Parent's Page

Some events at Christ Lutheran.

Heart to Heart Mother/Daughter Retreat: We hope you can join us our our annual Mother Daughter Retreat! We will focus on fun ways to explore topics like our faith journey, self-esteem, body image, integrity, peer pressure, sexuality, relationships and…boys. Mothers (or surrogate) with daughter, ages 9 to early teens. This happens in the middle of May every year.

Wild at Heart Father/Son Retreat: Dads or mentors spend a weekend with their son in September at the Nantahala Outdoor Center whitewater rafting and sharing quality time in prayer, fellowship and in small groups learning what it means to be a man. This happens in the beginning of September every year.

Some Links that you may find helpful.

Plugged in Online

This site gives you a Christian perspective on what to see at the box office, which TV shows are worth your time, what video games are al about, and what music comes up clean.

Youth and Family Institute

Great resources available for children, teens, families and parents.

Christian Parenting

This is a great resource for articles about Christian parenting. You can even subscribe to their RSS feed.

Christianity Today

Connect with today's Christian families with practical and biblical advice! They also have a weekly email that you can subscribe to.

Christian-Parent.com
Christian-Parent.com has a lot of great articles for parents of Christian teens. The articles range from coping with middle school angst to teaching your teen how to get a job.

Coping with Teen Issues
Parenting a Christian teen also means being able to identify when your teen has a problem. Drug addiction, pregnancy, behavior problems and more are all a reality of our current society. Learn how to identify problems and find helpful solutions