Understanding Your Child
How should God’s wiring of us as his creation matter for me as a parent? Join Marc and Reba Machado as we delve into God’s design for human development and gain insights into guiding your children through each stage of growth.
About the Resources:
Work It Out Questions (PDF): Questions for you to work through individually, with your spouse or co parent.
How We Love Our Kids-Milo and Kay Yerkovich (Book): Examines how parents’ attachment styles influence their parenting, often repeating unhealthy patterns from their own childhoods. The book provides strategies to break these cycles, fostering healthier emotional connections and more effective parenting techniques.
The Whole Brain Child-Tina Bryson and Daniel Siegel (Book): Presents strategies to nurture children’s developing brains by integrating the left and right hemispheres, leading to balanced and resilient kids. It provides practical advice to help parents and caregivers foster emotional and intellectual growth in children through everyday interactions.
Are My Kids on Track? Sissy Goff and David Thomas (Book): Provides insights into the emotional, social, and spiritual milestones children should reach at different stages of development. The book offers practical advice and tools to help parents guide their children in achieving these critical developmental milestones.
Raising Boys and Girls Ages and Stages Podcast (Podcast): Podcast series provides developmental insights and practical advice for parents, tailored to each stage of a child’s growth from infancy to adolescence. Hosts Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan offer expert guidance on addressing the unique emotional, social, and psychological needs of children at various ages, helping parents navigate the complexities of raising boys and girls.
Phases Books Kristen Ivy (Book) Offers a comprehensive guide to understanding and supporting children’s development through each stage of their growth, from preschool to high school. Each book in the series provides tailored insights and practical advice for parents and educators to effectively nurture and engage kids at every phase of their journey.
Stages of Development Overview (Website): From CHOC highlighting developmental markers to help parents better understand the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development of their children as they learn and grow.
Parenting in the Trenches with Neurodiverse Kids Raising Boys and Girls Podcast (Podcast) A conversation with Sissy Goff and David Thomas from Raising Boys and Girls with parents of a 14 year old on the autism spectrum about their experiences with their son.