Real World Parents Seminars
Biblical. Realistic. Inspiring.
Help your family grow in Christ and accomplish God's purpose on earth. Find a seminar near you or be a host in your community...
Convo Starters
Show Them the Fool
We’d all like our kids to grow wise. One great way to do that is to show them what foolish looks like by comparison—and hopefully not in our own daily words and actions. Another approach is to find an opportunity to dwell on some of the eye-opening descriptions of fools in the book of Proverbs.
Daily Prayer
Pray Scripture for Your Student
Ask God to help your child to take responsibility for any pain they bring on themselves; ask that He’ll help them to learn wisdom from their mistakes. (See Proverbs 19:3.)
Family Activity
What’s the Big Idea?
Every story comes with a point, a perspective on life, a way in which it attempts to reflect the teller's idea of what is true or meaningful or even just interesting. In short, almost every story comes packed with at least one big idea about something.
From the Blog
The Wisdom of Sleep
Our conventional wisdom says, “They’re young; they can take it.” But newish studies suggest that lack of sleep in teens can lead to moodiness, depression, underperforming in academics and athletics, and even more dire health…
Does Screen Time Make Teens Pull Away?
One 2004 study says yes, but a 2009 study of Web-using adults says we’re more engaged in the world than others. The real question is how is your student responding to their interface with the…
Real World Parents, the Book
We’re really excited to announce that Mark Matlock’s latest book—which builds on and expands all the big ideas covered in the Real World Parents seminars—is now available for purchase and, you know, reading.
Upcoming Seminar Locations
- Mar 12 2010 - 6:00 PM
Hillside Chapel Dayton, OH - Mar 13 2010 - 9:00 AM
Harrisburg First Baptist Church Harrisburg, Illinois - Mar 14 2010 - 5:00 PM
Temple Baptist Church Portsmouth, OH - Mar 18 2010 - 6:30 PM
Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church Auburn, IN - Mar 19 2010 - 6:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church Findlay, OH
