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Handing Down the Faith | Christian Smith & Amy Adamczyk | BRETT’S PICKS
It's Thursday so here is another "Brett's Picks". Today I would encourage people to read the book "Handing Down the Faith: How parents pass their religion on to the next generation" by Christian Smith & Amy Adamczyk. I know some people will get hung up on the word...
Sexting Among Kids Is Bigger Than Ever—and Often Illegal. Here’s How to Talk to Your Child.
Sexting is a topic you as a parent must address. Here are some thoughts from a great article on this. Girls get requests for nude selfies as a precursor to dating; boys share unsolicited ‘nudes,’ raising issue of consent I first want to acknowledge that this article...
How giving kids a ‘Genius Hour’ can help increase motivation amid COVID-19 – parenting tips
Parenting Tip. Looking for something to do with your kids this Spring? I really love this idea of a "genius hour". You might have heard this idea from companies like Google in the past. To implement Genius Hour, Verma advises parents take three steps: Speak to their...
Brett’s Picks – The Great Sex Rescue
New book The Great Sex Rescue. In a few of my talks, I speak about how dysfunctional our church world often is in our conversations on sex both in parenting as well as in our marriages. I am really looking forward to the release of this book coming up soon by Sheila...
Ross Greene: The Explosive Child | Brett’s Picks | Parenting book suggestion
Parenting Book Suggestion. When I finish my Parenting talks I am often approached by parents who are struggling with kids and discipline. Today I want to give you one of my favourite parenting books on the topic of discipline: The Explosive Child: A New Approach for...
Feb 3rd – Winter Youtube Tour: media.faith.culture
Winter Youtube Tour Date #3 is Wednesday night, Feb 3rd @ 8pm EST talking about media, faith, and culture. This talk is for adults, students (Grade 7+), leaders, parents, etc. Presentation will be done on Youtube. Please subscribe to my channel...
Fundraising for Audiobook version of Parenting Book – Please support
Hi, I hope to find everyone doing ok in this tough season. The one thing I am asked at least a few times a week is when will my new book Parenting: Navigating Everything be available in audiobook format. With the decrease in my speaking dates due to Covid I have the...
What if talking to your daughter about sex didn’t have to be terrifying? Amazing Sex talk course for parents
This would be one of my favourite sex talk courses for parents. I have been speaking on the topic of sex for almost 2 decades. My talk Parenting: Navigating Everything goes into more detail on this topic. One of the most asked questions I get is "how do I actually...
My entire Reading list – Brett’s Picks: Great Suggested Readings
These are my top suggested readings in all of the categories I speak on. If you have been following me for a while you will know that I am an avid reader. In all of my presentations, I try and showcase the best books on each of the topics I speak on. On Youtube, I...
Help! I think I’m addicted to pornography | How to quit pornography for good
A common conversation I have with people is about how to quit porn. So pornography is one of the 7 topics that I speak on. I have a large presentation I speak called "the porn project" - https://youtu.be/KkWPcvGp23c.There are so many conversations needed around this...
