Christian Parenting Blog

How Parental Patience Pays Off: And Then One Day, It Happened!

Written by Todd Carey

As a parent, it can be frustrating to watch our children avoid or put off something that could be good for them. My experiences as a child and a parent convince me that sometimes patience can pay...

Creating an Environment for Your Child’s Success

Written by Larry Greider

The challenge for the next generation is to build an active, creative, successful life rather than passively living the lives of others. I remember the time when one of my sons decided he was...

Read to Me!

Written by Becky Bennett

Reading to your children provides a long list of benefits! So cuddle up with your child and a good book and enjoy some guilt-free entertainment. Times spent reading books with my children have to...

Help Your Child Discover Talents and Aptitudes

Written by Larry W. Greider

Finding a meaningful job that is satisfying and stimulating is ideal. After years of education, our children will spend the rest of their lives making a living. How can we help them avoid ending up...

A Father’s Perspective on Parenting the First Year

Written by Paul Suckling

I had the incredible experience of seeing both of our children born, and what a thrill it was! After months of waiting and helping my wife more and more as time moved along in her pregnancy, the...

The Parenting Power of Encouragement

Written by Larry Greider

Life has many challenges, and no one is good at everything he or she tries, especially the first time. Many times what our children need is a cheerleader, not a critic! Having raised four very...

Letting Go as They Fly the Coop!

Written by Becky Bennett

My kids have been growing up—now I need to as well! As I turn over the reins (or the car keys) to them more and more, I need to turn my care and concern for them over to God more and more....

Working With Your Child’s Teachers About Absences for the Biblical Festivals

Written by Susan Scott Smith

Not long after school starts in many areas, Church of God members begin preparing for the biblical Feast of Tabernacles. This means it’s time to talk with your child’s teachers about...

Parents: The Loving Regents God Sets Over His Children

Written by Todd Carey

God gives us our children to teach and train for a short time on His behalf. It is an awesome and challenging responsibility to raise children of the Great King—who themselves can become...