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Your gift by August 31 will help reach them with biblical guidance, restore hope in their homes, and point them to Christ.

Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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Parenting Techniques

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Exercise for Young and Old

Enjoy using these creative ways to integrate exercise into your and your children’s daily routines.

Family Fitness

Find fitness solutions that seamlessly fit into everyday family life!

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Kids and Money

Your kids can learn more about their monetary boundaries with your help.

Bedtime Rituals

Is bedtime a problem at your home? Here are a few suggestions for creating a better bedtime routine.

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Teach Us to Pray

Kids can talk to God whenever they want. To help them understand more about prayer, try using these age-appropriate activities.

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Christ is Lord

Do your children understand the meaning of these words? Use these age-appropriate activities to help them better understand what “Christ is Lord” means.

Running With Perseverance

Use these age appropriate activities to teach your children about persevering in their faith.

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The Reason for Hope

In a culture that has lost hope, use these activities to teach your kids what hope is and that they do have a hope. 

Did Baby Jesus Wear Diapers?

Are you looking for a way to effectively respond to your child’s questions about God?

The Discipline Checkup

Teach appropriate and biblical thinking and behavior.

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Teaching Kids About Heaven

Learn the principles that can help your family begin a Bible-based conversation about our eternal home.

Compassion for the Homeless

When your tweens ask about the homeless, do you know how to respond? Read about ways to engage your tweens’ growing sense of observation and justice.

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Blessing Your Children

When you bless your children, you reinforcing your children’s worth.

Hit the Pause Button

Do your kids know that the Sabbath is a time for rest and worship?

Welcoming Kids Into Worship

Sometimes kids should remain with adults during church so they can experience the true heart of worship.

Mean Kids

Equip your kids to take a stand against bullying.

Creating Monsters

There is a personal and societal cost of bullying.

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What Is Hospitality?

How have you trained your children to show respect to those who are in your home, city or country? Here are some ideas for teaching hospitality.

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Got Self-Control?

Once children understand the need for self-control, it’s easier to train them in this fruit of the spirit. 

Finding Goodness

Can kids be good on their own? Show them what goodness really is with these age-appropriate activities.