Focus Magazine: Parenting and Family

Just Awhile Longer

Lingering with your children in each day's final moments.

Flunking Motherhood

Perfection is overrated — thankfully, my family thinks so, too!

Neither Storms, Moves Nor Illness

When life tried to pull us apart, we worked hard to pull our family together.

Home Schooling and Single Parents

Given up on the idea of home education? It might be time to reconsider.

Who Is Encouraging Your Children?

Someone will influence your kids. Will it be you?

A Successful Launch

The transition from parent to consultant.

Six Features of a Father

What kind of man makes a good role model for your son?

Their God-Given Design

Helping children grow secure in their gender identity.

Fatherhood: Mission Impossible?

Raising children can be the most intimidating assignment a man will ever face.

Loving Your Wayward Child

How to handle rebellion in your home.

A Mom's Best Sermon

A look at exemplary moms in the Bible.

Parental Sarcasm Is No Joke

Biting words can leave children with emotional scars.

When Ordinary Becomes an Adventure

God altered my Hollywood idea of life.

The Amazing Journey

My greatest adventure began with a trip down the aisle.

Pausing for Motherhood

Putting my career on hold helped me yield the best in life.

Wake-up Call

Seizing the day to become the parent you've always wanted to be.

Choosing Parenthood

How much thought have you put into your future as parents?

The Unexpected Sports Dad

When my son started playing basketball, I discovered my inner sports fan.

Gambling Is Not Child's Play

Millions of grade-school kids have become hooked on gambling. How are you protecting your children?

Innocence Lost

Helping our kids deal with harmful cultural messages.

Your Teen’s First Breakup

Add the pain of a fractured family and the wounds run deep. How can a single parent help?

The Birds and the Bees

What are your children learning about sex? Don’t assume school curriculum teaches your values.

Celebrating Your Family Identity

The keys to creating a sense of belonging for your children.

Your Chores or Mine?

A clever idea changed my perspective on my kids and household duties.

Winning the Super Bowl

When child No. 1 mastered potty training perfectly, I thought I was a champion — then came child No. 2.

Pushover Parents

Too many bewildered parents are being run over by kids who have no boundaries.

Who Do You Want to Be?

What matters more: a child’s future career or his character?

All in Due Time

Is your child growing up too fast?

When Dad Pushes Too Hard

God showed me the possible consequences of provoking my son to anger — it was a lesson I’ll never forget.

Losing My Money But Not My Mind

How to keep your sanity as you parent through the teen years.

Deploying My Faith

As a military spouse, I have a hard time letting my husband go.

The International Faces of Single Parents

They cope with different cultural challenges, but they have one common source they can always depend on.

“Dear God…”

Discover ways to kick-start your prayers for your kids.

This Beautiful Mess

Stop struggling to maintain a picture-perfect home.

Stand Against Bullying

Learning to protect the weak against bullying is essential to your child’s moral education.

Brotherly Love

When my older son let his brother be picked on, I had to step in.

Mind Games

Although movies, music and magazines can inspire, the power of today’s media can negatively sway human behavior.

Digital Junkies

Protect your child from video-game addiction.

PDA Parenting

Are you over-scheduling your child’s life

The Art of Being an Advocate

When should you stand up for your child?

Across the Miles

Building long-distance family relationships.

A Woman’s Touch

When a single dad is raising two daughters, he might overlook a few things.

A Mother’s Truce

A parent takes a difficult first step to resolve conflict with her teenage son.

Parenting With No Regrets

No one is guaranteed tomorrow; invest time in your children’s lives today.

Family Ties

Creating connections that count.

Mother-Daughter Face-Off

What do you do when your teen rebels?

The Day My Dad Left

A daughter’s perspective on facing her parents’ divorce and her journey to wholeness.

When Kids Grieve

How to help your child deal with loss

The Grief of Infertility

There is no “normal” definition for mourning.

The Smart Stepparent

How to discover your place in your stepchild’s life.

Who’s Your Child’s Best Teacher?

A parent’s responsibility doesn’t stop at the school doors.

Step Into Grandparenting

Blended families need the stability of caring grandparents.

Boomerang Kids

When children who have left the nest return.

When Friends Matter Most

Finding the support you need to thrive as a single parent.

The Four Phases of Parenthood

Your role changes as your child grows. What’s yours right now?

Treasured Words

What will you leave behind to the next generations?

How Your Grandkids Think

How can we bridge the generation gap?

Parents in a Digital World

Technology doesn’t have to be a frightful menace for today’s parents; it can be an important ally.

Turn Down the Volume

My screaming was out of control; could I change?

Let Your Kids Fail

Using consequences to foster responsibility, confidence and success

Jordan’s Paper Heart

Allowing your child to more openly appreciate an estranged spouse can be painful, but is an important part of raising a healthy child.

Marriage Before Carriage

Keep your marriage a priority during the parenting years.

Walking in My Father's Footsteps

Becoming a parent gives us greater insight into our heavenly father.

Modesty Matters

Clothing that calls attention to one’s figure presents a serious temptation to even the most godly man.

The Significance of Dog Hair and Trash Cans

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Gimme, Gimme!

Teaching children to be grateful and generous.

Autopilot Parenting

Learn to stay on course when you're flying solo as a parent.

Confident Parents, Confident Kids

How is it possible to raise confident kids, when parents feel afraid, out of control and insecure?

A Teacher's Influence

What should Christian parents do since American schools do not uphold a biblical worldview?

Before It's Too Late

Fathers, spiritual leadership in your home starts now . . . before it's too late.

Created to Parent

Parenting can mature us like nothing else can.

Disappointed on Mother's Day

In 1993, my vision of fulfilling Proverbs 31:28 collapsed.

Extreme Heart Makeover

God's redemptive plan is working in the Barrett family of six.

Full-Time Mom, Full-Time Job

The Lord provide for some to serve Him both at home and in the workplace. How do they manage?

Give Childhood Anxiety the Boot

Many children are hindered by anxiety, self-doubt and an unrealistic fear of what might go wrong.

Hearts of Prayer

Imparting a passion to pray in the younger generation is important for their and the nation's future.

Household Idols

The pace of modern life makes it more challenging to raise a family without giving in to culture’s pet idolatries.

In the Know

Use these five basic principals to become a better parent.

Premium Blend

When a father with two daughters marries a mom with one daughter, building a family is no easy task.

Sensitive to Susan

It is important to be sensitive to and understand the needs of a child in a single-parent home.

Sex Education: at Home or in School?

Here's how parents can take control of their children's sex education.

The Blue Cowboy Hat Summer

A grandfather's love touches the heart of his grandson one summer.