Life has been changing – fast, and the 21st Century has brought a more rapid pace of change than ever experienced in our lifetimes up to this. We need to adjust and cope with these changes. In her recent book – “A Mind of Their Own” – Katharine Hill –…
Family is a cornerstone building block for society. For a very significant majority of society, our experience of family life has been positive and has a resonance in our memory of good times together, shared with the people who matter most to us. Life, by its nature has its twists…
Life is lived in real-time in the home. It is the best and the primary learning environment. We are building the culture for the next generation and for those who will follow them In these Programmes – there are many valuable lessons shared by experienced parents and grandparents, who through…
All of us want to build our lives and our future upon solid ground, not sinking sand.Family is a cornerstone of our life. We are blessed if we are raised by a caring and nurturing mother and father, and research and plenty of evidence shows us that if we have…
In this second series on Intentional Parenting, we hear again from Rory Bell of Teaching and Training Ministries and Sean and Mary Roys of Bee-Bright after school child-care service , both of whom are working in the field of child raising and development. They provide us with some expert input.…
In this series, we hear from a number of competent experts working in the field of child raising and development, providing us with some expert input. You’ll also hear from some of our regular contributors: Joy Cantwell Moore and Isla Jeffers, who will be with us over the course of…
Kids face enormous pressures and must make critical choices in their teen years – especially in regards to alcohol and drug use. Sadly many parents find themselves unprepared or ill-equipped to help steer their kids away from harmful attitudes and behaviours. That’s where How to DrugProof Your Kids® comes in… The…
by Tracy Crump My husband, Stan, was just 7 months old when his dad died, and his mother never remarried. I have often wondered, How did Stan learn to be such a good father to our two sons? While a mother’s love is invaluable, boys need men to teach them to be…
It’s not easy, as a single parent, to learn to trust again. If you feel you have been rejected by your partner, you can feel pain almost beyond description. The pain of that broken relationship might leave you thinking, ‘never again.’ It simply hurts too much. It rocks your self-worth,…
by Susan Graham Mathis Finding true freedom was a hard journey for the Katinas. The Katina children grew up in a home defined by fear, alcoholism and abuse. Their father had served in the Vietnam War and returned home a broken and violent man. Later, when their father became a…