The Failing “Power Tools” of Parenting
Paul Tripp teaches that parents often try to force change on their kids but only God has the power to change their hearts.
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5 Things You Must Do if Your Spouse Had an Affair
If you’ve recently discovered that your spouse has cheated, there are five tasks you need to incorporate if you want to move forward in a healthy way.
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5 Things You Must Do if You’ve Had an Affair
If you’ve had an affair, it’s not too late to change course and save your marriage. Incorporate these five steps to help you think clearly about the direction you should go.
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Is There Hope After an Affair?
If your marriage has experienced an affair, all hope is not gone. But saving your marriage will require something from both of you.
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Boundaries With Friends
If you’re a compliant person, you need to watch out for these 4 types of dynamics that can complicate a friendship.
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The 10 Laws Of Boundaries
Like anything in the natural world, healthy relationships are governed by basic principles. Here are 10 of them.
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What Are Boundaries In Relationships?
Discover what boundaries are, what happens when we don’t have them and how our upbringing impacts our ability to draw them.
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Managing a Relationship With a Vulnerable Narcissist
Vulnerable narcissism is characterized by a combination of narcissistic traits and a tendency towards vulnerability and insecurity.
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Helping Your Kids Deal with Weird Sexual Thoughts
Your students’ hormones are raging, and that can drive them crazy. The world encourages them to explore their feelings; the Bible says to take those feelings captive.
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Parenting Principle #3: Affirm Your Kids
Every kid – even the most challenging ones – need and deserve affirmation.
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Parenting Principle #1: Put God First
If you want to lead your kids to the promised land, follow the timeless advice of Moses to parents and grandparents. The first principle is simple: put God first.
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Healthy Couples Keep Talking
Love and trust are great, but without the practical skill of good communication, your marriage might not go the distance.
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Trust Is Earned, Not Freely Given
Choosing love will lead to a life-long marriage, but it’ll feel like bondage without a daily commitment to earning trust.
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Love Is a Choice, Not Just a Feeling
If you’re working from a faulty definition of love, your marriage is missing the foundation it needs to last a lifetime.
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Stop Using Universal Quantifiers in Conflict
Universal quantifiers are over-generalizations that only add fuel to the fire in your conflict so avoid them at all costs!
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Personality Types In Marriage
Understanding your temperament can help you appreciate your spouse, rather than trying to change them into your likeness.
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When Your Kids Get Rejected By Friends
When your kid is heartbroken over friend drama it can be hard to know how to react as parents. Keep these tips in mind so you’re ready for it!
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Ethos, Pathos and Logos in Marriage
Aristotle said three things are necessary for any good “argument”- logos, pathos and ethos. Find out how these three things can help you in your next marital conflict.
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How to Stop Being So Defensive in Marriage
John Gottman defines defensiveness as “self-protection in the form of righteous indignation or innocent victimhood in an attempt to ward off a perceived attack.”
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Test Your Co-Dependency in Parenting
Co-dependency is the excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner or even our kids.
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When Your Kid Gets Bullied
If your kid seems depressed, withdrawn or lonely, they may be experiencing bullying.
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Take the Selfishness Test for Your Marriage
Selfishness is at the root of marital disfunction. Discover the areas where you need to improve.
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Boundaries With Teens
John Townsend says that parents (and their boundaries) are like guard rails helping to keep their teenagers on the right path.
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Let the Budget Be the Bad Guy
Sick of fighting over money as a couple? Sit down and create a budget together, and then blame the budget when you can’t buy that new toy!
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