RESOURCES FOR BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES
KidzTown Home Training Time Filters Podcasts Parenting Books Heroes Suggestions
JOIN OUR KIDZTOWN PARENTS FACEBOOK GROUP
SCHEDULE A CONFERENCE WITH US
We would love to meet with you and help train you about all the details, tools and aspects of KidzTown. We are here to partner with you and serve you. If you would like to schedule a meeting, contact Pastor Ryan or Pastor Randy at 919-556-3420 or send an email to ryan@faithnc.org or randy@faithnc.org.
MANAGING YOUR FAMILY'S TIME
The latest surveys show that kids between the ages of 5 and 12 are spending almost 8 HOURS PER DAY engaged in multimedia (TV, Video Games, Internet, etc.). To see more detailed data, you can take a look at the following articles:
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/635134.html
http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&health.html
AND children, on average, are getting only 3.5 MINUTES of meaningful conversation with their Parents per WEEK!
It's time to redeem our family time and invest in the spiritual development of our kids on a daily and weekly basis. In order to help you do this, KidzTown has put together a set of example schedules (Excel) that you can download and use for your family. These spreadsheets give examples of how to schedule all of the various tools (252Basics, Foundations, BreakOut) that we offer you and your gradeschoolers.
EXAMPLE FAMILY KIDZTOWN SCHEDULES
Click to download the document below:
PROTECT YOUR KIDS ONLINE
Please don't let your kids use the internet without filtering! If you don't have a filter, click on the logos below to review some affordable options:
PODCASTS
Focus on the Family - Marriage and Parenting
Also, visit the Focus on the Family Parenting website for more resources and articles.
PARENTING BOOKS
These are some of the books that we recommend to Parents for reading. You can check the library to see if they are in stock. We are trying to get a copy of each in there. Also, if you click on the book name below, it will take you to an Amazon page where you can preview it and order it online if you like.
Parenting with Kingdom Purpose, Hemphill and Ross
This is the book that goes with our Parenting Discipleship Class on Wednesday Nights.
Revolutionary Parenting, George Barna
The New Strong-Willed Child, Dr. Dobson
Creative Correction, Lisa Whelchel
Parenting is Heart Work, Turansky and Miller
Good and Angry: Exchanging Frustration for Character in You and Your Kids, Turansky and Miller
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes.....in You and Your Kids, Turansky and Miller
CHRISTIAN HERO SERIES FROM YWAM PUBLISHING
This series of well written books brings to life the true adventures of great Christian Heroes. These are exciting family reads especially if your goal is to educate your kids about missions and get them motivated to share their faith with a lost world around them.
We have a series of these books in our Library here at Faith. Try one out with your family!!
DO YOU HAVE GOOD RESOURCES?
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