Parenting • Grief and loss Coming together as a family over the loss of a pet Rather than swallowing our grief and pretending it wasn’t real, we embraced each other as well as our loss. Article
Parenting • Grief and loss When a loved one dies: Understanding grief in children Without understanding, we can mistakenly conclude a child is indifferent to the loved one’s death, or is inconvenient... Article
Parenting • Grief and loss Helping children grieve for a loved one As difficult as this time may be for you, what you model for your children now is very important. It will very likely... Article
Parenting • Life Challenges Overcoming the shame of abortion Knowing it was a Christian organization, she was reluctant at first, fearing judgment. Instead, she found a place of ... Article
Parenting • Miscarriage How sharing our loss helped us grieve Usually social media just presents the happy things in life – but this is our reality; this is real life. And our bab... Article
Parenting • Miscarriage How to begin healing after a miscarriage The pain and grief suffered by moms and dads who have lost babies to miscarriage is just as real as the grief of thos... Article
Parenting • Miscarriage Understanding miscarriage The physical and emotional pain of miscarriage make a woman more dependent on family and friends. It's helpful if she... Article
Parenting • Grief (loss of spouse) Dos and don'ts of helping a teen after a breakup How can you promote healing? While you can’t guard your teen from a broken heart, you can help her move from rejectio... Article
Parenting • Marriage Mourning in marriage after the loss of a child Where does a couple begin? How can two grieving hearts find comfort in each other? Is divorce inevitable after a fami... Article
Parenting • Grief and loss The grief of watching kids outgrow their childhood Sometimes it feels like a low-grade grief – not the overwhelming kind you get when you lose someone for good – but th... Article
Parenting • Special needs How to cope when your child is born with a disability What do you do with the swell of emotion? How do you handle the news and still operate as a good parent of a newborn?... Article
Parenting • Anxiety Q&A: Helping children cope after traumatic events Helping kids recover from the emotional impact of natural disasters and sudden trauma. Article
Parenting • Grief and loss Q&A: Should children visit terminally ill relatives? Be honest with the kids about what’s happening. Use age-appropriate language to explain that great-grandma is very, v... Article
Parenting • Grief and loss Q&A: Talking to your school-age child about a classmate's suicide A school-age boy in our community recently took his own life. How can I talk to my own grade-school children about this? Article
Parenting • Life Challenges Finding purpose after a teen's suicide How a mom who was grieving her son's suicide helped her other children, and her son's friends, process their grief. Article
Parenting • Stress Wrestling with your emotions when your child is hurting I have learned to take great comfort in the assurance that God is the first parent . . . he understands my pain and t... Article
Parenting • Stress Caring for yourself when your child is in crisis When our child is hurting, we hurt too. If you're distracted by worry, or wondering if you'll ever find joy again, he... Article
Parenting • Stress Q&A: Preparing your kids for a long-distance move Due to a job transfer, we are moving to a different region of the country. How can parents help kids adjust to a cros... Article