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A Parent's Guide to Netflix (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisNetflix is here to stay, so how can we approach it with wisdom and discernment and teach our kids to do the same? This guide offers practical advice and tips for enjoying the service without letting it take over.
A Parent's Guide to Netflix's Big Mouth (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisBig Mouth is possibly the most popular animated show on Netflix right now, and you can be sure it is educating your teens and their friends on puberty, sexuality, and what it means to become a teenager.
A Parent's Guide to Netflix's Stranger Things (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisStranger Things has undoubtedly made its mark on our culture! This guide will help you understand the show’s themes and, more importantly, how to start meaningful conversations with teens about its messages.
A Parent's Guide to New Year's Resolutions (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisOnly a small percentage of people actually keep their New Year’s resolutions! So why should we even try? This guide makes a case for using resolutions to your teach teen about much more than success. Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Ordinary Time (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisThe day in and day out of our lives can be wasted if we're only looking at it as the moments between what actually matters. So how can we use this part of the liturgical year well? How can we teach our kids that the flashy and exciting have their places, but so does the ordinary and that all is imbued with the glory of God? Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Powerful Teaching
by Patrice Bain“I’m not sure how to help my child with schoolwork.” “I see my child study for tests and not do well.” “How much help is too much? Or Not enough?” As a parent, do you have questions like these? For students reading this book, have you ever thought: I studied all night and didn’t do well on the test? Do you question why spending more time on schoolwork often does not reflect increased learning or higher grades?We all think we know how to study. Many of us have spent years in educational settings. Because we have learned, do we know how learning occurs? Often the answer is no. Fewer than 10% of students have parents who are certified educators. Where can the other 90% of parents go to find answers? If you are a student, where can you go to find out how to maximize learning while spending less time doing so? The answer is this guide. Patrice Bain has shown thousands of students with a wide range of abilities how to increase school performance. Having worked with cognitive scientists in the classroom for over half of her 25+ year teaching career, Bain knows how students learn and has developed strategies that increase memory, grades and retention of material. This book is not about fads or the latest shiny gadgets. Instead, this guide, based on rigorous research, gives the inside look into how all of us learn best. Filled with stories making learning relevant, and strategies to use at home, this guide will be like having a seat in Mrs. Bain’s engaging classroom.
A Parent's Guide to Powerful Teaching
by Patrice Bain“I’m not sure how to help my child with schoolwork.” “I see my child study for tests and not do well.” “How much help is too much? Or Not enough?” As a parent, do you have questions like these? For students reading this book, have you ever thought: I studied all night and didn’t do well on the test? Do you question why spending more time on schoolwork often does not reflect increased learning or higher grades?We all think we know how to study. Many of us have spent years in educational settings. Because we have learned, do we know how learning occurs? Often the answer is no. Fewer than 10% of students have parents who are certified educators. Where can the other 90% of parents go to find answers? If you are a student, where can you go to find out how to maximize learning while spending less time doing so? The answer is this guide. Patrice Bain has shown thousands of students with a wide range of abilities how to increase school performance. Having worked with cognitive scientists in the classroom for over half of her 25+ year teaching career, Bain knows how students learn and has developed strategies that increase memory, grades and retention of material. This book is not about fads or the latest shiny gadgets. Instead, this guide, based on rigorous research, gives the inside look into how all of us learn best. Filled with stories making learning relevant, and strategies to use at home, this guide will be like having a seat in Mrs. Bain’s engaging classroom.
A Parent's Guide to Prescription Stimulants (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisThere's a lot of controversy around ADHD meds like Adderall and Ritalin, yet they continue to be used recreationally by millions in the US. As a parent, you probably have a lot of questions. Are they really the wonder drug they're made out to be? What are the risks of taking them? How do teens get them without a prescription? <p><p> Along with answering these questions, this guide will help you talk with your teen about prescription stimulants and guide the conversation in a productive and encouraging way. <p> Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Ready Player One (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisThis bestselling novel and film appeals to gamers, sci-fi enthusiasts, and kids of the 1980s alike, giving families a chance for common enjoyment and deep conversations. If your teens love RPO, this guide can help make sense of the good and the bad and offers lots of discussion questions.
A Parent's Guide to Sabbath & Rest (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisIn our age of being on the go and never stopping to even think, it's hard to slow down, to breathe, to reflect. But it's the best thing we can do for our souls. This guide makes the case for Sabbath in your teen’s life and offers easy ways to implement it today. Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Self-Regulation: A Practical Framework for Breaking the Cycle of Dysregulation and Mastering Emotions for Parents and Children
by Dr. Amber ThorntonDiscover tools and techniques for managing emotions, reactions, and behavior in this friendly, evidence-based book designed especially to help and support struggling, overstressed parents.As the millennial generation moves into their parenting years, posting on social media about milestones, memories, and good times is almost second nature. Families can seem &“perfect,&” and some parenting methods are heralded as &“the best.&” However, behind closed doors, many parents and caregivers struggle greatly no matter what method or combination of parenting methods they use. There are points where it seems like you&’ve tried everything. Maybe it even feels hopeless. That&’s where A Parent&’s Guide to Self-Regulation comes in. This book will demystify the concepts of dysregulation and parental self-regulation, and will normalize prioritizing these skills for parents, before bringing the concepts into parenting children. With this book&’s step-by-step framework, you will learn how to mitigate tough parenting moments, develop self-regulatory skills, and read real accounts from other parents. From addressing societal myths about dysregulated parenthood to tips on re-parenting yourself for better regulation and everything in-between, this book will serve as both a friendly companion and a source of solid, evidence-based advice. A Parent&’s Guide to Self-Regulation is written by Dr. Amber Thornton, a clinical psychologist and mother of two, who knows what it feels like to struggle with dysregulation and self-regulation as a parent.
A Parent's Guide to Sexting (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisSexting has been a growing trend in our culture for years, and it isn’t going anywhere. This guide will answer questions like: Why are teens sexting?What will happen if my teen sexts?How do I have an open and loving conversation with my teen about sexting and its dangers? Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Shame-Free Parenting (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisPossibly one of the most debilitating and demotivating feelings we experience, shame is a powerful influence in all of our lives. Yet most of us were never taught how to deal with it well, if at all. This guide aims to help you break free from your own shame while creating a shame-free atmosphere for your kids. <p><p> Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Smartphones (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisGood news! It is possible to use smartphones well and to keep them from becoming our kids’ entire world, even if they’ve had phones for a while. This guide offers a theology of technology, tips for preparing kids for the first phone, and much more.
A Parent's Guide to Snapchat (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisWhy are teens so obsessed with Snapchat? And what do they even do on it? This guide will help you better understand the app itself, why it’s appealing, and how to have conversations about it with your teens.
A Parent's Guide to Spring Break (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisHow did spring break become what it is today? What pressure do teens and college students feel to join in? How do we talk to them about it? What’s the correct response to the “spring break phenomenon”? What does it mean to actually take a break? All these questions and more are answered in this insightful guide.
A Parent's Guide to Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisWith rates of suicide and self-harm on the rise, we can’t afford to not talk with our children about these difficult topics. Learn what God says about both, how to initiate conversations, and how to get help.
A Parent's Guide to Talking about Porn (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisPornography is a threat for everyone, no matter our age. But we must especially be aware of how our teens’ exposure to porn. This guide will answer these questions you may have: When will my teens encounter porn?How to people rationalize porn?What is our culture telling men and women?What is porn telling men and women?How does porn impact men and women who watch it?What can I do to help my teens not fall prey to porn?How to teens hide porn? Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Tattoos (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisDespite what past generations felt, tattoos are becoming more and more mainstream, meaning it's highly possible teens might ask if they can get one (or several). This guide looks at the arguments for and against tattoos, offering constructive ways to talk to your teens about the controversial body art. Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Teen Addiction: Professional Advice on Signs, Symptoms, What to Say, and How to Help
by Laurence M. WestreichFrom Berkeley to the Bronx, teenage addiction has reached epidemic levels. Parents may suspect their teen’s substance use, but often don’t know if their teen is addicted or what to do about it. Dr. Laurence Westreich, an addiction expert and the father of two teenagers, helps parents navigate the fraught addiction landscape in A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction. Divided into three sections, this book—based on the author’s decades of experience evaluating and treating teenagers who use substances—guides parents from the moment they suspect their teen has a substance abuse problem to the steps families must take after intensive treatment. Dr. Westreich: • Lays out the facts of teen addiction and explains how to recognize a problem with a teen • Details what parents need to know about the substances that teenagers commonly use • Provides information on what to do about the substance abuse, including how to find good one-on-one addiction therapy, how to encourage a teen to enter an outpatient program or inpatient facility, and how to line up aftercare treatment Best of all, he includes “tough talk” dialogues that parents can tailor to their specific situation with their teen. This practical, hopeful, and reassuring book helps parents put their teen on the healthy and life-affirming road to recovery.
A Parent's Guide to Teen Privacy (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisFor many teens, privacy equals autonomy, so they can tend to fight tooth and nail for it. But what's a biblical view of privacy? This guide seeks to understand it better and help you apply it in a way that allows teens to gain true freedom as they become responsible adults. <p><p> Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Teen Singleness (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisEven if your kids are young, you have the opportunity to shape how they view singleness and marriage now. But even more importantly, you have the chance to help them love God more than anything else, to the point that they're willing to follow Him wherever He leads—including even a life of singleness. <p><p> Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Teen Slang (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisIf you’re struggling to keep up with what your teens are saying, this is a great resource to have! Understand what different words mean and how they’re typically used.
A Parent's Guide to Teens & Dating (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisThe difference between how culture views dating and romance and how the church views it can be so vastly different that one can't help but wonder if there's a happy middle ground. This guide will help you prepare your teens for dating (or not) in today’s culture that glorifies God and the people around them. Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.
A Parent's Guide to Teens & Doubt (Axis Parent's Guide)
by AxisDoubts can be alarming, but they don't have to be! This guide encourages you to let the conversations flow as you join your teens in their search for truth in the midst of a culture that preaches "tolerance" as king. You’ll touch on questions like: Does truth exist?What if my teenager doesn’t care if God exists?Is there evidence that God exists?Could that evidence point to a different God?Can we trust the Bible?Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.