Parent Resource Pack

Helpful resources for parents and caregivers

Recursos para padres en español
Parent Meeting Presentation Slides

Talking with Your Kids:

• How to Have the Talk with Your Kids
• ​Had "The Talk" Resource Guide
• Talk to your kids about sex by Jason Evert
• Medical Institute for Sexual Health - Medically Accurate Facts and Resources on Sexual Risk Avoidance 

​Safe Guarding Your Home & Family:

• How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
  How to Set Up Google SafeSearch
• How to Install Covenant Eyes
• 5 Tools: Keeping Kids Safe Online 
• Kids Rules for Online Safety

Internet Filtering Tools:

• Covenant Eyes - One of the most used filtering software tools and support for parents.
• Disney Circle - Great Option for controlling all devices with one app.
• Protect Young Eyes - Help Families, Schools, And Churches Create Safer Digital Environments.
• Protect Young Minds - Empowering parents, professionals and community leaders to protect young kids from pornography and promote healing from any sexual exploitation.
• Bark - Bark alerts parents only when it detects a potential threat – be it sexting, cyberbullying, or even suicidal thoughts.​
• Open DNS Home Internet Security - For the more Advanced Tech User.
• Norton Family - Good filter capabilities (easy for kids to uninstall though).
• SecureTeen Parental Control (found in app store) – works for phones or tablets, filter and activity tracking.
• Web Watcher 

​​​Freedom from Pornography:

• Is Porn that Big of a Deal? (Hint: Yes)
• Statistics of Youth and Porn
• Fight the New Drug - ​We Need to Talk... About Porn
• 7 Steps to Protect Families from Pornography - Handout
• ​7 Steps to Freedom from Pornography - Handout
• Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids Book
• Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds
• Matt Fradd's "How to Talk to Your Younger Kids About Porn and  Part 2 for Older Children : 
• The Parenting Dare: Why Filters Aren't Enough [text] - video: https://youtu.be/ybLMp6RPMmQ
• The Parenting Dare 2.0 Proactive

Caring for loved LGBT+ loved ones

• Guiding Families - resources for parents and families of LGBT+ children and loved ones.
• Eden Invitation - "Creating space to receive the whole person, grow systems of mutual support, and empower for creative discipleship."

See More Resources for Mental Health, Sexual Integrity, and Substance Abuse in our Community Resources Page.