Family Toolbox: Recommended Resources for Parents

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One of the best things we can do to build a bridge between the church and the home is to provide our parents with solid resources that set them up to win.  Our goal is to put helpful tools in their hands that help them feel confident as they lead their kids to follow Jesus.  

Here's a list of the best resources that our Children's Ministry team recommends to parents at Southland.  

Audio

Spiritual Parenting 

In this message at Christ Community Church, Michelle Anthony provides a great framework for parenting with eternity in mind.  Powerful and encouraging.

Videos

Future Family  

Raising children is one of the biggest challenges in life. It requires all of our strengths and talents. It makes us keenly aware of our weaknesses. In this message, Andy and Sandra Stanley of North Point Community Church tell you everything they know about parenting. This isn't everything there is to know, just what they know.

Think Orange 

In this message at Southland, guest speaker Reggie Joiner shares a powerful vision for spiritual parenting and how the combined influence of church and family can impact the life of a child.  

Books

Parenting:

Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson

Habits of a Child’s Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines by Valerie E. Hess

How to Raise Selfless Kids in a Self-Centered World by Dave Stone

Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family to a Wider Community by Reggie Joiner

Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls by Gary Thomas

Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today’s Families by Michelle Anthony

The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman

God’s Design for Sex Series:

Book 1: The Story of Me (for kids ages 3-5) by Brenna and Stan Jones

Book 2: Before I Was Born (for kids ages 5-8) by Carolyn Nystrom

Book 3: What’s the Big Deal? (for kids ages 8-11) by Brenna and Stan Jones

Book 4: Facing the Facts (for kids ages 11-14) by Brenna and Stan Jones

Finances:

Smart Money, Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win with Money by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze

Grief:

How to Help Your Child Grieve (Focus On the Family article) 

When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child's Guide to Good Grief by Victoria Ryan

Divorce:

Dinosaurs Divorce by Brown and Brown 

Two Homes by Claire Masurel 

At Daddy's on Saturday by Linda Girard