Crisis Conversation Guides
Our world is filled with tragic events, and sometimes that tragedy hits close to home. Use these guides to have a conversation with your child or teen and help them navigate tough situations.
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How to Have a Mental Health Check-In with Your Teen and Pre-Teen
10.08.21 | Students
Is your teen or tween behaving more differently than usual? I know, this probably seems like a trick question. The emphasis is on the word more. For example, has your usually uber-responsible fourteen-year-old neglected to take the dog out again...
What Your Kid Isn't Telling You
10.06.21 | Elementary | Preschool
I was cutting out paper hearts with my four-year-old at the kitchen counter when it happened. You can imagine: craft paper spread out around us, Elmer’s glue, the class roster, all the essentials for making valentines to give to each friend in...
The Best Way to Communicate with Your Kid at Every Phase
10.01.21 | Elementary | Preschool | Students
One of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do in your parenting is learn how to communicate with your kid. Communication in and of itself has never been easy, but add an age gap, youthful angst, and a budding vocabulary, and you might find...
Pass on Your Faith to the Next Generation
04.24.21 | Elementary | Preschool | Students
The foundation of a strong spiritual legacy can begin in the heart of the parent.
2021 Mental Health Goals for Every Parent
04.20.21 | Elementary | Preschool | Students
Last year did a number on us all, didn’t it? For parents, 2020 delivered a one-two punch: Work from home. Wear masks. Reduce your social circle. And do it all with little ones in tow. You’re familiar with little ones, right? They crave...
How screens are shaping teen sleep—and what you can do about it
04.13.21 | Students
“Headed to bed soon?” “Wrap it up, okay?” “Time for bed.” “No, really. Go to bed.” “Why are you still up?” Those who live with teenagers might be familiar with this kind of evening routine, or perhaps with its cousin: ignoring the...
5 Principles to Help You Parent Beyond Your Capacity
04.05.21 | Elementary | Preschool | Students
Our goal is to remind you that you’re not alone, that each stage of your kid’s life is just a phase, and that you don’t want to miss any of it. We want to invite you to be a part of a bigger story— a story that stretches across every season of...
A Parent’s Guide to the Sex Talk
02.24.21 | Conversation Kits | Students
Culture is sending out a constant barrage of confusing and conflicting messages about gender and sexuality. If you do not preempt the conversation about sex with your children, then culture, the internet, and their friends will shape their...
How Should Christians Talk to Their Kids about LGBTQ Issues?
02.15.21 | Students
We were watching an episode of House Hunters on HGTV. My first grader looked at me with inquisitive eyes. “Why does that family have two daddies?” she wondered. The question hit me out of left field. I didn’t expect this topic to come up...
When and How to Talk to My Child about Pornography
02.04.21 | Students
Most likely in the history of the world, there has never been a non-awkward conversation about pornography between a parent and child. “I had a wonderful, easy, conversation with my parents about porn,” said no kid, ever. Yet in today’s world...