Resources for Parents

Books for Parents

• Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (Traci Smith)
• Scrambled Starts: Family Prayers or Morning, Bedtime, and Everything in Between (Jenny Youngman)
• Passing It On: How to Nurture Your Children’s Faith Season by Season (Kara Lassen Oliver)
• Parenting in the Pew: Guiding Your Children Into the Joy of Worship (Robbie Castleman)
• A Homemade Year: The Blessing of Cooking, Crafting, and Coming Together (Jerusalem Jackson Greer)
• In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore)
• Making Crosses: A Creative Connection to God (Ellen Morris Prewitt)
• Praying with the Body: Bringing the Psalms to Life (Roy DeLeon)

Websites/Blogs

• UMC Ministry with Children: http://ministrywithchildren.com
• Picture Book Theology: http://picturebooktheology.blogspot.com/
• Worshiping with Children: http://worshipingwithchildren.blogspot.com/
• Traci Smith (author of Seamless Faith): https://traci-smith.com/ 

Movies/DVD's

• NEST Family Productions: http://www.nestlearning.com
• Max Lucado has several – search “Max Lucado children’s DVD” on Amazon.com

Social Media Resources

• Pinterest search suggestions: “family spirituality” “children spiritual practice” “kids faith”
• Twitter and Facebook: follow/like/friend the authors of any of the above blogs

Other 

• Bible Apps for your phone or tablet – there are a lot available, but I haven’t tried any of the ones for kids or teens myself. Do a Google search and you’ll see your options, as well as reviews, which will help you pick one to try if you’re interested in this.