White Picket Fences Part 2

HUGE PARENT RESOURCE!

From Granger Community Church

Last week I sent you a link to a sermon about parenting from Granger Community Church called White Picket Fences.  If you didn't watch it you really need to go back and watch it!  This week I am sending you a link to the next sermon in that series called, Parenting in a Technical World.  If you forward to 00:22:23 you will go straight to the message.  This is a great message on parenting your students and their electronics.  I don't know about you but this is a huge issue in my house. How much time do we allow them to be on their gadgets?  How do we safeguard them from harmful stuff?  How do we monitor them?  I watched this video and came away with some great stuff!  If anything, forward to 1 hour in (01:00:00) and watch the segment on Parental Controls on the iPhone.  This is a great tutorial on protecting your teen by setting up controls on their phone.  Also, here is a link on some resources for setting up parental controls on Android phones too.  As a parent you can't afford not to watch this!  Just trying to give you some tools!

Your Biggest Fan,

Ricc

October Online Parenting Class Part 2

SIBLING RIVALRY PT 2

Dear Parent,

We are talking about sibling rivalry this month and if you missed the video from our last email, you can go to https://vimeo.com/parentministry/review/60761630/c5128ceae7 to catch up!

This isn’t an easy issue by a stretch.  We are dealing with unique individuals with specific ideas that haven’t learned yet that the idea they are holding so tightly to very possibly could be flawed.  This might actually come as a surprise to your teen.  Teenagers react very passionately to perceived injustices.

It reminds me of Luke 9 when Jesus was speaking to His disciples after His transfiguration.  It should have been one of the most spiritually encouraging events for his disciples but somehow it ended up in an argument about who had more importance to Jesus among the Twelve.  Sibling rivalry.  All Jesus had to say was, “Whoever is least among you, this one is the greatest.”

We have to teach our teens that it’s about others.  But first our actions will be much louder than our words!

Your Biggest Fan,

Ricc

October Online Class Part 1

SIBLING RIVALRY

Dear Parents,

Have you ever heard that silence can be loud?  It’s that very loud, very obvious absence of sound after your teenager has just had another argument with their sibling and stomped off in the other direction.  Does it ever stop?  Do they really love each other?

We will be discussing sibling rivalry this month and what you, as the parent, can do to foster relationship between your teen and their sibling(s).

Please take a moment and watch this 3 minute and  47 second video that may help give you some idea as to what is going on in their heads.

https://vimeo.com/parentministry/review/60761630/c5128ceae7

Your Partner in Ministry,

Ricc