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What I Hope For My Daughter: Eyes To See, Abby De Groot

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"I have continued to witness acts of love and care for Reese in the three and half years following her diagnosis."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­discovering empathy and support at school from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/what-i-hope-for-my-daughter-eyes-to-see/

Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson

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"Have you ever stopped to consider how experiences in your childhood may have impacted your perceptions of God?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the importance of the parent-child relationship from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/parenting-attachment-theory-and-god/

You Are His, Tara Boer

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"When we experience trials, our faith grows stronger, and our children see the realities of this hard life and the depth of security that a relationship with Christ can bring."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­knowing we are children of God from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/you-are-his/

Who Do Your Kids Look Like?, Leah A. Zuidema

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"We want our children to be more and more like their heavenly Father, and as parents, teachers, and mentors, we do our part to help them grow in this way."

Posting about growing Christ-likeness in our children from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/who-do-your-kids-look-like/

Our Stereotypical American Family, Kayt E. Frisch, Kurt Frisch

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"God has blessed us in different ways, so shouldn’t we play to the strengths God has given us?"

Posting about a stay-at-home dad family from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/our-stereotypical-american-family/

Understanding Yourself As A Parent, Tara Boer

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"One day at time, we can grow and become better parents. Our children deserve that."

Posting about parenting responsibly from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/understanding-yourself-as-a-parent/

Lose The Guilt, Find The Grace, Erin Olson

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"Parenting is tough, but God’s grace is stronger. God’s grace and forgiveness is there for us when lose patience, lose our temper, or just plain lose our minds."

Posting about parenting struggles­­­­­­­­ from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/lose-the-guilt-find-the-grace/

Targeting Our Fears, Tanya Deroo

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"I am inherently suspicious and critical of all 'worldly' definitions of gender, childhood, and human-nature in general."

Posting about a Christian response to the social construction of gender difference from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/targeting-our-fears/

Message For New Dads (And Dads-To-Be), Neal Deroo

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"You’ll realize that you’ve come to love this kid more than you previously thought possible, and you will feel that love deep down in your soul."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the joys and challenges of parenting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-message-for-new-dads-and-dads-to-be/

Love Each Other Deeply, Jonathan De Groot

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"I believe that the greatest thing I can do for my family is to consistently respond to the invitations of Christ."

Posting about the responsibility of raising children who love the Lord from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/love-each-other-deeply/

What Is It Like Being A Dad?, Mark Christians

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"One size parenting does not fit all children."

Posting about one father's experience raising kids from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/what-is-it-like-being-a-dad/

Fatherhood, Brandon Huisman

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Posting about ­­­­­­­­fatherhood from a new dad from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/fatherhood/

Seize The Summer (Part 2), Chad Hanson

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"How should our youth grow up in a society that craves busyness? One sure way is to jam their summer schedules. Or another way is to slow down and stop."

Posting about maintaining balance in your life when it comes to busyness and rest from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/seize-the-summer-part-2/

Part 1 can be found at http://inallthings.org/suervivizneg-the-summer/

Regarding Homework…, David J. Mulder

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"Why do teachers give homework? I was a middle school classroom teacher for the first eleven years of my teaching practice. The longer I taught, the less homework I assigned. That’s not to say I didn’t give students assignments–but they rarely had to do them at home. I’m curious about how teachers use homework, and what role it really plays in students’ learning."

Posting from and education professor about homework and if there's compelling evidence that it improves learning from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ …

Common Core: Good Or Bad?, Ed Starkenburg

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"What comes to your mind when someone mentions the Common Core (or otherwise known as the Common Core State Standards)? Do you appreciate them? Are you scared of them? Suspicious? The Common Core is an aspect of education that typically gets a strong response today when the topic enters conversations. As an educator, I find that many people respond negatively based on what they have heard about the standards from others rather than based on facts. However, because these standards have a political nature, it’s often hard to determine what the facts and truth are regarding this set of curriculum …

Helicopter Or Free Range: A Dilemma Of Modern Parenting, Donald Roth

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"What philosophy should we be using as parents? Should we seek to be helicopters? Should we give our children free range?"

Posting about the challenges of modern parenting from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/helicopter-or-free-range-a-dilemma-of-modern-parenting

I Didn’T Come From A Normal Family, Erin Olson

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"Divorce and re-marriage from the perspective of a child. 'God didn’t intend for divorce to happen, but we live in a broken world and divorces happen. God can take broken things and make beauty out of them.'"

Posting about having divorced parents and adjusting to the realities of step families from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/i-didnt-come-from-a-normal-family

5 Tips For A Successful Parent And Teacher Relationship, Gwen R. Marra

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"Teachers care about students, and being informed helps teachers show students they care."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­partnering with your child's school from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/5-tips-for-a-successful-parent-and-teacher-relationship/

We Are A Family, Liz Moss

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"One mom’s perspective on parenting a child with autism. 'When God created him in his mother’s womb, God created him to be a beautiful child so loved by God and so loved by so many others.'”

Posting about parenting an autistic child from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/we-are-a-family-parenting-a-child-with-autism/

To Those Who Know A Hurting Child, Tara Boer

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"Current research tells us that kids who witness or experience hard things actually lose some ability to make good choices. It’s not that they won’t or don’t want to make the good choice…sometimes they just can’t. When kids are chronically exposed to trauma the part of their brain that helps them with language, flexibility, and mood regulation actually shrinks. ... The good news is that God made our brains so thoughtfully that they can actually grow and change."

Posting about children and trauma and what we can do about it from In All Things - an online hub committed to …

God’S Plan For The Terrible-Two’S, Luralyn Helming

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"I have developed an appreciation of the fact that this age we refer to as “the terrible twos,” is a necessary, and even vital, stage in our development as humans."

Posting about how the "terrible two's" are a necessary, albeit frustrating, part of normal human development from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/gods-plan-for-the-terrible-twos/

Is The Church For Sinners Or Saints?, Neal Deroo

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"Is church for people whose lives are already put-together, looking good and on the right path? Or is church a place for people with problems and struggles, constantly struggling to live up to an ideal that they can never seem to reach, and feeling crushed by their failure to be ‘better’ than they are? Is church for saints—or for sinners like me?"

Posting about who the church is really for from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/is-the-church-for-sinner-or-saints/

Spoiled Rotten, Valorie L. Zonnefeld

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Zonnefeld challenges parents to rethink giving children too much, whether material possessions or activities. She instead suggests that true love wisely holds back and urges parents to consider that helping children mature may equate to giving them less.