Modern Parents, Vintage Values: Instilling Character in Today’s Kids

Guest post by Rachael Coe

How old should my child be before he gets a phone? Do I have to learn a foreign language to be able to understand what my child is texting? Should my child have a laptop? What about Facebook? Should teens really be on it? These are not just questions for conservative, Christian parents. This age of technology and instant communication has created new questions in every parent’s mind.

What is a parent to do? How can these challenges be faced?

Melissa Trevathan and Sissy Goff hear these questions and comments on a daily basis at their counseling office and at ministry events. In their book, Modern Parents, Vintage Values: Instilling Character in Today’s Kids, one can find discussions about specific issues facing kids today and how parents can help them deal with them.

When it comes to the new technology readily available, we as parents need to learn the secret language that preteens and teens use today. If you don’t know that “POS” stands for “Parents over shoulder” or that “PAW” stands for “Parents are watching”, you need this book. The dangers our kids face with communication always at their fingertips is something parents need to be aware of. This book is full of wisdom, warnings, and wake-up calls.

The authors believe that in spite of living in a culture that wars against good parenting, children can still be instilled with a quality value system. They focus on nine values that are foundational for the development of character in children: kindness, integrity, manners, compassion, forgiveness, responsibility, gratitude, patience and confidence.

Parents need to set standards to protect their homes before it is too late. It is said: “Being forewarned is to be forearmed.” This book can be a great help for parents in reaching that goal.

Sometimes we all need a wake-up call! This book can be just that!  You can purchase Modern Parents, Vintage Values: Instilling Character in Today's Kids here.