Dear Parents and Guardians of our Parish's Middle and High School Teens,
Hello! I hope you all fared well during our recent freeze! This is the 10th issue of our Online Parent Ministry! I hope and pray that the OPM is useful for you! I encourage you to try one of the "Family Experiences!"
Each week, the OPM Emails include a theme, links to articles, conversation starters, videos, and much more to help you know more about your teen's world.
One permanent feature of our Online Parent Ministry is the "Family Experiences." Click on the link below and then click on whatever grade your teen is in this school year. You will find a few downloads including a page called "the Development Guide" that details all the physical, spiritual, and social changes your teen will experience at that particular age. It's full of good information! The other pages will help you plan that year's "Family Experience."
I hope the Online Parent Ministry blesses you and your family!
Today's Online Parent Ministry email is all about the stress and anxiety your teens can experience! Learn more here so you can help them!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Do you ever think about the amount of pressure your teenager is under? As adults, we have come to expect pressure as a part of life, but our teens are experiencing an enormous amount of pressure at earlier and earlier ages. They feel it as they begin to learn that they have to perform everywhere in life. They have to perform at school, in sports, with their friends, and sometimes at home. This pressure they feel to perform is crushing them in many ways, and they don’t know how to navigate it all.
This week's Online Parenting Ministry email will provide you with some tips as to how you can help your teenager deal with the pressure they feel to perform.
Have a blessed week! I hope you find this week's OPM email helpful for you and your teens!
Check out this video - parents share about their teen's experiences with stress and anxiety. Please reach out if you have any needs. I am here to serve you and your family! - JGC
Sunday Alive! is another resource that will help you and your family be more present and prepared to receive the message of the Mass! Read the readings before you come to Church, and take a look at the rest of the "Sunday Alive!" handout. It also contains the Saint of the Week, discussion questions for the family on the message of this Sunday's Gospel, and much more! Enjoy!
Please reach out if you ever have any questions, personal needs, or even suggestions for our Online Parent Ministry! I will send our usual weekly email on Thursday, Have a great week!
