RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS

WE ALL NEED A LITTLE HELP.
EVERY YEAR BRINGS NEW OBSTACLES AND DIFFERENT WAYS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN YOUR CHILD BEFORE, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ARE NO DIFFERENT.

BELOW ARE SOME OF OUR FAVORITES ON TOPICS YOU MAY FEEL A LITTLE LOST ON CURRENTLY.
Below are just a few of our favorite resources.
You can find endless podcasts, blogs, activities, conversation guides, and books through the link below.

Blogs & Podcasts

7 Tips to Help Your Student
Develop Faith Skills

Tim Walker
My parents wanted me to know God better. They did things that a lot of parents do: they made me go to church, and they prayed with me before school in the morning. But ultimately, they understood that there were some tools I needed that were bigger than listening to someone pray or teach a lesson (although both of those are great).

https://theparentcue.org/7-tips-to-help-your-teenager-develop-faith-skills/

5 Simple Ways to Help Your Teenager
Cope With Anxiety

The way you acknowledge and respond to a teen showing signs of anxiety is critical in helping them to foster a sense of competence. What can parents do to help teens manage high anxiety periods? Here are five simple strategies to consider:

https://theparentcue.org/5-simple-strategies-to-help-teens-cope-with-anxiety/

The Grown Up Guides to Parenting
Adult Humans

These are the teenage years. It’s your teen’s job to push against you, and it’s your job to hold your ground and be consistent.
Ages 13-19 are likely the trickiest, most nuanced years of your child’s life, and parenting them can leave you feeling frustrated and afraid. And although it’s a time of high stakes, it’s also a time of great opportunity.

https://theparentcue.org/pcl-41-the-grown-ups-guide-to-parenting-teenage-humans/

Conversation Guides

Sexual Integrity 

Are we really going to talk about this? If you want your kids to grow up with sexual integrity, then the answer is—YES!

https://theparentcue.org/resources/sexual-integrity-conversation-guides/

Technology

 So as we all stumble to keep up with this ever-changing world, here are some ways to have real conversations at every age to shape a healthy perspective on what technology can, should, and shouldn’t do in our lives

https://theparentcue.org/resources/technology-conversation-guide/

Faith

 These phase-specific Faith Conversation Guides are here to help when the need arises, so you’ll be ready to talk to your child about faith.

https://theparentcue.org/resources/faith-conversation-guide/

Bullying

Whether your child is dealing with a bully, showing signs of being one, or even if it’s not on anyone’s radar, it’s important to talk to your kids about bullying. But what do you say?

https://theparentcue.org/resources/bullying-conversation-guide/

Book Recommendations

Growing With

Kara Powell & Steven Argue
Growing With equips you to take steps toward your teenager or young adult in a mutual journey of intentional growth that trusts God to transform your entire family.

https://store.thinkorange.com/growing-with-book-kara-powell.html

Misc. Resources