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Andrea Stokes May 14, 2025 How often do you find yourself in a tough parenting situation where your child has done something he/she knows is wrong and is digging his heels in and won’t give in to your instructions? That is frustrating and leads to parents saying “How many times have I told you…!” Then…

Joey and Carla Link May 7, 2025 I will never forget the time I told Amy, our easy and compliant child to clean the Barbie doll mess off the floor of her bedroom. 30 minutes later I went to see what was taking her so long only to find her dressing all her Barbies for…

Rich and Shelly Howard April 30, 2025 When our kids were five and two years old, we learned about the parenting funnel in the Growing Kids God’s Way parenting class.  This teaching put a spotlight on so many areas where our kids were “outside the funnel” that it was hard to know where to start.  Our kids were outside…

Joey & Carla Link April 23, 2025 Self-control is one of the most needed character traits in today’s society. Yet it’s one of the most difficult to get a handle on. It’s also one of the fruits of God’s Spirit, evidence of His Spirit working in you. How do you get your kids to work on…

Nicole Lee April 16, 2025 “You are trying to navigate the supermarket, thankful your 3 yr. old is obeying you by keeping his hand on the cart as he walks beside you and your 1 yr. old is happily playing in the front seat of the cart. Around the corner zooms a child about 7…

Meghan Zajac April 9, 2025 When my husband and I were deciding what parenting philosophy we wanted to use with our kids, we turned to the Growing Families Int’l parenting classes for guidance. In these classes we have learned the importance of building routines and schedules into our day, and my husband and I have…

Eric Ramseyer April 2, 2025 I had not wanted to stop here, but had finally agreed we needed a break from driving thru the desert. Our four sons were young, probably 13 and under. Walking through Wall Drug, I saw a small soap stone whale on the shelf which reminded me of the story of…

Jaclyn Amato March 26, 2025 My husband, John and I are the parents of 3 boys. They are very active, boisterous boys and we got to the point we needed to yell at them just to get their attention. We knew there had to be a better way, and one of our pastor’s wives told…

Kristi Rolin March 19, 2025 As a mom of 3 boys and 1 girl, I quickly realized the need for structure and routine in my daily life. I was busy homeschooling, cooking, cleaning, running errands, running the kids to their activities, and keeping them organized and on task. I was always exhausted.  After going through the Mom’s…

Joey and Carla Link March 12, 2025 “Teach” and “train” are words that all too often are used as if they have the same meaning. But they don’t. If I asked you what teaching involved, what would you say? If I asked you what would be involved when you train someone or something, what would you say?…