Upcoming Events

• Honest: Be a Truth Sleuth - Issue One
• Honest: Encourage Openness - Issue Two
• Honest: Teaching Kids to be Trustworthy - Issue Three
• Honest: Upright in All Your Ways - Issue Four
• Forgiving: A New Start - Issue Five
• Forgiving: Let it Go! - Issue Six
• Forgiving: Another Chance - Issue Seven
• Forgiving: An Attitude with Actions - Issue Eight
• Hardworking: Stick With It - Issue Nine
• Hardworking: Solving Problems - Issue Ten
• Hardworking: Stay Focus - Issue Eleven
• Hardworking: Strive for the Best - Issue Twelve
• Patient: Please Wait Your Turn - Issue Thirteen
• Patient: Waiting for Wants - Issue Fourteen
• Patient: Accept Differences - Issue Fifteen
• Patient: Waiting to Grow Up - Issue Sixteen
• Committed: Follow Through - Issue Seventeen
• Committed: Wholehearted Involvement - Issue Eighteen
• Committed: Dependable - Issue Nineteen
• Committed: Day by Day - Issue Twenty
• Generous: In Attitude - Issue Twentyone
• Generous: With Stuff - Issue Twentytwo
• Generous: In Giving - Issue Twentythree
• Generous: God's Model - Issue Twentyfour
• Grateful: An Attitude - Issue Twentyfive
• Grateful: For Blessings - Issue Twentysix

• www.family.org  The official website of Focus on the Family ministries with Dr. James Dobson.  Great resource for parenting and family issues including current events and the impact of society on our children and families.  Other links include
  • www.pluggedinonline.com  Christian reviews of movies, music and television
  •  www.focusonyourchild.com 
  •  Clubhouse magazine Christian magazine for elementary aged children
  • Brio Christian magazine for teen girls
  • Breakaway Christian magazine for teen guys
  • www.familymatters.net  Website of Family Matters Ministries founded by Dr. Tim Kimmel. Great books and resources Christian Parenting Newsletter from ChristianityToday.com.  Bi-weekly, e-newsletter containing up-to-date, insightful information and links to articles of special interest to parents.

Children and Money

• www.parentware.org  ParentWare Family Bank Software Allowance program teaches your children to spend wisely, save regularly and avoid debt.  Ages 6-16.
• Prodigal Sons and Material Girls: How Not to be Your Child's ATM by Nathan Dungan.  Wiley 2003. Valuable resource for teaching your children about money matters.  Proponent of the spend-save-share model.
• Growing Up Generous:  Engaging Youth in Giving and Serving by Eugene C. Roehlkepartain.  Alban Inst.  2000.

Preteen

• Zonderkidz (Zondervan Publishing)
  • The Lily Series (preteen girls)
  • 2:52Series (preteen boys)
•  Focus on the Family
  • Preparing for Adolescence, James Dobson

Sex Education

Parenting and Family Resources

• www.christianbooks.com  Lots and lots of books, videos and music at low prices!
• www.christianministryresource.com  Mostly small group and curriculum materials.

Recommended Books

• Creative Correction by Lisa Welchel
• Parenting With Scripture by Kara Durbin
• Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel

Other sites of interest

•  www.familyfun.com
•  www.kidsdomain.com
•  www.dltk-kids.com

  Is there anything that you would like to add to this list?  Has this stirred any ideas for classes or small groups that can help you be to be a godly parent?  Contact our Pastor to Children & Families, Wendy Dean, at wdean@rockpoint-church.com.