Parent Ed Resources

Welcome to our Parent Education area, an online resource library to help you navigate today's challenges. We plan to add articles, videos, podcasts, and more on current issues facing students and parents in the world of education and within the family dynamic. These resources are meant to provide resources to assist you. As we know there are many different beliefs and philosophies when it comes to raising children today, so our resources are not intended to provide a recommended or singular solution or philosophy.

Book Recommendations

Nearly every Christian parent in America would give anything to find a viable resource for developing within their kids a deep, dynamic faith that "sticks" long term. Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith In Your Kids delivers. Research shows that almost half of graduating high school seniors struggle deeply with their faith. Recognizing the ramifications of that statistic, the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) conducted the “College Transition Project” in an effort to identify the relationships and best practices that can set young people on a trajectory of lifelong faith and service.

Miles McPherson's The Third Option is a plea on behalf of a brokenhearted God who, Scripture teaches, is frustrated with those of us who claim to believe in Him but are really “faking the faith.” McPherson argues that we must rise above the issues that divide us and be part of something bigger. The Third Option challenges both believers and seekers to fully embrace God’s goodness and power.

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth's Grit: The Power of Passion, and Perseverance shows anyone striving to succeed — be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people — that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.”

Wendy Mogel's Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Listen, offers guidance for communicating with children across the expanse of childhood and adolescence and explains the most effective ways to talk about your child to teachers, coaches, nannies and caretakers, grandparents, partners, and more.

She is also the author of the perennial bestseller, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, and another book about raising teenagers, The Blessing of a B Minus.

Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers provides a vivid and insightful view into the world of today's teenagers. Now leading youth ministry expert Dr. Chap Clark substantially updates and revises his groundbreaking bestseller. Hurt 2.0 features a new chapter on youth at society's margins and new material on social networking and gaming. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised with new research, statistics, quotations, and documentation.