For Parents
Helpful Articles
Faithfully Navigated Corona-Virus With Your Kids
Anxiety and Children and the Church in These Days
Eight Ways to Handle Staying Home (U.S. Catholic)
Showing Grace to Your Family in Close Quarters (Focus on the Family)
Staying Sane While Working from Home with Kids
How to Keep your Family Safe Online (Ministry to Parents.org)
PARENTING PODCASTS
- The Catholic Family Podcast
- Messy Parenting (Catholic)- Check out their archived podcasts HERE.
- Real Life Catholic Shares her Favorite Catholic Podcasts
- Catholic Stuff You Should Know
- Fathers for Good
- Family Time Versus Screen Time (On Point on NPR)
OTHER RESOURCES and WEBSITES
Unicef: Parenting During COVID-19
Boys Town For Parents Center: Boys Town Parenting Center
Catholic Mom: Catholic Mom, Catholic Mom – Family
Center for Parent-Youth Understanding: Center for Parent-Youth Understanding
For Your Marriage (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops): For Your Marriage
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS): Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
ParentFurther (Search Institute): Parent Further
PBS Parents: PBS Parents
Sticky Faith for Parents (Fuller Youth Institute): Sticky Faith Parents
Strong Catholic Families Initiative: Strong Catholic Family Faith
Zero to Three (National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families): Zero to Three
A PARENT’S PRAYER
Loving God,
You are the giver of all we possess,
the source of all of our blessings.
We thank and praise you.Thank you for the gift of our children.
Help us to set boundaries for them,
and yet encourage them to explore.
Give us the strength and courage to treat
each day as a fresh start.May our children come to know you, the one true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.May your Holy Spirit help them to grow
in faith, hope, and love,
so they may know peace, truth, and goodness.May their ears hear your voice.
May their eyes see your presence in all things.
May their lips proclaim your word.
May their hearts be your dwelling place.
May their hands do works of charity.
May their feet walk in the way of Jesus Christ,
your Son and our Lord.
Amen.