Parenting - Study Guide

This study guide is designed to go along with Parenting: Navigating Everything. The guide provides intentional and interesting conversation-sparking questions to help you go deeper either on your own or in a group. It will help you focus on and personally apply concepts presented in each of the sixteen chapters outlined below:

1. Parenting. What are the stages of parenting? What is the current state of parenting? What is the purpose of parenting?

2. Parenting Styles. What are they and which ones should I be using? What might I need to alter about my current parenting style?

3. Progression of Parenting. What are the skills our children need to learn?

4. Time. What does quality time and being present with my kids look like?

5. Communication. How can I gain better communication skills so that I can more effectively connect with my kids?

6. Discipline. How do I effectively discipline my children?

7. Family Discipleship. Why is our worldview important, and how we can raise kids with a Christian worldview?

8. Mental Health. How do we address issues like anxiety, panic attacks, and depression?

9. Engaging the Culture. How do we empower our kids to engage the culture around us without compromising their faith?

10. Media. How can we help our kids navigate technology?

11. Sexuality. How do we direct our kids towards healthy sexuality?

12. Pornography. What is the prevalence of pornography and how do we address its impact on our kids?

13. Dating. How do we best avoid pitfalls in dating?

14. Finances and education. How can we help our children make sound financial and education choices?

15. Drugs and Alcohol. What tools are available to assist in drug-proofing our kids?

16. Loneliness. How do we prevent disconnection in our kids and help them to create community?