In this episode, we focus on helping parents deal with the anxiety that our kids are encountering. As well as talking through some things that we can do to help our kids navigate our world more healthily, and learn things to avoid that will help your kids develop the skills they need to thrive.

Fellow Ridge parent Cody Case will pull insights he gained from reading the book "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt. Cody will also share how he is implementing some of these ideas with his kids, as well as some of the struggles he and his wife are encountering.

Check out the book yourself using the link below:

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

In this episode, the director of family ministry, Doug Applegate, interviews Mike Mertz about what he has learned as a parent.

Mike will discuss insight he gained from the book titled "Parenting in a Tech World: A handbook for raising kids in the digital age".

Doug and Mike will cover topics on how to handle social media, smartphones, and making decisions in a complicated tech world.

Parenting in a Tech World: A handbook for raising kids in the digital age - by Matt McKee and Titania Jordan

Join Ridge Kids Director, Neil Erredge, and Ridge Family Director Doug Applegate as they tackle some challenging questions about God posed by our very own Ridge kids!

Join Ridge Kids Director, Neil Erredge, and Ridge Family Director Doug Applegate as they tackle some challenging questions about God posed by our very own Ridge kids!

Join Ridge Kids Director, Neil Erredge, and Ridge Family Director Doug Applegate as they tackle some challenging questions about God posed by our very own Ridge kids!

Between school activities, after-school activities, sports, family obligations, careers and personal hobbies, Christian families today are expected to cram a lot into a limited schedule. You might say they're beyond busy.

And when life gets busy, something has to give. Sadly, for more and more families today, church involvement is often one of the first things to go. Statistics show that parents in these families typically remain faithful and often return to church eventually. But overwhelmingly, their children and grandchildren do not. Put succinctly: The kids of the dechurched become the unchurched. It's a sad reality, but there is hope.

Join us on this four-episode exploration of the dechurching phenomenon for young families. We'll look at four myths that surround this stage of life and then explore how these myths stand up to God's word. We'll also get practical as we equip you with the tools you and your family need to move beyond busy.

Between school activities, after-school activities, sports, family obligations, careers and personal hobbies, Christian families today are expected to cram a lot into a limited schedule. You might say they're beyond busy.

And when life gets busy, something has to give. Sadly, for more and more families today, church involvement is often one of the first things to go. Statistics show that parents in these families typically remain faithful and often return to church eventually. But overwhelmingly, their children and grandchildren do not. Put succinctly: The kids of the dechurched become the unchurched. It's a sad reality, but there is hope.

Join us on this four-episode exploration of the dechurching phenomenon for young families. We'll look at four myths that surround this stage of life and then explore how these myths stand up to God's word. We'll also get practical as we equip you with the tools you and your family need to move beyond busy.

Between school activities, after-school activities, sports, family obligations, careers and personal hobbies, Christian families today are expected to cram a lot into a limited schedule. You might say they're beyond busy.

And when life gets busy, something has to give. Sadly, for more and more families today, church involvement is often one of the first things to go. Statistics show that parents in these families typically remain faithful and often return to church eventually. But overwhelmingly, their children and grandchildren do not. Put succinctly: The kids of the dechurched become the unchurched. It's a sad reality, but there is hope.

Join us on this four-episode exploration of the dechurching phenomenon for young families. We'll look at four myths that surround this stage of life and then explore how these myths stand up to God's word. We'll also get practical as we equip you with the tools you and your family need to move beyond busy.

Between school activities, after-school activities, sports, family obligations, careers and personal hobbies, Christian families today are expected to cram a lot into a limited schedule. You might say they're beyond busy.

And when life gets busy, something has to give. Sadly, for more and more families today, church involvement is often one of the first things to go. Statistics show that parents in these families typically remain faithful and often return to church eventually. But overwhelmingly, their children and grandchildren do not. Put succinctly: The kids of the dechurched become the unchurched. It's a sad reality, but there is hope.

Join us on this four-episode exploration of the dechurching phenomenon for young families. We'll look at four myths that surround this stage of life and then explore how these myths stand up to God's word. We'll also get practical as we equip you with the tools you and your family need to move beyond busy.

Hope is essential for anyone at anytime but perhaps none more so than when we are in the midst of something challenging. In Christianity, we find an ultimate hope, a promise of eternity with God in a restored heaven and earth. But how does that hope impact how we navigate the atypical life in the here and now?

Join host Will Herron and special guest Kerry Lust in this final episode of the series as they discuss the ways in which our promised future can greatly impact an often challenging present.