Parenting can be hard.
But YOU can do it and we want to help.
Parenting Resources (Elementary)
Books to Read
Seen: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens Through The Power of Connection by Will Hutcherson & Chinwé Williams, Ph.D - Click Here
Every Parent’s Guide To Navigating Our Digital World by Kara Powell, Art Bamford, and Brad Griffin - Click Here
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson Ph.D - Click Here
It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How To End The Cycle by Mark Wolynn - Click Here
A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself: What Parenting Taught Me About Life, Faith, and Myself by Sarah Bragg - Click Here
Parenting Beyond your Capacity: Connect Your Family To a Wider Community by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof - Click Here
Intentional Parenting by Doug & Cathy Fields - Click Here
Resources to Use
Work Kids Can Do + Chore Chart: Click Here
21 Questions To Get To Know Your Kid or Teen: Click Here
Cell Phone Agreement: Click Here
Life Maps & Guides (Technology, Sexual Integrity, Faith, and Health): Click Here
Bible Storybooks to Read With Your Kids: The Biggest Story Bible by Kevin DeYoung [Best for Elementary] - Click Here
Tiny Truths Bible by Joanna Rivard and Tim Penner [Best for Preschool] - Click Here
Tiny Truths Bible for Little Ones by Joanna Rivard and Tim Penner [Best for Babies & Toddlers] - Click Here
Middle School and High School
2 Ways We Can Help :
-Resources and Relationships-
Resources —
Here are some of our top resources that can help you better understand your student, the teenage years and some of the biggest things they are facing.
Resources to help you and your student navigate Relationships, Dating and Sex:
Sermon Series -
These are a couple excellent sermon series by Andy Stanley that you can watch for free and then have some conversations with your student(s) after watching!
The New Rules for Love, Sex and Dating by Andy Stanley
Parenting in the 21st Century by Andy Stanley
Books -
Swipe Right: The Life and Death Power of Sex and Romance by Levi Lusko
Boundaries in Dating: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Relationships by Henry Cloud
The New Rules for Love, Sex and Dating by Andy Stanley
Parenting: Getting it Right by Andy & Sandra Stanley
Parent Guides to Help You Understand and have a Conversation with Your Student:
Parent Guide to Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention - click here
Parent Guide to Shame-Free Parenting - click here
Parent Guide to Navigating COVID with Your Student - click here
Parent Guide to Anxiety & Depression - click here
Parent Guide to Pornography - click here
Parent Guide to TikTok - click here
Tips and Tricks on talking to Your Student about Faith and Baptism - click here
Weekly Parent Email from “AXIS”:
Sign up here for a weekly Guide called the "Culture Translator" that will help you navigate and understand the latest trends, slang, social media and other key areas of your students culture.
**We cannot recommend enough checking out these parent guides and signing up for the free “Culture Translator” email!**
Check out our “Parenting Help” playlist on YouTube!
Parenting Help YouTube Videos
Check out our "Parenting Help" Playlist on YouTube
2. Relationships —
Here at Mission Students we say all the time that our goal is to connect with students relationally so that they can grow spiritually! But that isn’t just our goal for them, that’s also our goal with you! We believe that the best way to make a lasting impact on your student is when we all link arms together. Not only do we want to give your student a relational network to help them find and follow Jesus, we want to give you the same thing to help you parent! If you’ve got a parenting problem, reach out to us and let us connect you with some seasoned parents who have navigated this parenting thing before!
Let’s get your student connected! The Student Profile form will give us info about your student to help us connect with them relationally!
I’d like to talk to someone! Send an email to Taylor to set up a time to talk in person or on the phone about whatever your student is navigating! We are here for YOU!
Parenting can be hard….
but you don’t have to do it alone.
We can't wait to connect with your student and to partner with you as we navigate these years together!
Together we can help these years be ones that your student doesn’t just SURVIVE, but years where your student THRIVES and experiences all that following Jesus has to offer!