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Recommended Resource List
Below are a few resources we would recommend
PODCASTS
Youth Culture Today Podcast
This podcast by the Center for Parent and Youth Understanding is great for helping you as a parent stay up to date on current youth culture.
LISTEN HERERaising Boys and Girls
Filled with practical helps, The Raising Boys and Girls Podcast is helpful for parents of all ages understand how their kids are maturing and developing as they get older.
LISTEN HEREBible Talk Podcast (Genesis)
This year we are studying through Genesis with your teen. This podcast gives an overview of each major component of Genesis. We hope this will help as you have conversations with your teen this year thought our study.
LISTEN HEREBOOKS
ENGAGING GEN Z
This book provides a great overview of Gen Z. If you're wanting to know more about the generation of your teenager, this is a good read.
GET IT HEREFEEDING THE MOUTH THAT BITES YOU
Feeding the Mouth that Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the Wold outlines some clear and practical helps in navigating the crazy adolescent years.
GET IT HEREPASS IT ON
Pass It On gives yearly right of passage ideas for your kid as they grow. This is a resource you'll come back to time and time again. (We also have several of these available at the Island on our Victorville Campus)
GET IT HEREPARENTING BEYOND YOUR CAPACITY
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity helps you understand the value and the how to's of connecting your kids and family to a wider community of believers.
GET IT HERETHE TALKS
Every parent fears having “the talk", but what many fail to realize is that one conversation isn’t enough. Your kids need so much more! Shared through the lens of a biblical worldview, The Talks provides the tools you need to help your kids to navigate a hyper-sexualized culture. Specifically, it holds your hand through 15 conversations that every family must have.
GET IT HEREMeet Me in the Middle
“Meet Me in the Middle” is designed to tee up critical conversations between teenage girls and their fathers. It is a solution for all the dads out there who want to keep pouring life and truth into their daughters, even during a season when their relationship can be a bit awkward.
GET IT HEREWEBSITES
Center for Parent and Youth Understanding
Filled with resources for helping parents better understand their teen and the world they are living in.
CHECK IT OUT HERETECHNOLOGY HELPS
SMARPHONES 101
Resource for helping your teenager learn how to use their smartphone with wisdom.
CHECK IT OUT HERE