Table of Contents

August 2007

Seven Steps to Better Parenting

What can parents do to improve the way they care for their family? The advice found on the following pages has stood the test of time, for it is based on the most reliable source of guidance available today.

Step 1 Seek Good Advice

Step 2 Create a Loving Home

Step 3 Exercise Your Authority

Step 4 Define Family Rules and Enforce Them Promptly

Step 5 Establish and Maintain Routines

Step 6 Acknowledge Your Child’s Feelings

Step 7 Teach by Example

15 A Voice of the “Eternal City”

16 Christmas Island​—Why We Visited It

19 My Love for Music, Life, and the Bible

24 The Spanish Armada​—A Voyage to Tragedy

28 Godly Training Bears Good Fruit

29 Watching the World

30 From Our Readers

31 How Would You Answer?

32 Life​—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?