Faith Formation: Parenting

Accompanied by this downloadable activity kit for families.

Doing Good Together offers families Tools to Raise Ethical, Engaged Citizens, including Service Projects, Videos, Reflection Tools, and Book Lists for Young Change Makers and Their Families.

The Ministry Lab is proud to partner with Doing Good Together in creating MN Conference UCC's Family Faith Toolkits.

Connect with families of young children through Splash! monthly newsletters which help caregivers incorporate faith formation in the events of everyday lives. 

"Making the Most of Mealtime Prayers" by Jason Brian Santos

Supporting Parents of LGBTQIA+ Youth

By Leah Dail

Includes a list of additional online resources for developing your own small group or support network.

Parity helps congregations and faith organizations, clergy, seminarians, denominations and seminaries become more LGBTQ+ sensitive and celebratory.

Find liturgical elements, full liturgies, tips for diversity inclusion, family and loved ones support, and more.

The Bless This Mess Parenting website offers a blog, podcast and reading group guide based on the book.

CONVERGENCE offers:

Parenting: The 6 Needs of Every Child: Small Group Book Study with Videos on Empowering Parents and Kids through the Science of Connection

 Presents How to Change the World with a Book Your Tweens Refuse to Read

 along with numerous fantastic book lists for raising compassionate, socially engaged kids.

Raising Luminaries' Books for Littles

A curated list of children's books that address racism, education, identity and numerous other contemporary concerns with humor, gorgeous illustrations and wonderful story-telling.

Doing Good Together invites parents to support 

The Inner Work of Childhood

How (and Why) To Become a Family of Philosophers

The post includes a pile of wisdom and two book lists:

NINE MINUTES A DAY YOUR CHILD NEEDS YOU MOST

By Boyle Counseling & Consultation Clinical Staff in Sandy, Utah

The Pursuit of a Child’s Faith

by Jessica Gulseth in Church Anew; MARCH 1, 2023

How Parents Pass Religious Faith to Their Children

What determines whether children will carry on the faith of their parents? Past research established that parents play the critical role. In this episode noted sociologist Christian Smith shares new research examining how parents shape their children’s faith and the critical factor of talking about religion in the context of day-to-day life. Listen to podcast, read interview, or watch now on YouTube.

DON’T keep the kids so busy

by Lisa Witherspoon, Director of Children’s Ministries, First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC

5 Ways Parents Can Avoid Gender Stereotypes for Kids

by Ky Myers

How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids

by Tim Lydon

Parenting Forward Podcast & Facebook group: Raising Children Unfundamentlist

Molly Wright: How Every Child Can Thrive by Five - OR How Peekaboo Can Change the World / TED

How Parents Help Children Grow in Faith

New research on how parents pass faith to their children provides strong evidence that talking with children about faith in the context of daily life is powerfully important. Ann Michel of the Lewis Center staff reports on this and other findings in Handing Down the Faith by Christian Smith and Amy Adamczyk.

Joe Davis and Agape - Dave Scherer - write letters To My Beloved Children