Summer Resources

For Younger Kids: 

Free Time: Ideas to explore during individual downtime  

Fun Time: Ideas to help your children plan activities and family time  

Learn Time: Ideas to build a love of lifelong learning   

Love Time: Ideas to build and demonstrate a heart of service   

For Older Kids:

Talk Time: Ideas to discuss with your family

For The Family:  

Team Time:  Ideas to build family relationships, identity, and memories 


The end of school tends to bring with it a wide range of parental responses, beginning with relief and celebration, reaching all the way to disorientation and panic. The anticipation of all those little eyes looking to you for entertainment and excitement, or longing for more screen time, is overwhelming and real. TIME....what will we do with the time?  

This summer, Suzanne Phillips from The Informed Parent wants to help you by putting quick, practical, and purposeful ideas in your back pocket! Each week during June and July, you will receive ideas in six categories. 

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Not Yet

As the summer begins to come to a close and new beginnings are on the horizon, I decided to share something I wrote a decade ago. Time was short, and change was upon us. Our oldest was launching and the feels were kicking in. 

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Discipling for a Lifetime

Before entering the Promised Land, Moses paused to review the Ten Commandments, reminding the Israelites what was required to flourish for generations. He didn’t simply tell the adults how to behave for their own good; he urged them to pass on faith that would endure through the generations. Moses laid the groundwork for a spiritual legacy.

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Loving with Wisdom & Patience

“He did it! He did it! It’s been 16 years! My son took the trash out without me asking! I came home, and the trash had been taken out!”

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Life in the Jump Seat

It really doesn’t matter what phase or season of parenting you are in; the reality of jump-seat living is simply part of the journey.

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The Gift of Celebration

Parades, fireworks, parties, and gatherings have been planned far beyond the typical backyard barbecue. Red, white, and blue have been front and center in stores for months.

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The Heart to Serve

Service doesn't have to begin with a passport or a plane ticket. It often starts around the dinner table with a conversation.

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Seasons

Start by helping your children create their own "Life List.”

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