Parent Resources

As a parent you have the responsibility to raise up your child in the way they should go. We believe that you shouldn’t have to walk that journey alone or ill equipped. Located on this page are some great resources that we have available for you to take advantage of and to grow in. With these great resources we also offer workshops and classes on parenting you can get access to all of those thing by clicking the button below.

Encouragement for Parents

Here are some verses for you as a parent: Check them out

 Right Now Media

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Rightnow Media is a great asset and tool for our growth as parents with access to thousands of great teachings and studies, but also a great asset to our children and youth. Our FREE gift to you is waiting. All we need is your name and email to send the registration info to. We love you guys and hope you love this great tool! Email Leann@steelecreek.org

Educate for Life

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Educate for Life is an online resource for any Parent or student wanting to jump into learning apologetics or to better learn how to defend our faith. These classes are free to you to use as you choose as a result of some very generous donors. If you’d like to utilize this resource or learn more please let us know!

Childhood 2.0

 

This is a documentary film that highlights the new reality that our children live in every day. It is intense and eye opening to the things that the internet and smart devices opens up our family to when left unchecked.

Social Media -

Know what your kids are on and how to monitor it.

The Big Sites:

Instagram - photo and video app- Students can send private “Direct Messages”- Search is unfiltered often inappropriate material-Photos are public- Beware your student may have multiple accounts

Instagram - photo and video app

- Students can send private “Direct Messages”

- Search is unfiltered often inappropriate material

-Photos are public

- Beware your student may have multiple accounts

SnapChat - disappearing photo/message app- Myth that photos go away forever, but they do disappear from the phone- Growing Sexting culture due to the disappearing feature- Inappropriate content directed to users

SnapChat - disappearing photo/message app

- Myth that photos go away forever, but they do disappear from the phone

- Growing Sexting culture due to the disappearing feature

- Inappropriate content directed to users

YouTube - Video app- Most popular- Does contain pornographic videos- Allows direct messaging- Filters can be set

YouTube - Video app

- Most popular

- Does contain pornographic videos

- Allows direct messaging

- Filters can be set

Tik Tok - Lip Sync / Music App- Songs and video contain iffy material- Many videos can be explicit

Tik Tok - Lip Sync / Music App

- Songs and video contain iffy material

- Many videos can be explicit

Other Apps to Look for:

  • Group Me - Messenger

  • What’s App - Messenger

  • Kik - Messenger

  • Whisper - Social Media Confessional

  • MeetMe - Chat and Meet new people

  • Omegie - Anonymous Chat app

  • Bumble, Tinder - Dating Apps

  • Live.Me - Live Video Streaming app

  • Ask.fm - Anonymous People asking and answering questions

  • Grindr - App for LGBTQ Dating

  • Holla - Video Chat App

  • Secret Calculator App - Stores Pics and Videos


Tools to Monitor Devices:

Practical Suggestions from SCFamily Team:

  1. Engage your child and the technology.

    1. You own it or it’s in your home. You need to know how to access it.

    2. Know the Login information to all the apps for accountability

    3. Check in regularly and have conversations about safety

  2. Set Boundaries and Follow Through

    1. Have then turned in at night at a certain time.

    2. Charge them all in a public place.

    3. Set device free times like meals and mornings.

  3. Set the example with your usage.

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