Parenting:
Study Guide

This study guide is designed to go along with Parenting: Navigating Everything, 2020 Word Award Winner for Christian Non-Fiction - Instructional.

The guide provides intentional and interesting conversation-sparking questions to help you go deeper either on your own or in a group. It will help you focus on and personally apply concepts presented in each of the sixteen chapters outlined below:

1. Parenting. What are the stages of parenting? What is the current state of parenting? What is the purpose of parenting?
2. Parenting Styles. What are they and which ones should I be using? What might I need to alter about my current parenting style?
3. Progression of Parenting. What are the skills our children need to learn?
4. Time. What does quality time and being present with my kids look like?
5. Communication. How can I gain better communication skills so that I can more effectively connect with my kids?
6. Discipline. How do I effectively discipline my children?
7. Family Discipleship. Why is our worldview important, and how we can raise kids with a Christian worldview?
8. Mental Health. How do we address issues like anxiety, panic attacks, and depression?
9. Engaging the Culture. How do we empower our kids to engage the culture around us without compromising their faith?
10. Media. How can we help our kids navigate technology?
11. Sexuality. How do we direct our kids towards healthy sexuality?
12. Pornography. What is the prevalence of pornography and how do we address its impact on our kids?
13. Dating. How do we best avoid pitfalls in dating?
14. Finances and education. How can we help our children make sound financial and education choices?
15. Drugs and Alcohol. What tools are available to assist in drug-proofing our kids?
16. Loneliness. How do we prevent disconnection in our kids and help them to create community?

Softcover Trim Size: 7.5 x 9.25

Page Count: 48

About the Author:

Brett Ullman travels around North America speaking to students, parents, and leaders on topics that include parenting, mental health, media, pornography, sexuality, dating, and men. Brett’s talks engage and challenge attendees to connect our ancient faith with our modern world. Participants are inspired to reflect on what they know, what they believe, and how our Christian faith can help us when used as the lens through which we view and engage in tough conversations.

Husband to Dawn, and father to Zoe and Ben, Brett and his family live in Ajax, Ontario, Canada where Brett’s leads and directs the charity Worlds Apart. Brett was a teacher with the Toronto District School Board for ten years before moving into speaking full-time back in 2005. Brett has a Master’s degree in Leadership and Evangelism from Wheaton Graduate School in Chicago and is also a graduate of the Arrow Leadership Program.