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13 Things Parents of Mentally Strong Kids REFUSE to Do

Raising a mentally strong kid requires parents to avoid the common yet unhealthy parenting practices that rob kids of mental strength.

5 Ways You Are Ruining Your Child’s Life Without Even Realizing It

There are five parenting traps that many well-intentioned modern parents fall into without even knowing it.

Parents, It’s Your #1 Job to Get in Your Kids’ Way at All Times. Kids Do Not Deserve Privacy.

I am an assistant principal in a middle school (grades 6-8). When I have to search a student's cell phone, I often get sick to my stomach at what I find. It gets worse and worse every year.

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

Savor The Moment: When It Could Be the Last Time

"She enjoyed my affection, enjoyed my attention, and I enjoyed her reaction. She wanted me to do it. One day she wouldn’t ask me. She would just do it herself. What if this was the last time?"

“I Was 8 When I Almost Died. I Looked at My Daughter. I Was Her Age When I Tried to End My Own Life…”

"It was a hot, July afternoon when I climbed my favorite tree. The tree climbing was nothing new, but the coil of old rope wrapped around my arm was..."

How Not to Be a Christian Witness

"As Christians, we are instructed to be His light, to become fishers of men, and to spread the word of His salvation to all nations. It’s The Great Commission, and it’s every Christian’s calling. You may not be called to a foreign mission field, but we all are missionaries in our own right."

That Morning I Thought the Kids Died

I was almost to work, turning down a residential street when I smelled a strange odor. You know how smells can invoke certain memories or thoughts?

Do You Not Wonder Who They Would Be?!

"But it’s a choice! It’s the mother’s choice! That’s the real argument, but I can’t understand why. How can one life decide that another life isn’t important? Just because one is bigger and can hold down a job (maybe)?"

Why Is the Government Shut Down? The Wall Has Already Been Built.

"You see, the issue isn’t really with a wall, whether it’s built or whether it isn’t. In truth, the barrier is already up."

The Only Thing Our Children Need From Us

"I know what you’re thinking. Great! Another parenting advice article (insert sarcasm). Yeah, I know. There’s like tons of parenting 'experts' out there eager to share their knowledge. So you don’t need another one of those."

“We Never Really Knew Each Other Just as Husband & Wife, But Always as Mom & Dad”

"Through our 9 years of marriage, we had parented for over 8 years of it... It's easy to get sucked into the parent trap."