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Memorial Day Family Traditions

  For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of backyard BBQs, summer vacations and pool time. But it is so much more than that! In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to honor and remember the men and women who...

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The Truth About Second Chances

  Mistakes happen. It is a fact of life. But when your children mess up, what do you do? Whether it’s drug and alcohol abuse, premarital sexual activity, reckless driving, unhealthy relationships, lying, self-harm or stealing, it hurts to...

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The Virtue of Kindness

  We all want our kids to be kind, but that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your child being unkind.  As a world-renowned developmental psychologist, Dr. Thomas Lickona has led the character education movement in...

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The Truth About Living Together Before Marriage

  Living together, or cohabitating, before marriage, used to be a rare living arrangement in our society with 0.1% of 18- to 24-year-olds and 0.2% of 25- to 34-year-olds living together before marriage in 1968. Today, living together before...

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True Girl Podcast

True Girl, formerly known as Secret Keeper Girl, is a program developed by Dannah Gresh for "tween" girls to encourage them to be young women of confidence and faith. True Girl works to equip moms in raising their daughters to withstand the...

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Celebrating Christmas With The Whole Family

You may be looking forward to welcoming your grandchildren into your home for Christmas, or you might be looking for ways to focus the chaos of having your children home from school for winter break. No matter what your situation is, in the midst of...

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Best Phones for Kids

When it comes to children and technology, it is so important to be an engaged parent. The internet is a dangerous place for children, vulnerable to predators and unsafe content. While protecting kids from the dangers of having a phone is best, there...

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Post-Roe Sex Education

Since the Dobbs decision was released in June, our country has changed. Women nationwide are discussing how they will cope without easy access to abortion. More broadly, many men and women are thinking about how they want to prepare the...

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Students and the Pandemic

The effects of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic still weigh on many members of Generation Z. Students who were in their freshman year when they were sent home from classrooms for virtual learning are now beginning their senior year of high school....

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Talking to Your Children About the Post-Roe Era

No doubt, by now you have heard that last Friday the Supreme Court released Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, striking down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and returning the issue of abortion to be...

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