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We’ve all been there. The crowded malls. The shoulder-to-shoulder seats in the auditorium for the children’s Christmas concert. The large family gathering. The Fall Festival or Christmas Parade.
But for someone with social anxiety disorder, these occasions create a sense of panic, making it hard to breathe and difficult to think. They may have a panic attack not only at the event, but on the way. Or, even a few days beforehand, as they imagine...

When you finally reach adulthood, there is an expectation that the cattiness and drama of middle school will be safely locked in the past. Unfortunately, just because you reach the age of accountability and start interacting in the world as a full-fledged...

One day, my then-thirteen-year-old daughter and I were playing around. She did something, and I jokingly said, “Shame on you!!” But something in my spirit quickened, and I said, “No! No shame on you! No shame in any of us once we have accepted Christ...

I surveyed several different parents and asked them to share a piece of advice for parenting teenagers. The most common initial response that I received was “I don’t know if I’m the right person to ask, I don’t know if I’m doing it right!”
After engaging in several of these conversations, it became clear that many parents feel a sense of being unsure in parenting teenagers. If you are one of those parents, you are not alone in this feeling! The good news is that all the advice that follows...