How to Help Your Family Respond to a National Tragedy

(Please note: This blog post is written to help families who are not in any immediate danger.) Australian is in the middle of a bushfire disaster at the moment. So Continue Reading →

The Inconvenience of Raising Kids who Help Others

At the beginning of the last school year, I printed off a beautifully coloured weekly timetable for our family which not only included all the after school activities but fitted Continue Reading →

10 Ways to Help Kids Develop Discernment & Wisdom

A number of years ago, I can remember one child running home to let me know that the other child had thrown a rock through the window of a neighbour’s Continue Reading →

Our talk becomes their self-talk

Did a parent or teacher ever make a negative remark to you that you can still remember? “You are stupid” “You’re ugly” “You’ll never amount to anything” “You’re dumb” Words Continue Reading →

Discipling our Children part 2

Basically, we desire for our children to not just know about God but to know God intimately. How can we most effectively accomplish this? As discussed last week, it is Continue Reading →

Discipling our Children part 1

A mother of three gorgeous young children was recently chatting with me and asking me how to go about discipling her children in the Christian faith. As I was sharing Continue Reading →

Your Teenager and their first paid job

One of our roles as a parent is to help our children develop the necessary skills so that they can function well as an adult in today’s society. In raising Continue Reading →