Children

Raising children is no easy task. Children have a way of challenging our assumptions about ourselves and the world, while also brightening our days with the joy and satisfaction of shaping a young life around the values we hold most dear. Stories about children highlight the ways, both funny and profound, that kids affect our lives.

Guideposts: Cory and Julie's daughter, Rebekah

7 Tips to Get Your Kids Outside

By Brett Leveridge6 min read

Have you ever wondered how to get your kids off the couch and into the great outdoors? A mom who hikes with her family offers practical tips and answers to all your questions.

Guideposts: Stephanie Thompson shops for eyeglasses with her daughter, Micah

Stephanie Thompson on Faith and Parenting

Stephanie Thompson reveals how she was impacted by having to wear glasses and how she felt, years later, when her daughter faced the same challenge.

Guideposts Classics: Dick Van Patten on Fatherhood

By Dick Van Patten9 min read

In this Guideposts Classic from May 1980, Dick Van Patten, the star of TV’s Eight Is Enough discovers there’s more to being a father than being a good provider.

Monica Parker blogs about how to raise kids with a sense of wonder

Raising a Child with a Sense of Wonder

By Diana Aydin2 min read

Sometimes it seems that your kids will never stop asking questions. And that’s a good thing, says Guideposts guest blogger and author Monica Parker. How you can nuture your children’s curiosity and sense of wonder and creativity.

Jen Hatmaker offers hope for the imperfect family, Guideposts

Hope for Spicy Families

By Jen Hatmaker4 min read

This excerpt from best-selling author Jen Hatmaker’s new book For the Love offers hope and humor for families who don’t have it all together.

Author and TV personality Jen Hatmaker shares insights on how her faith informs her parenting.

Jen Hatmaker’s Parenting Tips for Busy Moms

By Jen Hatmaker7 min read

Author, speaker, blogger, pastor’s wife, TV personality and—whew!—mother of five Jen Hatmaker reminds us that no parent is perfect. You can only do your best.

Mother plays patty cake with daughter in a field. Author Amy Julia Becker learned 5 life lessons from her children.

My Kids Taught Me How to Live

By Brooke Obie3 min read

Author Amy Julia Becker learned 5 life lessons from her children.

An father adopting sons learns about God's perfect timing.

Expectant Father: Waiting with Joy

By Michelle Medlock Adams3 min read

In a frustrating adoption process an expectant father remembers that God is in control of all, and it’s not his job to worry. “Give all your fears and worries to Him,” says Cecil Stokes, “because they are not ours to carry.”