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If you’re a traveler, chances are you want to keep traveling even after you have kids. Try these ideas for raising children who share your passion.

Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who ...

Having lived through three political evacuations and having faced a number of “hot” times in developing countries one is always faced with the question of “to evacuate or to stay." How does on...

Another great article from A Life Overseas. This one is to encourage missionary moms.

Missionary moms are exposed on all fronts, and they feel it. Everyone’s watching them. The local...

Let’s start with a quick summary of this whole post.   This is a longer one (at least for a blog post) so let’s break it up.  I’ll give you all ten questions up front and t…

The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special...

Being a mom has been the greatest and the hardest thing I have ever done or have ever been. Motherhood is both a noun and a verb. It is an identity and a calling. I am a single mom and I have spent...

The Connected Child, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, has helped countless adoptive and foster parents better connect with their children as they seek to love and care for them in a way that honors...

How parents can prepare themselves & their children for the shock of entering a new culture? Some tips for before you leave & once you arrive.

By Carole Hallett Mobbs...

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office made headlines last year when it released a list of apps that could put children at risk of being targeted by predators. Now the sheriff's office has added more...

When children enter adulthood, our role as parent changes, too. Here's some advice for parents: Let go of control, and let God give your adult children the freedom to live on their own.

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Letting go of kids is hard, especially when the call of Christ takes them to places outside of a parent's comfort zone. Here are 7 lessons I've learned.

By: Brenda L. Yoder