FIRST UMC KELLER STUDENT MINISTRIES
JUST for parents
Hopefully Helpful Links for Parents

We hope that these links will provide you with useful information about how to have a thriving marriage, providing a healthy family environment, and raising godly teens who are committed to a relationship with Christ.  If you have any questions about material on these websites, or a subject that you can't find good information on, please feel free to email Chris.  He would love to help you in any way he can.  Also, if you know of a good parenting resource, please email Chris, he would love to add it for other parents to enjoy as well!   

Websites:

Focus on the Family                                                         Homeward (Equipping and encouraging parents) 

Christianity Today - Parenting                                          Heart Connex (an excellent source for family devotions)

Screen It (good site for movie reviews)                          Josh McDowell Ministries (another source for family devotions)

Marriage Today                                                                Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (bridging the cultural-generational gap)

Plugged In (Movies, music, and TV)                                 New Life (the nation's largest faith-based broadcast, counseling and treatment ministry)

Solutions on Video (New Life's video answers to many common questions about parenting, marriage, relationships, and more)

Articles:

Help My Preteen/Teenager is Driving Me Nuts                Disconnected Generation (Josh McDowell's look at this generation)

6 Ways to Communicate Clearly with Your Teen           Fathers and Worship (an interesting look at fathers and their impact on church attendance)

Talking to My Teenager is Like Pulling Weeds                A Nation of Wimps (secular psychology hits a home run - a tough look at over-parenting)