Child Development / Milestones
Explore practical insights to help you understand and support your child’s development at every stage.
When Your Young Adult is in Spiritual Triage
Parenting young adults can feel like constant triage as they test boundaries, make independent choices, and sometimes drift far from the faith you’ve modeled. In the middle of the mess, your steady grace, safe conversation, and authentic faith create space for God to keep working in their hearts. You can’t fix every crisis, but you can be the loving presence that reminds them there’s always a path back to Jesus.
Practical Ways Moms Can Connect with Their Teenage Sons
The teenage years bring big changes for both sons and their mothers as boys grow toward independence. This season calls for intentional connection—listening first, affirming growth, allowing independence, and keeping laughter part of daily life. By modeling spiritual habits, sharing stories, prioritizing church, and inviting their son’s voice in family life, mothers can strengthen trust and nurture their son’s faith as he becomes the man God designed him to be.
Seasons of Parenting
The article uses the changing autumn season as a metaphor for the transitions parents experience as their children grow and life brings new challenges. It reminds parents that change is natural, necessary, and an opportunity for growth, encouraging them to find new rhythms, prepare for what lies ahead, and rest in God’s faithfulness. Ultimately, it emphasizes that while seasons shift, God’s love and presence remain constant through every stage of parenting.
Raising Mulitilingual Kids
Imagine your child growing up confident in faith, sharp in thinking, and connected to the world. Teaching a second language at home, especially through Scripture, can open those doors.
Helping Your Young Adult Hear from God
Hearing God’s voice is essential in today’s world, and you can help guide your young adult through Spirit-led living and honest conversations.
Building Self-Confidence In Youth
Self-confidence is vital for our youth as they navigate a challenging world, but as parents, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are 6 practical, faith-based tips to help you build lasting confidence in your child.
Preschool Discipleship
Early childhood ministry for a lifetime of faith.
Helping Young Adults Own Their Faith
Five ways to offer guidance and support.
Raising the Greatest Generation the Church Has Ever Seen (Part Two)
In the second half of Ignite Podcast’s first episode, Rick Dubose, assistant general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, and his wife, Rita, shared from personal experience how they successfully disicpled their children through childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood.
Raising the Greatest Generation the Church Has Ever Seen (Part One)
Research shows parents are the single most important influence in a child’s development of spiritual values and faith.
Teaching Gen Z Financial Responsibility
Have you ever made a purchase that wasn’t exactly a necessity or planned, but just something fun that caught your eye. Maybe it was a fashionable pair of shoes or a cool new gadget. This unexpected purchase may have boosted your mood and improved your day. Sometimes, the result of these positive feelings can dictate our spending habits.
Growing Kids, Growing Parents
Kara Powell and Steven Argue begin Growing With by pinpointing the dilemma our kids face in the crucial season between 13 and 29 years of age: “On the one hand, our kids’ sophistication has accelerated and it seems like they are getting older earlier; but on the other hand, they feel less mature as the typical markers of adulthood are now delayed.”