Youth Discipleship
At Topeka First UMC
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
Parenting Your Pre-Teen (Younger Youth)
Consider Reading:
Growing Up Brave by Donna B. Pincus
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Thirty Million Words by Dana Suskind
Welcome to Your Child's Brain by Sandra Aamodt & Sam Wang
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
Building Resilience by Kenneth Ginsburg
Caught in Between by Dan Scott
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Parenting Your Teenager (Older Youth)
Consider Reading:
Understanding Your Young Teen by Mark Oestreicher
Teenage Guys by Steven Gerali
Teenage Girls by Ginny Olson
The Primal Teen by Barbara Strauch
Secrets of the Teenage Brain by Sheryl Feinstein
Check Out:
Inside the Teenage Brain (PBS Documentary)
Life with Your Young Adult
Consider Reading:
Growing Young by Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Brad Griffin
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Family Faith Formation
Consider...
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Communal Reading of Scripture
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Post-Worship Sharing
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What did you get out of worship? What did you experience?
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What was your favorite part of worship?
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What did you hear in the message? Music? Prayer? Scripture?
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Serve your neighbor(s)
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Group Gifting
"Parenting is innovation and experimentation in action. When you don't know what to do or say, be courageous, lean in, and try; anything. This applies in and out of a spiritual context."
