Parents

Thanks so much to those of you who were able to join us for our Lovestruck meetings two weeks ago.  We hope they were helpful and encouraging to you.  If you missed the meetings and would like to listen to them, we’ve made them available on the website. 

PARENT TRAINING

That page has both audio files and is password protected.  The parent e-mail sent Friday, February 1, and the parent e-mail that will be sent in afternoon of February 8 contain that password.  If you didn’t receive those e-mails, contact us at elevate@willowcreek.org and we’ll send you the password.

Below are some resources you may find helpful as you navigate this season of life with your son or daughter.

 

Every Young Man’s Battle

This is a great book to buy for your middle school son. It gives insight into the differences between God’s expectations of what it means to be a man, and compares that to how our current culture says what it means to be a man. This would be a great book for you and your son to read together, or separately, to help weather the hormonal and pressure filled storms of Jr. High.

Every Young Woman’s Battle
Similar to Every Young Man’s Battle, this book takes a look into the pressures that society places on young women these days when it comes to looks, relationships, and where they find value. As the pressures to be a “Woman” move to earlier and earlier ages, it becomes more and more important for not only your student, but you, to understand the pressures and challenges that young women face from their friends and culture.

I Want to Talk With my Teen About Love, Sex, and Dating
This is a great hands on resource and reference for you, as a parent, to look at when you’re not sure how you should approach these tough, and sometimes awkward topics with your teenage son or daughter. It will serve as a good handbook and starting point for you to tailor specific conversations with each of your kids as they reach their teenage years.

99 Thoughts about Girls for Middle School Guys &
99 Thought’s about Guys for Middle School Girls
Written by our friends at Saddleback in California, these two books have been some of our favorites of the last couple of years. It will give guys and girls great, basic insights into the minds of the opposite sex. It will help them approach their first years of being interested in the other gender with a greater level of understanding, and maybe even prompt some good conversations between you and your student.