Time Out for Parents
If you were one of the fortunate children, your parents gave you a time-out when you misbehaved. If you were one of the not-so-fortunate ones you didn’t get sent to a corner, you were sent outdoors but only long enough to snatch a switch from the nearest tree to help your parents “strongly” encourage you to repent from your wicked ways! Still others experienced the not-so-gentle caress of “Big Bertha” the slender 42-inch leather enforcer that inhabited your father’s waistline. Well do not fear, this is not what we have in mind for you today!
In Time-Out for Parents you will find resources, book reviews, and articles to help you maneuver through the world of parenting. We hope to keep you informed about the latest trends influencing your children, as well provide you with articles and resources that will energize, support, and encourage you in your quest to raise girls who have the total package — an uncompromising love for God, others, and His Kingdom. Girls who hold to a solid biblical worldview as well as a healthy sense of self-worth. Girls who find their identity in Christ and not in the counterfeit the world offers.
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Should She or Shouldn't She? - My Daughter and the HPV Vaccine
I sat in our pediatrician’s office last year and watched as she examined my 14-year-old daughter as part of her routine check-up. Amanda has always been relatively healthy so I was prepared to hear the usual, “she is developing well and on schedule for her age and aside from needing a DTaP booster she should be just fine.” What I heard was something that threw me into a tailspin and one year later I am still spinning. -
I Care...About Protecting Children
The Assemblies of God national Women’s Ministries Department is joining other evangelical ministries in introducing a new campaign, “I Care ... about protecting children,” to call women to prayer and action. The number of incidents of sexual abuse of children and young people is rapidly increasing. We must protect our children from sexual exploitation, whether by exposure to pornography or media messages, by being molested, being stalked by predators, or being sold into sex slavery. -
All “A’S” For Parents of Gifted Children
Parenting a highly intelligent child is often challenging, but never boring! A parent’s expectations are like a roller coaster ride going up and down with the successes and struggles of the child. However, it is possible for you, Mom and Dad, to make “good grades” even when your very bright son or daughter finds them elusive. Below are some useful tips to help you make the grade. -
The Games They Play
My husband and I often discuss the dangers of smoking, drinking, doing drugs, and having premarital sex with both of our teenage children. We make it a point to meet their friends and get acquainted with their families. We are vigilant when it comes to what movies they watch both in the theatre and on TV. It seems we were unaware of the latest craze among teens.