High School (9th-12th)

High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End | Middle School (6th-8th)

My Child Was Caught Viewing Porn! What Do I Do?

The shock, shame, and anger that first takes place when you stumble upon the fact that your child has viewed porn is understandably terrifying. Here are 5 tips for handling the almost inevitable fact that your child has seen pornography, either purposefully or accidentally. Read More

High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

Love vs. Likes: The Dilemma of Social Media

At what age do you start caring about likes? It’s younger than you think. My daughter was 8 the first time she asked me about them. I had posted a photo of her on Instagram. The next morning she came downstairs and immediately said, “Dad, how many likes... Read More

High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

5 Ways to Help Teens Deal With Life When They Feel Stuck

We’ve all been there. We all have encountered struggles that felt bigger than us. And we all develop our own ways of managing emotional pain, shame, and regret. When faced with difficult circumstances, it is very normal to look for ways to cope. Over the years, parents have... Read More

High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

Choosing a Passion

There will come a time in your parenting journey when you will have to help a child decide if they should quit doing one thing so they can pursue another. How will you help them decide the best thing to do? Not a hard choice if they’re terrible... Read More

Faith | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

Just Because

Have you ever felt like your kids aren’t listening to what you say? Do you sometimes struggle with finding time to talk with your kids about something more than what time they need to be wherever they need to be and how they need to clean their room... Read More

High School (9th-12th)

What Motivates Teenagers on Social Media

Often parents feel like kids are tethered to their phones, constantly glancing or full-on staring into a screen. It’s unnerving. But before we judge kids or insist they “put that thing down,” we need to understand what motivates them to check social media so frequently. At the Fuller... Read More

Family Life | High School (9th-12th)

How to Keep Your Cool When Your Kids Don’t

“Everyone’s going to be there. You have to let me go to the sleepover. Jack’s one of my friends…I can’t skip his party. You guys are the worst parents ever.” If you’re still getting your kids through the early years, you probably haven’t heard words like these. Some... Read More

High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

Why You Haven’t Completely Blown It as a Parent

Ever feel like you’ve completely messed up your kids, and now it’s too late to fix them? If you knew what you knew now when they were babies, you would have been such an amazingly better parent.  But you didn’t.  And now they’re wrecked. Or, at least warped. ... Read More

Create A Rhythm | High School (9th-12th)

Kickstarting Your Relationship With Your Teenager

So, let’s just start by saying I’m not the most mechanically inclined person God ever created. But somehow that doesn’t exempt me from owning a garage filled with small engines: a snowblower, lawnmower, leaf blower, weed trimmer and the like.  My technique for starting these machines is always... Read More

Elementary (K-5th) | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

When Your Daughter Asks “Do I Look Fat?”

Do I look fat? My mother probably heard that phrase more times than she could count. Every other thought in my head as a nine-year-old was about my image. My first diet happened at that age. At age ten, I was called fat at a pool party. I... Read More