Experts have long agreed that barefoot is best for babies as they learn to walk. The reason is that the soles of the feet contain...

When my children would ask me for permission to go on some outing or to some social engagement, I would ask questions. A lot of...

Does it feel like saying "no" to your child leads to a tantrum? And not just at home, but in public? This is one of the seven signs of a...

Addiction to screens is a real thing for parents to worry about. A new study published by a division of the Journal of the American...

In my last blog, I said there was something worse for children than divorce. How about loveless marriages? Parents in troubled marriages...

It's no surprise that divorce is hard on children. But how parents handle the divorce can significantly change children's lives. And one...

Matthew 5:14-16  “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it...

The single mom was desperate. Her three teenaged sons, an 18-year-old and 13-year-old twins, would not clean up after themselves. The...

What bigger trust is there than to be responsible for a child? We must not only show our faithfulness toward God in this charge but also...

Even as we manage our children, we need to openly and clearly love them as well, with tenderness.

When we disagree with how our parenting partner is interacting with our child, we tend to lean the other way to balance. This only sets off a tug of war between parents. To solve the problem, lean toward each other, not away.

The foundation of Unison Parenting is a process called Proactive Parenting.

How do we help our children with the temptations and influences they face? Teach them to be a light.

The Covid era meant that our children missed some developmental milestones as a result. What does this mean to us as parents?

When you develop your child's decision-making process, you may not agree with every decision, but you can feel good about how they got there

Not only is it important to teach your child to read, but it's important for them to see you reading too.

Cecil uses baseball as an example and analogy of the value of letting kids learn from failure.

As a pediatric physical therapist, I have evaluated hundreds of infants. One of the first things I check is whether the baby can fully...

During a zoo outing with his son’s family and their two preschool boys, the grandfather wasn’t happy with the oldest boy’s behavior. The...

We often parent the way our parents did, or we do the opposite. Neither may be right.