I have a child who is apathetic
I have a child who is apathetic: he just sits around the house and does nothing. An apathetic child is more difficult to help because there is no emotion, no fight, no will to do anything. If your child is apathetic, schedule an appointment with a physician to rule out »
I have a child who tells me what he thinks I want to hear, then does what he wants to do.
I have a child who tells me what he thinks I want to hear, then does what he wants to do. This is deceit, which is lying. Deceit is one of those types of behaviors that uncovers a root of dishonor which, if not checked, will grow into a major »
I have a child who appears to be suffering from depression
"I have a child who…appears to be suffering from depression. Depression can be triggered initially by almost anything: break up with a girlfriend or boyfriend, guilt over doing wrong, feeling left out by friends, making bad grades. If gone untreated or unchecked, depression can become a very real physiological condition »
I have a child who listens to music with explicit lyrics
"I have a child who listens to music that has references to killing, violence, and sex. The situation you describe is one of the 6 key indicators that your child is in trouble. Those signs are the following: Disrespect showing little regard for your rules or your feelings Disobedience stretching »
Mental Attitude and Preparation
No one really knows just how powerful the mind is. I have seen people, who practice the power of positive thinking day after day, and who give me some convincing reports concerning its value. In my own life I have experienced some of these things that are amazing, and especially »
Paying Attention To Your Child On The Internet
The headline of a recent Reuters article read: Schoolgirls bullied into stripping online. “Bullies are no longer content to taunt their victims in the playground but are turning to cyberspace…and are using e-mail, text messaging, and social networking sites in new forms of victimization. This article went on to discuss »
Planting the Seeds – Parenting to mold your children
My heart is deeply burdened today for the loss of parenting skills in this generation of young people who have become parents. They have not learned God’s Word, so they do not understand His directives in the “How To of the seeds they plant as they mold their children. I »
Communication with your children: I just called to say I love you
Part 2 What we say to our children must convince them of our love and care for them! It must set an example for them of what they say to one another, to others, and back to us. Babies learn to speak by copying the words you speak to them. »
Communication with your children: I just called to say I love you
Part 1 So what do we say to our children; we who certainly lack perfection; we who become weary; we who are quickly frustrated; we who battle with selfishness; we who never experience days of complete contentment with everything and everyone around us? What do we say to them when »
How much punishment is enough?
The goal of discipline is to teach children four key principles of living a life pleasing to God: Conviction realizing where we have gone wrong; Confession asking God’s forgiveness for our wrong behavior; Forgiveness claiming what God freely offers; Change Behavior practicing the new principles God shows us. Therefore, an »
Drug Trends – Teen Issues
The world outside has not become less real just because the prisoner cannot see it." J.R.R. Tolkien Recently, several officers from the Sheriff’s Department of a large Georgia city talked with our staff concerning the drugs they were seeing emerge on the streets. As they spoke about what they were »
Counting the Cost — Making decisions about raising a family before you have one
Before a couple has a child, the husband and wife need to seriously count the cost of the responsibilities of parenthood. Are both of you willing to sacrifice your own desires and place the needs of your child first? Are both of you willing to spend time playing with your »
