Add-On Sessions - Pick four

Pick four of the following sessions for your church or organization. These will be presented after the two Core Sessions.

Discipline by design - Heart Change vs Behavior Change

Being “firm, fair and consistent” is one of the greatest challenges for most parents, but settling for behavior change is their greatest mistake because the need for discipline is an opportunity for discipleship. This session starts in the book of Proverbs and moves into practical, age appropriate advice for the home, the classroom and even the mini-van – where it’s impossible to know who really 'started it'.

Highlights:

  • Moving from behavior modification to heart change.

  • “The G.R.I.D.” – When, where and how to discipline without losing a child’s heart.

  • Discipline vs Grace – What to do when you don’t know which to choose.

  • Six common discipline mistakes made by well-meaning parents.

  • Practical helps and age-appropriate strategies for disciplining children.

dangerous by design - The dangers of screen addiction.

This is our most popular session.

For more information, visit the "Technology in the Family" page.

misconceptions - Common mistakes of well-meaning parents.

Parenting well is not always easy, and culture, media, and past experience are not the best teachers. In this session, we look at the common mistakes of well-meaning parents.

Misconceptions:

  • If I’m too strict, when they get out on their own they will…

  • I just want my child to be happy.

  • If I don’t let them ___________, they will lose their friends.

  • I want my child be popular.

  • My children should be persuaded something is right before I make them…

  • If I love my children, I should trust them, right?

  • If I…they might stop loving me?

  • and more…

* NOTE: The talks on Boys and Girls can be given in a short-form combined session. *

What’s happening to our BOYS?

In the past 10 years, new challenges have surfaced that are profoundly impacting the education, academic success, motivation, social skills, physical and mental health, and even the propensity for crime and deviant behavior of our boys and young men. Boys are not doing well these days. Today’s parents must be informed and equipped in order to handle this uncharted territory effectively, without alienating their children. In this session we address:

New Threats to Boys:

  • Modern trends in education are hurting boys.

  • The increasingly addictive potential of modern gaming.

  • Dangers of the disengaged or absent father.

  • The unprecedented increase in the prescription of ADHD medication.

  • The effects of environmental toxins on developing young men.

WHAT’S HAPPENING TO OUR GIRLS?

It’s a new world for today’s girls and young women. Social trends are having a wide range of effects on our daughter’s sense of value, worth, and resilience. Unhealthy obsessions and preoccupation are becoming the norm and messaging from media and many of our leaders are advocating a radically unbiblical worldview. Today’s parents must be informed and equipped in order to handle this uncharted territory effectively, without alienating their children. In this session we address:

New Threats to Girls:

  • The pervasive impact of social media on girls’ mental health.

  • Recent changes in obsessions and unhealthy patterns.

  • Societies conflicting and dangerous re-definitions of femininity and female sexuality.

  • The effects of environmental toxins on developing young women.

Motherhood - Parenting through Fear, formula or faith

Instead of parenting by fear or formula, the most effective mothering taps into faith and the Gospel and is sensitive to the prompting of the Holy Spirit and the unique needs of each child.

Highlights:

  • Defines what “home” really means and its ultimate impact on the family, society and the Church.

  • The effects of "the fall" on the home.

  • Discuss the proverbial “wise woman” and “foolish woman”.

  • How women can actually tear down their homes while they’re trying to build it.

  • The power and influence of family on neighbors, neighborhoods, society and the nation.

rhythms and routines

This session is all about practicality. It is based on hard won insight (aka. our mistakes and blunders) and helps parents with real-world chalenges and problems. The emphasis of the session is on proven solutions that can be realistically implemented by any family.

  • Growing your children into biblical literacy and the concepts and passages exceptional parents focused on.

  • Questions to ask, and guidelines for media and music.

  • Helpful resources for parents on culture and faith.

  • How to communicat the uniqueness of the Gospel, and why it’s important.

  • How to do family Bible study through the power of pie. 😊

  • How to praise a child without creating a narcisist, tyrant, or Pharisee.

  • Running the Home: Chores, jurisdictions and “Dish-cipleship”.

  • Myths about teens.