatrician Dr. Meg Meeker about the valuable work that you do as a parent as you teach your children who they are and who God is!
Monday night is soccer practice; Tuesday is violin. You never sit around the dinner table on Wednesday evenings because of AWANA, but you can sometimes squeeze it in on Thursday if ballet doesn't go too late. And Friday is supposed to be date night with your husband, but by then you hardly have the energy to put on eye shadow ... Sound familiar? Then it's time to find help.
One day your six-year-old daughter is learning Bible verses, and it seems like only the next day that she becomes a teenager who can hardly be dragged to church,let alone to a family Bible study! Hear encouragement from "power parents" Jay and Heidi St. John about what to do when your children refuse to join the family for time together with God.
We teach our kids to walk and talk, and we help them with their algebra homework. So why wouldn't we teach our kids about the Word of God too? Jay and Heidi St. John discuss the importance of spending time in the Bible with your children,and why that doesn't have to be an overwhelming idea.
"I hate the holidays," the grocery lady said to me as I was checking out. She shook her head. "Too much stress. Can't wait 'til it's over." She's not alone in her feelings.
"Selfies." You've probably heard of them. They are the photos that teens (and, too often, young adults) take of themselves and post far and wide for the admiration or amusement of friends. Snapchat, F
There are few issues more difficult to tackle with your children than those that deal with sexuality. But we all want our children to be healthy , both physically AND emotionally. Pediatrician and author, Dr. Meg Meeker will address sensitive and critical questions about how to make sure your child develops a healthy view of sexuality.
Raising kids has never been easy, but some could argue it's never been so difficult! There ARE answers to be found. Dr. James Dobson and his guest, pediatrician and author, Dr. Meg Meeker, tackle topics like discipline, potty training, and handling the strong-willed child. Get answers to some of the most foundational parenting questions.
When was the last time you made time JUST for you and your spouse , without the kids? It's tough to keep the marriage relationship first in the midst of a busy schedule that might include trips to soccer practice, sleepovers, and superhero birthday parties! Hear how one couple with SEVEN children makes it all work.



