Children's Ministry
Parent Education

Several times throughout the year, the Childhood Ministries Office will provide opportunities to learn more about parenting and related topics. These opportunities take place in a variety of times and settings.

Children's Safe Keeping Policies
It is most important to First Baptist Church that the children in our care are kept safe. Each volunteer that works with a child, from the nursery to the youth department, must complete a Safe Keeping class and pass a background check. Any volunteers on overnight trips with children must complete a more thorough background check. A complete Safe Keeping Policy Guide is available on this website.

CURRENT PARENTING ARTICLES
Teaching Children Patience in an Impatient World
Train a Child . . .
New Year's Resolutions
The ABC's of Spiritual Growth
Developing Bible Skills
Children and Worship
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SEASONAL CELEBRATION IDEAS:
Epiphany (You need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view this document. Go to http://www.adobe.com/ to download)
New Year's
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
Father's Day
4th of July
Labor Day
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Thanksgiving Day (You need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view this document. Go to http://www.adobe.com/ to download)

ADVENT WORSHIP RESOURCES
Advent family devotion resources are available at this website beginning the first Sunday of Advent..

EASTER WORSHIP RESOURCES
Lenten family devotion resources will be made available at this site beginning Ash Wednesday.

 

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
We believe that the church has a responsibility to help parents educate children about their developing bodies. Our moral and ethical understandings are about all parts of our lives. We hope that church school teachers, ministers, parents, and children will join together for study around this important topic of adolescent development so that our children are empowered by this information.

 

SIXTH GRADE OPEN HOUSE
Sixth grade open house is a time for parents to gather information about 6th grade ministry. We have a time of fellowship followed with ministry
highlights. The open house is held on Sunday morning, at the beginning of the Sunday school hour just after the beginning of the school year. Look for the date and time in The Messenger or on the
Children's Calendar of Events.

ADOLESCENT NEWSLETTER

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
RAISING GREAT KIDS
What does it take to raise great kids? Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend help you provide both the care and acceptance that makes grace real to your child and the firmness and discipline that give direction. Avoiding the twin extremes of permissiveness and over-control, Drs. Cloud and Townsend show how you can help your child cultivate six necessary character traits: attachment, responsibility, reality, competence, morality, and worship/spiritual life. Join us for the video presentations of Drs. Cloud and Townsend and the follow-up parental discussion.

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN & LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK
Drs. Faber and Mazlish offer us the know-how to be more effective with our children-and more supportive of ourselves. The respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding. Their methods of communication offer innovative ways to solve common problems. You'll learn how to: cope with your child's negative feelings, express your anger without being hurtful, engage your child's willing cooperation, set firm limits and still maintain goodwill, use alternatives to punishment and resolve family conflicts peacefully. Join us for the video presentation and the follow-up parental discussion.

PREPARING FOR ADOLESCENCE
What do you say to an adolescent who's getting ready to enter those turbulent teenage years? Dr. James Dobson, one of America's leading family psychologists, knows how to speak directly and sincerely to adolescents, about the topics that trouble them most: inferiority, conformity, puberty, romantic love, and identity. Dr. Dobson's insights, concern, and sincerity quickly win the respect and attention of his readers, as he helps them in Preparing for Adolescence. Join us for the video presentation and the follow-up discussion.

How can I be involved?