Resources for the summer Teen Parent classes, midweek service of the Southpeake Region, Hampton Roads Church
Mary and I are teaching a series of classes this summer for teen parents in our region. This blog post contains resources for teen parents that we’ve mentioned in class.
August 15 Class: Confrontation and Conversation
Web Articles for Difficult Conversations with Teens
See the following links:
- Defending Your Faith in a Secular Culture – Natasha Crain
- a good summary of the four pillars of secularism Natasha Crain’s from book “Faithfully DIfferent” is here
- Having Difficult Conversations with Your Teen
- How to talk to your teen about culture
- Navigate Tough Topics & Conversations With Teens
- 10 Tips for Having Deeper Faith Conversations with Your Kids
- Five Awkward Conversations Every Teen Needs to Have with Their Parents
July 18 Class: Character
Book Recommendations
General Parenting
- The Wonder Years: Raising Awesome Kids – Reloaded, Sam and Geri Laing
- Principle Centered Parenting, Douglas and Vicky Jacoby
- As for Me & My House, Tom and Lori Ziegler
- Age of Opportunity, Paul David Tripp
- Raising Faithful Kids in a Fast-Paced World, Dr. Paul Faulkner
- The New Dare to Discipline, Dr. James Dobson
- Character Matters! Raising Kids with Values That Last, John and Susan Yates
- Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms, Justin Whitmel Early
- Parenting With A Kingdom Purpose, Hemphill and Ross
Teenagers
- Parenting Adolescents, Kevin Huggins
- How To Really Love Your Teenager, Ross Campbell, M.D.
- The Five Love Languages of Teenagers, Gary Chapman
Boys
- Raising a Modern Day Knight, Robert Lewis
- Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, Dan Kindlon, PhD
Girls
- Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher
Other Resources
See also other BentonBlog posts and resources for teen parents here.