Parenting Resources
Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age by James P. Steyer
I recommend this book to all parents. Just because your kids are not on Facebook doesn't mean they aren't engaged in media and technology.
Part 1 heightens our attention to how technology impacts our relationships, attention and addiction issues, and privacy. This book and the author do not slam Facebook or other media. It engages us in a thoughtful dialogue of how we and our children are using technology. Are we intentional and thoughtful or is it an easy escape from life?
Part 2 is filled with age by age common sense tips for how much is too much and what is not yet appropriate for our children.
The author is also the founder of Common Sense Media, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that reviews and analyses a broad range of media for children, teens and adults. The website is extremely helpful. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
The Switching Hour: Kids of Divorce Say Good-bye Again by Evon O. Flesberg
Warning: This is a hard book to read, especially if you are thinking about or have gone through a divorce. But that may be the exact right reason why you should read it! It is written from the child's perspective. What it feels like for them to go between worlds (mom's and dad's). These transitions are extremely hard for them even if the divorce was "smooth."
The book give great tips on how to minimize the hurt and pain before, during and after the "switching hour."
Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies by Theresa M Huntley
This book is a must for people who work with children. Just the section alone on how children at different ages grieve is something every person should read. The three parts of the book are Children and Death, Grieving with Children and Approaching the Death of a Child. Many adults do not want to think about grief and death at all even for themselves. So when it comes time to help a child work through those difficult emotions, they are not prepared. This book gives concrete and grace-filled ways to help children through the grieving process.
I Just want my Children to be Happy. Why you Shouldn't Say it, Why You Shouldn't Think It, What You Should Embrace Instead
by Aaron Cooper & Eric Keitel
This is a great book for both parents and ministry leaders.
It introduces the dangers and limits of only thinking about your child's happiness. It gives adults more precise language when talking about the dreams we have for our children. For parents of young children, it encourages beginning good patterns at an early age.
For parents of teens, it is shows ways for the parent-child relationship to evolve into a mature adult relationship.
I recommend this book to all parents. Just because your kids are not on Facebook doesn't mean they aren't engaged in media and technology.
Part 1 heightens our attention to how technology impacts our relationships, attention and addiction issues, and privacy. This book and the author do not slam Facebook or other media. It engages us in a thoughtful dialogue of how we and our children are using technology. Are we intentional and thoughtful or is it an easy escape from life?
Part 2 is filled with age by age common sense tips for how much is too much and what is not yet appropriate for our children.
The author is also the founder of Common Sense Media, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that reviews and analyses a broad range of media for children, teens and adults. The website is extremely helpful. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
The Switching Hour: Kids of Divorce Say Good-bye Again by Evon O. Flesberg
Warning: This is a hard book to read, especially if you are thinking about or have gone through a divorce. But that may be the exact right reason why you should read it! It is written from the child's perspective. What it feels like for them to go between worlds (mom's and dad's). These transitions are extremely hard for them even if the divorce was "smooth."
The book give great tips on how to minimize the hurt and pain before, during and after the "switching hour."
Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies by Theresa M Huntley
This book is a must for people who work with children. Just the section alone on how children at different ages grieve is something every person should read. The three parts of the book are Children and Death, Grieving with Children and Approaching the Death of a Child. Many adults do not want to think about grief and death at all even for themselves. So when it comes time to help a child work through those difficult emotions, they are not prepared. This book gives concrete and grace-filled ways to help children through the grieving process.
I Just want my Children to be Happy. Why you Shouldn't Say it, Why You Shouldn't Think It, What You Should Embrace Instead
by Aaron Cooper & Eric Keitel
This is a great book for both parents and ministry leaders.
It introduces the dangers and limits of only thinking about your child's happiness. It gives adults more precise language when talking about the dreams we have for our children. For parents of young children, it encourages beginning good patterns at an early age.
For parents of teens, it is shows ways for the parent-child relationship to evolve into a mature adult relationship.