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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Raising Servant Leaders
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A Battle Worth Fighting in Parenting
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Managing Disappointment as a Parent
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The Dad Who Should Have Asked “Why?”
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Choose Your Battles
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Shaping and Disciplining a Strong Willed Child
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Discipline - Learning and Laughing
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Teaching Your Kids to Set Goals
Helping your kids set goals might seem like pressuring them with the kind of pressure that parents preparing their kids for elite preschools enforce on their wee ones. But before you write off the idea by thinking "I want my kids to just be kids," keep in mind that they are already full of visions they are working towards through steps, also known as goals. Minimize disappointment and ensure their success by helping them breakdown the means to their end goals.
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Family Christmas Traditions
When the calendar page finally flips over to December, families across the country prepare to celebrate the Christmas season through their own unique traditions! We asked the question of some of our Girls Ministries leaders and here is what they are their favorite family Christmas customs.
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Ho, Ho-Oh No!
Keeping Christ the center of Christmas becomes increasingly difficult when ads bombard us with elves, Santa Claus, and so much else. Teaching our children that Jesus is the reason for the season can leave them confused. Is teaching children about Santa harmful?