Have you talked to your children about your beliefs regarding homosexuality? If you haven't, their friends most likely have. Listen to Julie's personal story on how these books have helped her prepare her child for something none of them were expecting.

Julie Rupp works for an organization called Alive and Well, where she teaches Middle and High school students how to think through their decisions before they make them. She also has the privilege of giving the puberty talk to 5th and 6th grade girls.

Throughout her research on this important topic, she has learned some important lessons that have helped her in talking with her own children, and hopefully will aid you in your parenting journey as well. 

Check out the book series God's Design for Sex to use as a tool to have valuable conversations with your children.

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The dreaded birds and the bees talk! Every parents sweats through it, and can make it as awkward as possible. But maybe it doesn't have to be this way.

Julie Rupp works for an organization called Alive and Well, where she teaches Middle and High school students how to think through their decisions before they make them. She also has the privilege of giving the puberty talk to 5th and 6th grade girls.

Throughout her research on this important topic, she has learned some important lessons that have helped her in talking with her own children, and hopefully will aid you in your parenting journey as well. 

Check out the book series God's Design for Sex to use as a tool to have valuable conversations with your children.

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Are you struggling in life? Is life just not going according to plan? Well, I don't know anyone who can relate better than Sara! After struggling with infertility, then her husband's cancer diagnosis, and the devastating diagnosis of Leigh's disease to her young child, Sara has been through it all. Listen as she helps us understand that even in our darkest moments, we can still have hope because of our faith in Jesus Christ! Today we are discussing her book, Made for Hope.

Sara is a wife and mom to three children, including a son who passed away from Leigh's disease in 2012. She's also a staff writer for adoption.com and has been published in Focus on the Family Magazine, the Today Show Parenting Team, and Homeschooling Today Magazine. Sara also writes poetry and is an award-winning playwright for Indiana Theatre Association's Playwriting Award.  She has a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology. For more information about Sara, be sure to check out her website.

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Do you ever have Mom Guilt? Or are you married to someone who has Mom Guilt? It is a real thing! Today Nicole Byrum wraps up our time together by explaining how important grace is, not only with our children, but with ourselves as well!

Nicole is a behavioral health clinician at Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert, OH.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Huntington University, and her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian College.  She is licensed as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist.

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"Mom, he pinched me!" Does this sound familiar? Today, you will get to hear from Nicole Byrum as she shares practical advice for myself on how to handle a situation just like this with grace and truth.

Nicole is a behavioral health clinician at Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert, OH.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Huntington University, and her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian College.  She is licensed as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist.

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Have you ever shamed your child for disobeying? Do you raise your voice and later regret the way you treated your children? Today, Nicole Byrum shares with us practical advice on how to discipline our children with grace and truth.

Nicole is a behavioral health clinician at Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert, OH.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Huntington University, and her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian College.  She is licensed as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist.

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Do you find it difficult to process life with your children?  Listen today as Nate Stenholtz explains that helping our children process through day in and day out life is one of the best tools we have to help them become responsible adults.

Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household.

If you are looking for a poolside/lakeside/beachside book to read this summer, check out Caught Not Taught.  You can read it cover to cover in one afternoon!

Today Nate Stenholtz shares with us how technology is not just a conversation about rules, regulations, and filters, but is actually an issue of discipleship.  Nate has been serving in Next Generation ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the Family Life Pastor at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI.   Nate Believes that exceptional families do not just happen, but that parents realize that their children need caring adults and mentors in their lives who are committed to Jesus Christ.  He, along with his staff at Oakwood Church is committed to partnering with parents through the different life stages to navigate families to find a heart aligned toward impacting the world for Jesus.

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Are you nervous to have sensitive conversations with your children? It seems as though the conversations about pornography, sex, and technology need to happen earlier and earlier.  Listen today as Nate Stenholtz discusses how he believes the technology conversation is an opportunity to prepare our children for successful adulthood.

Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household.

If you are looking for a poolside/lakeside/beachside book to read this summer, check out Caught Not Taught.  You can read it cover to cover in one afternoon!

Today Nate Stenholtz shares with us how technology is not just a conversation about rules, regulations, and filters, but is actually an issue of discipleship.  Nate has been serving in Next Generation ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the Family Life Pastor at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI.   Nate Believes that exceptional families do not just happen, but that parents realize that their children need caring adults and mentors in their lives who are committed to Jesus Christ.  He, along with his staff at Oakwood Church is committed to partnering with parents through the different life stages to navigate families to find a heart aligned toward impacting the world for Jesus.

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Do you know you need to have conversations with your children about technology, but sometimes you don't even know where to begin?  Listen today as Nate Stenholtz discusses how he believes the technology conversation is actually a discipleship opportunity.

Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household.

If you are looking for a poolside/lakeside/beachside book to read this summer, check out Caught Not Taught.  You can read it cover to cover in one afternoon!

Today Nate Stenholtz shares with us how technology is not just a conversation about rules, regulations, and filters, but is actually an issue of discipleship.  Nate has been serving in Next Generation ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the Family Life Pastor at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI.   Nate Believes that exceptional families do not just happen, but that parents realize that their children need caring adults and mentors in their lives who are committed to Jesus Christ.  He, along with his staff at Oakwood Church is committed to partnering with parents through the different life stages to navigate families to find a heart aligned toward impacting the world for Jesus.

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Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household.

Do you find it difficult to be consistent in your parenting? Today Jim Burns explains the the importance of consistency in our parenting through his book Confident Parenting.

Jim Burns founded the ministry of HomeWord in 1985 with the goal of bringing help and hope to struggling families. As host of the radio broadcast HomeWord with Jim Burns, which is heard daily by more than one million listeners, Jim's passion is to build God-honoring families through communicating practical truths that will enable adults and young people alike to live out their Christian faith. In addition to the radio program, Jim speaks to thousands around the world each year through seminars and conferences. He is an award-winning author, whose books include Creating an Intimate Marriage and Confident Parenting. Jim and his wife, Cathy, and their three daughters live in Dana Point, California.

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