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Faith Formation: Raising Confident Kids

Resources including: Children & Family Curricula & Storytime; Confirmation/Affirmation of Baptism; Denominational Resources; Tween & Teen Mental and Spiritual Health; Sexuality & Identity; and Online/At-Home Tech

Children's Books

     All You Can Imagine          Be Who You Are          Bella's Recipe for Success     Picture of Birds of the Air     Black Boy Joy     Cover of Blossom and Bud     Bright Star     Brown Is Beautiful     Picture of Dream Big, My Precious One          Elephant's Music: Filipina, Monika: 9781433835056: Amazon.com: Books          Everyday Brave     Eyes That Kiss in the Corners     Finding Beauty     Fly, Girl, Fly!: Shaesta Waiz Soars around the World     The Girl with Big, Big Questions     A Girl's Bill of Rights          Good News! God Loves You - By: Glenys Nellist Illustrated By: Lizzie Walkley     Holy Troublemakers and Unconventional Saints: Daneen Akers: 9781734089509: Amazon.com: Books     How to Hear the Universe by Patricia Valdez          I Am Mozart, Too     I Belong: A book about being part of a family and a group                    I Love You All the Time                    Little Mole Goes to SchoolLook Inside No One Else like You     Pinkie Promises     Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America's First Published Poet               Stella's Stellar Hair     Sulwe     "This Is My Body - I Get To Choose: An Introduction to Consent" cover     Try-Again Time     We Listen to Our Bodies               The Year We Learned to Fly          You Wonder All the Time

Adult Reads

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Tips to Encourage Kids to Let Their Dreams Soar

by Nancy Roe Pimm

Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons     Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt     Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home          My Divine Natural Hair: Inspiration & Tips to Love & Care for Your Crown     Raising Good Humans     The Sandbox Revolution: Raising Kids for a Just World          Thrivers by Michele Borba, Ed. D.     Unshakable Kids | Baker Publishing Group

And the Raising Good Humans podcast

Other Book Lists & Series

Doing Good Together encourages parents to Raise Kindness! How Your Busy Family Can Practice Compassion Every Day.

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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.

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Doing Good Together encourages parents in

Raising Engaged Humans: A Book List for Big-Hearted Parents

 

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

The Little Leader Books by Vashti Harrison

Blogs & Podcasts

Can You Raise a Teen Today Without a Smartphone?

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

by MELANIE HEMPE

Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five | TED Talk

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

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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.

Activities

Black Girls Unbossed: Young World Changers Leading the Way   Study Guide here

Bella's Recipe for Success

A recipe for Polvorones con Dulce de Leche is included at the back of the book so kids can have fun making their own.

Download the free Bella's Recipe for Success dulce de leche recipeand Spanish flashcards for kids to continue learning with Bella!

In Our Library - Children

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In Our Library - Adults

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