Parent Resource: Jerome Noonan, Assistant Headmaster at Weston Christian Academy School

Jerome (Jerry) Noonan, current Assistant Headmaster at Weston Christian Academy School, talked with Parent U about the importance of being a spiritually discerning parent in this fast-paced world of technology. If you’re looking for advice on how to teach your kids to use technology responsibly, Jerry’s presentation is filled with practical tips.

Here is a link to the funny youtube video he references at the start of this sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPn1_BOznuM

If you’re looking to dive deeper, here are the books Jerry recommends:

Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

The Tech-wise family

12 ways your phone is changing you

Parent Resource: Cynthia Pepper of The Tot OT

Cynthia Pepper of The Tot OT joined us on September 12th for a presentation on sensory and feeding development in young children. If your child struggles with picky-eating or you are interested in finding out ways to decode your child’s behavior in the heat of the moment – this presentation is for you!

Click HERE for the audio recording from Cynthia’s message.

Click HERE to check out Cynthia’s website.

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Parent Resource: Dr. Bob Barnes

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Thank you to everyone who attended our ParentU Series kick off last night with guest speaker, Dr. Bob Barnes! We had a fun night learning about raising responsible children, as well as being encouraged in our role as parents.

To recap, Dr. Barnes shared that our kids are growing up faster than we ever imagined. Before we know it, high school will be behind them. Will our children be ready for the complex choices and responsibilities that await them as adults? Dr. Barnes believes the time to prepare children for successful public, personal, and private lives is now, while they are at home. How? By giving them a "learner’s permit": opportunities to develop the skills, experiences, and character that will help them become good decision makers, good marriage-partners, good communicators, employees, and money-managers -- and godly individuals whose Christian faith runs deep. Dr. Barnes encouraged us beyond fearful and passive parenting styles to become a "training parent." With practical questions and exercises, Dr. Barnes shared how to give your children one of our greatest gifts as a parent: the means to succeed in life. If you are interested in learning more, you may purchase Dr. Barnes’s parenting books on Amazon HERE.

If you were unable to attend the event last night, you can listen to Dr. Barnes’s complete presentation by clicking the link below.