Focus on the Family Magazine: Off-Hand, Cutting Comments
Topic: Do you have a mouthy middle schooler? What is one thing you did to help your child learn not to make off-hand, cutting comments? Think beyond the jar that they have to put something in when they make the comment or giving them back a piece of their own medicine or lecturing about a Scripture. Instead, tell us how you gently guided your child to guard his or her tongue a little better?
Word count: 50 to 300 words
Rights: First nonexclusive rights
Payment: $50, on acceptance
Due date: September 10, 2018
Byline: Yes — whether in print or online
Audience: Parents with children in the home