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

Merri Guggisberg is a Certified Parenting Coach whose mission is to help you bring love, fun, and connection into your home. To invite peace and joyfulness to your family table. To teach you to forgive yourself when you are human and move forward. And to feel empowered and optimistic about your future story.

Merri offers:

• Coaching
• Group Coaching
• Speaking
• Workshops
• 12-Week Program

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

My 15 Favorite Guide Books for Parenting Intense Neurodiverse Kids

Intense neurodivergent kids don’t come with a manual, but my family found harmony and joy with the help of these inclusive parenting books.

 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:

Can You Raise a Teen Today Without a Smartphone?

Yes, you can. We did and this is what we learned.

by MELANIE HEMPE

What to Expect When You're Expecting a Middle Schooler from Tiger McLuen and Youth Ministry Consulting

The transition from elementary to middle school is one of the biggest changes your child will navigate. In this season, just about everything will change for them- the way their brain processes information, the way they relate to others, the structure of their day, not to mention the ways their bodies change. While it can be awkward and disorienting for you and your child, it is also an incredible time of growth and discovery.

Anti-Dopamine Parenting — Really great ARTICLE on NPR (listen or read) on how to help kids with some of the same addictions we grownups struggle with (screens and sweets!). In solidarity with my kids (who don’t have cell phones) I’ve removed all social media apps from my phone. I’ll report back on that one after awhile!  I love how insanely practical the article is. Be sure to read to the end for the tips.

How Parents Can Support Teen Mental Heath

TORIA HERD & SARAH A. FONT / Yes! Magazine

April 19, 2023

Can Paying Parents Lead to Healthier Children?

CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT

Yes! Magazine; April 12, 2023

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