Parent Resources
We believe the call of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 is that parents carry the role of primary disciplemaker in the lives of their children. As a church, we are here to equip your family to grow in relationship with Jesus, His Church, and the world. One of the ways we do that is through resources like these to help you in your parenting journey.
Discipling at Home
If the idea of discipling your kids feels intimidating, you aren’t alone! The discipleship experiences below are designed to help guide conversations you have with your child on big topics.
Conversation Guides
As a parent, you know you need to help your kids see themselves and the world through God's Word—but how? These age-level conversation guides offer starting points for important topics like bullying, faith questions, and technology safety.
Remember, these are just guides. Follow your child's lead on what they're ready to discuss and use these suggestions to maximize those moments.
Parenting Organizations
Parenting is hard but having a helping hand along the way makes a difference. As a church, we aim to provide in-person parent training opportunities every fall and spring (usually in October and February). Additionally, there are great organizations out there that have made it their mission to provide hands-on resources for you as a parent. Below are a few that we’ve found helpful.
Discipline
We love the way Connected Families approaches discipline, guiding you to connect with your child’s heart the way God connects with us in our mistakes through their Connected Families Framework. If you would like more training in this approach, we recommend the Discipline That Connects course, the Discipline That Connects book, or parent coaching through Connected Families.
Conversation Guides
Raising “digital natives” – kids who have only ever known the era of high-speed internet, smart phones, and Google – keeps you on your toes. How much screen time is too much? What boundaries are helpful to hold to keep my child safe online? How can I keep up with the endless stream of new shows my kids are finding to watch online?
These questions and many more have likely crossed your mind. Below are a handful of resources to help you think toward solutions that work for your family so you can create a media-safe home.
Bark
Bark helps you manage and protect your child’s online life by monitoring the apps and platforms they use for signs of digital danger. Bark can also help you manage screen time and set up web filtering tools.
Circle
Circle can also help you set technological limits, block selected content, monitor your child’s online activity, and even turn off internet access for select family members during homework or bed times.
Covenant Eyes
Covenant Eyes provides screen accountability in the area of pornography. Through screen monitoring, screenshot analysis, and activity reporting to a designated accountability partner, Covenant Eyes can help break pornography habits for good.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media rates movies, TV shows, books, apps, and games so you can make informed entertainment choices as a family. They also offer a digital citizenship course to give them the skills they need to take on the challenges they face with technology and succeed.
Plugged In
Plugged In is a publication from Focus on the Family providing detailed information about movies, videos, TV shows, songs, and games. Their deep dives into specific content can help you understand and navigate the variety of media options your kids will encounter.
Screen Kids
A fantastic resource for helping create healthy screentime boundaries in your home.
Good Pictures, Bad Pictures and Good Pictures, Bad Pictures Jr.
The average age at which kids are first exposed to pornography is between 10-12 years old. That means that some of our kids will experience it at an even younger age. You can strengthen and equip them to fight for purity with these two books. They help kids understand what pornography is, why it's dangerous to their brains, and what to do if they see it. Keep in mind that these resources aren't overtly spiritual, so your kids will benefit from having additional conversations with you about grace, forgiveness, and how the Holy Spirit helps us live free from sin.
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