Parent Resources
Parents
Twin Cities Student Ministry team wants to offer you tools and resources that will help equip you as you guide your son/daughter on their spiritual journey. We view our role as a partnership, so together we can help students grow to full devotion to Christ.
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Website Resources:
CPYU – Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
Youth research, culture updates, research on topics that affect teens, articles on youth issues, web links
HomeWord – HomeWord Center for Youth and Family
Parenting tips and advice, radio broadcasts, podcasts, articles, culture blog, parenting resources
Focus on the Family –
Advice and articles on marriage, family, parenting, resources, counseling, podcasts
Plugged In – Focus on the Family media guide
Reviews on movies, videos, music, TV, and video games. Helps dissect the content so you can decide if it is appropriate for your child.
Orange Parents – Parenting Blog Resource
Parenting issues, topics, ideas. Christian perspective on parenting.
Love and Logic
Resource for parents and educators, book resources, email blasts (my favorite), resources.
XXX Church.com
A very blunt and honest site that addresses the issue of pornography addiction. Great articles on how addiction is started and how it ruins lives. Plans and strategies to avoid or overcome pornography addiction. Advice for both students and parents.
Exodus International
Exodus is committed to encouraging, educating and equipping the Body of Christ to address the issue of homosexuality with grace and truth. Great resources and help for students with same sex attraction struggles.
Student Devotional Sites
There are several places for students to find resources so that they can learn the daily discipline of spending time with God. Here are a few of them:
http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/then-and-now-teens/
http://www.3story.org/stories/
Bible Recommendation: We recommend the Life Application for Students Bible / NLT translation. This Bible is easy to read and has a lot of added insights and interesting articles that relate to youth. You can find this Bible in our church bookstore.
Counseling Resources:
Twin Cities Church recommends the following resources for your family if you are looking for local Christian counselors for your son/daughter:
Clarise Brady 265-2110
Gene Adams 559-0037
John Stewart 272-7448
Barbara Coffman 477-7050
Anew Day 271-1100 free counseling from supervised lay counselors