Family Resources

The day-to-day of raising kids can be hard. You're not just a parent, you're a chef, a chauffeur, a nurse, a teacher, and more. You do it all for your kid in the ways they need you. Sometimes the pace of it all crowds out the intentional conversations you want to have with your kids.

We at Salem believe that those at home have the most influential impact when it comes to teaching your kids about who God is and what a personal relationship with Him looks like. You're not alone, we are here to support you in any way we can. Below you can find resources we recommend to carry on the conversations at home.

Parent Cue App

To strengthen the relational rhythm of your home, the free Parent Cue App gives you four cues each week to help you connect with the heart of your child. Each cue is strategically designed for the age of your child and helps you develop family patterns that will enhance your long-term relationship.

When you download the app, search for Salem Ministries and our logo!

In the tabs below you will find some resources for your child.

PARENT CUES PHASE GUIDES

Discover What Your Kid Needs Most in This Phase—Updated with New Guidance!.

21 QUESTIONS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR KIDS

Your child is constantly changing. Their favorite shows, activities, foods, sports, friends—it all changes. Even what they dream about, what they want to be, and how they see the world is changing. Get to know who they are now in the phase of life they are in now with these sets of 21 questions for four different age groups. We’ll help you get the conversation started. Who knows where it will go from there.

WORK KIDS CAN DO

Want to prepare your kids for their future? Then give them something to do now that will let them feel a part of your house. Chores are a great way to introduce your kids to responsibility, show them what it means to be a part of a family, and prepare them for the future. Here’s a guide to some phase-appropriate tasks that kids of different ages can do.

PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED

Parenting humans at any phase of life is filled with the unexpected. This worksheet is intended to help you reflect and create a plan ahead of time for how you want to respond if you discover something you never expected.

THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE

The Beginner’s Bible is not only a wonderful gift for any child, it is one of the most trusted Christian resources for Sunday school and homeschooling.

PARENT CUES PHASE GUIDES

Discover What Your Kid Needs Most in This Phase—Updated with New Guidance!.

21 QUESTIONS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR KIDS

Your child is constantly changing. Their favorite shows, activities, foods, sports, friends—it all changes. Even what they dream about, what they want to be, and how they see the world is changing. Get to know who they are now in the phase of life they are in now with these sets of 21 questions for four different age groups. We’ll help you get the conversation started. Who knows where it will go from there.

WORK KIDS CAN DO

Want to prepare your kids for their future? Then give them something to do now that will let them feel a part of your house. Chores are a great way to introduce your kids to responsibility, show them what it means to be a part of a family, and prepare them for the future. Here’s a guide to some phase-appropriate tasks that kids of different ages can do.

PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED

Parenting humans at any phase of life is filled with the unexpected. This worksheet is intended to help you reflect and create a plan ahead of time for how you want to respond if you discover something you never expected.

ROAR LIKE A LION DEVOTIONAL FOR KID

Kids are wrestling with tough issues these days—peer pressure, purpose, unexpected change or loss, and wondering where their faith fits in with it all. Roar Like a Lion encourages your kids to "run toward the roar" as they face their fears, knowing that God is with them every step of the way.

FEARLESS FAITH DEVOTIONAL FOR GIRLS

An interactive devotional, each day’s reading encourages girls to be confident in their faith as well as grow in that faith and the knowledge they can impact the world around them.

JESUS CALLING FOR KIDS (BOYS EDITION)

Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids focuses on the biblical promise of peace, which can be experienced at any time and in all circumstances. With peace-filled reminders from the Word of God, these devotions will intimately and gently connect your children with Jesus, the One who meets them where they are.

THE BIGGEST STORY BIBLE STORYBOOK

The Bible is a BIG book about the BIGGEST story. Each page tells about the God who created the world, acted in history, and continues to act in the present. In The Biggest Story Bible Storybook, pastor Kevin DeYoung shares this grand story with children ages 6–12 through 104 short chapters.

THE ADVENTURE BIBLE

The bestselling NIV Adventure Bible® will get kids excited about reading the Scriptures! Your kids will be captivated with the full-color features that make it fun and engaging to read the Bible and memorize their favorite verses. Along the way they will meet all types of people, see all sorts of places, and learn all kinds of things about the Bible. Most importantly, they will grow closer in their relationship with God.

PARENT CUES PHASE GUIDES

Discover What Your Kid Needs Most in This Phase—Updated with New Guidance!.

21 QUESTIONS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR KIDS

Your child is constantly changing. Their favorite shows, activities, foods, sports, friends—it all changes. Even what they dream about, what they want to be, and how they see the world is changing. Get to know who they are now in the phase of life they are in now with these sets of 21 questions for four different age groups. We’ll help you get the conversation started. Who knows where it will go from there.

WORK KIDS CAN DO

Want to prepare your kids for their future? Then give them something to do now that will let them feel a part of your house. Chores are a great way to introduce your kids to responsibility, show them what it means to be a part of a family, and prepare them for the future. Here’s a guide to some phase-appropriate tasks that kids of different ages can do.

PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED

Parenting humans at any phase of life is filled with the unexpected. This worksheet is intended to help you reflect and create a plan ahead of time for how you want to respond if you discover something you never expected.

CELLPHONE AGREEMENT

In this Cell Phone Agreement, we’ve put together some expectations for you and your kid to talk through—both for how/when they use their phone, and for how/when you use yours. And even if your kid has had a phone for a while, it’s never too late to talk about what a healthy relationship with their phone looks like.

SELF-STUDY BIBLE

The Lutheran Study Bible is the first Bible in English to be developed with notes that are distinctively Lutheran. Notes were prepared by theologians and pastors from more than twenty Lutheran church bodies. Current scholarship, insights from Church Fathers, and rich devotional commentary help both new and mature Christians learn about God’s Word.

YOUR NEW PLAYLIST BOOK

Your thoughts can work for you or against you, but the good news is you get a choice. The even better news is when you're young, your entire world is made of new. You're a movie that's barely started, a notebook with blank pages to fill, a song that hasn't hit the chorus. You have your whole life ahead of you. When you learn to create new thoughts, those thoughts lead to actions, and those actions lead to new results. Are you ready to tap into the superpower of mindset? Just hit play.

SEEN BOOK

Whether you're a parent, youth leader, teacher, or caring adult, not knowing how to help those dealing with difficult emotions can leave you feeling intimidated, powerless, and discouraged. It can feel scary. But we want you to know there is hope. A beautiful convergence of faith and psychology, Seen is a quick read that uses both clinical research and real life stories to give you--and the kids you love--hope.

PARENT CUES PHASE GUIDES

Discover What Your Kid Needs Most in This Phase—Updated with New Guidance!.

21 QUESTIONS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR KIDS

Your child is constantly changing. Their favorite shows, activities, foods, sports, friends—it all changes. Even what they dream about, what they want to be, and how they see the world is changing. Get to know who they are now in the phase of life they are in now with these sets of 21 questions for four different age groups. We’ll help you get the conversation started. Who knows where it will go from there.

WORK KIDS CAN DO

Want to prepare your kids for their future? Then give them something to do now that will let them feel a part of your house. Chores are a great way to introduce your kids to responsibility, show them what it means to be a part of a family, and prepare them for the future. Here’s a guide to some phase-appropriate tasks that kids of different ages can do.

PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED

Parenting humans at any phase of life is filled with the unexpected. This worksheet is intended to help you reflect and create a plan ahead of time for how you want to respond if you discover something you never expected.

CELLPHONE AGREEMENT

In this Cell Phone Agreement, we’ve put together some expectations for you and your kid to talk through—both for how/when they use their phone, and for how/when you use yours. And even if your kid has had a phone for a while, it’s never too late to talk about what a healthy relationship with their phone looks like.

BEYOND THE SPIRAL

Teenagers and young adults already have a lot on their minds, with the pressures of keeping up grades, navigating their future, and keeping their social life intact. Anxiety can make life even more difficult. Beyond the Spiral seamlessly combines both faith and psychology to give a teen or young adult everything they need to stop believing the lies of anxiety and to thrive instead of just surviving life.

BEFORE YOU GO

As you prepare to leave high school behind and move into a new season of college and “adulting,” this book will serve as a guide to help you maintain and grow your faith in college. In the pages of this short book you’ll find letters from college freshman, 10 ideas that will help prepare you for what’s ahead, and questions to help you process and apply what you’ve read.