The Parenting & Play category includes all things directly related to babies and children (except health or homeschooling).
If it's a parenting tip, it's here. If it's baby equipment, it's here. If it's a toy, it's here.
However, adult or whole-family play is in the Relationships (think Marriage & Family) & Celebration section.
How to Conquer the Challenge of Raising a Large Family
Everyone's idea of what constitutes a "large family" is different, but whether you consider "large" to be more than two, ...
What is Authenticity? Bringing Your Authentic Personality to Your Homemaking & Parenting
I was a terrible mom. They didn’t say it in so many words, but one by one, the other mothers ...
Christian Unschooling is Not an Oxymoron
A lot of people hear the phrase "Christian unschooling" and assume it's an oxymoron. This is because when they hear ...
Best Children’s Bible Story Books (Theology Reading for Kids)
What is the best children's Bible, or what are the best children's Bible story books, or theology books -- all ...
How to Go Grocery Shopping with a Baby
If your baby is still a really new newborn, I hope you're not having to go out grocery shopping at all! Hopefully ...
Is the Enneagram Evil or Anti-Christian?
There's been a lot of hullaballoo lately about the enneagram, with buzzing in the Christian community about its being occult ...
Thirty Constructive Things for Kids to Do
Updated Sep. 11 2019. Originally published May 26, 2015. From "I'm Bored" to "Doing Something Constructive" I know my kids ...
Why I Dislike the Term “Gentle Parenting”
NOTE: This post is from an explicitly Christian perspective and presumes that its readers are Bible-believing Christians, as well. If ...
Parenting Different Personality Types: How Not to Exasperate Your Children
Are We Confusing Authoritative with Authoritarian? Outside of the Church, there's a frequent tendency toward permissive parenting – that is, ...
Favorite Christian Children’s Music (That’s Solid)
I discovered when I tried to link to this post this week that I'd never posted it. So I'm sorry ...
9 Surprising Benefits of Video Games
Video games get a bad rap. I firmly believe there are benefits to reading and physical activity that you might ...
Game of Phones {review}
It seems that nowadays almost everyone is in 24/7 contact with their cell phones. Unfortunately, that often means we're more ...
ABCs & 123s of D&D – Primers for Little RPG Fans {review}
We grew up in those circles of conservative Christianity that presumed Dungeons & Dragons was evil, due primarily to the ...
MIXTAPE – the Game {review}
We're a pretty musical family. I've joked before that life at our house really is like a musical, because in ...
What Are You Teaching Your Children, REALLY?
It has, unfortunately, become a regular occurrence, of late, to awaken to the sounds of my 7-year-old daughter and my ...
Grace {Growth from A to Z}
What is Grace? Grace is a tricky thing to define. When we're talking about God's grace for us, the common ...
Thriving A to Z: B – Baby Food (Thrive Life)
One really great use of Thrive Life foods is for baby food! Unlike "fresh" foods, they're highly portable (no refrigeration, etc ...
Five More Minutes — What Would YOU Pause?
When I'm in the car, I like to listen to country radio. It's not all good, but it seems to ...
Cookbooks for Kids (The Young Chef, ChopChop, Nourishing Traditions) {review}
Having spent most of last week (and the early part of this week) talking about books for teaching us grownups ...
Skill Trek {review}
Wrapping up this week of digital educational content is Skill Trek. I actually just learned about this a few weeks ...
