We'd like to equip you as a parent with tools that will help you in raising your child in a way that honors Christ. Below you'll find links that we've found helpful.

 Recommended Websites:

Plugged In Online - www.pluggedinonline.com
Plugged In is a Focus on the Family publication designed to help equip parents, youth leaders, ministers and teens with the essential tools that will enable them to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which they live. Entertainment is a potent influence on our culture for both good and evil. Through our reviews and discussions of that entertainment, they hope to spark intellectual thought, family discussion and spiritual growth.

CleanFilms - www.cleanfilms.com
CleanFilms provides family-edited movies, which have been edited for content to remove nudity and sexual situations, offensive language, and graphic violence. You can rent or buy the movies through their website.

Covenant Eyes - www.covenanteyes.com
Covenant Eyes monitors Internet use and reports to your accountability partners (at no charge to them). Objectionable sites score high and are presented in an easy-to-read report, either by email or at their member center. Parents can also use this tool to monitor their children's use of the Internet. Men, women, churches and businesses can use it to provide discipline and training in responsible use of the Internet.

Parenting Teenagers - www.parentingteenagers.org
This website features two interview programs each month in full audio and transcript form and several Parenting Sound Bites. Plus, over 100 parenting questions and answers can be accessed in the "Experts' Answers" section.

Center for Parent/Youth Understanding - www.cpyu.org
The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers. At a time when an already confusing youth culture is changing quickly, CPYU helps parents, youth workers, educators, and others understand teenagers and their culture so that they will be better equipped to help children and teens navigate the challenging world of adolescence.


Heart Connex Family E-devotionals - www.lifeway.com
These devotionals, offered by LifeWay Christian Resources, provide the opportunity for parents to sign up to receive weekly devotionals via their e-mail. Participants receive two 20-minute devotions each week which contain solid Bible teaching, discussion questions that emphasis family involvement, and pray guidance at the conclusion. These are offered free of charge.

 
 
Recommended Books:
 
Rite of Passage Parenting  -  by Walker Moore
 
The Dad In The Mirror  -  by Patrick Morley & David Delk
 
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers  -  by Gary Chapman
 
Seven Signs of A Loving Family  -  Gary Chapman
 
Help, My Kids Are Hurting  -  by Marv Penner
 
Internet Protect Your Kids  -  by Steven Arterburn
 
Lies Young Women Believe  -  by Nancy Leigh DeMoss