The FAMILY TOOLBOX is an interactive video-based tool for family development

The Family Toolbox is a program that brings parents and teens together for constructive dialogue around significant issues of discipleship. Conversation is sparked by engaging video clips. Sixteen Life Success Principles are communicated through eight lessons that give parents and teens biblically-based, practical topics for discussion. The format grabs teens and gets them interacting.

Notice below there are two programs. One for families and the other for churches. The teaching lessons are the same but the church program includes more pieces and a broader license agreement.

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Family Toolbox for parents and young people ages 10-18

Parents want their teens to be responsible, prepared for life, and to hold onto Christian values.

Unfortunately many homes with teenagers are challenged by strained relationships, disrespect, and conflict. Young people can be self-focused and many parents find that a reward/punishment model doesn’t bring about the heart change needed.

Behavior Modification Techniques Can Ruin Internal Motivation

Many of the tools parents use overemphasize changing behavior without changing the heart. Heavy doses of reward and punishment weaken the internal motivation in kids. In fact, kids learn to ask the wrong questions about life:

What will you give me if I do what you want?
What’s the least I need to do to get the reward?
Is the punishment worth it in order to do what I want?

That’s because behavior modification strategies basically say to kids, “If you do what I say, I’ll give you what you want.”

Parents who are successful with their teens use a variety of tools. The Family Toolbox not only contains the eight conversation-starter videos for use with your teen, but you’ll also receive eight additional teaching videos to empower you with practical strategies to reach the heart of your child.

Increase the Relationship Between You and Your Teen

As you watch the video clips with your teen, conversation is sparked. Family dynamics in the dramas reveal common problems in homes today. The videos provide an opportunity for you and your teen to work together to evaluate the situations and suggest solutions. Instead of polarizing because of your own family issues, you’ll be partnering together to identify key problems and offer suggestions. Then, in conclusion, you’ll consider ways to strengthen your own family relationships.

This series is biblically-based, offers practical tools, and focuses on the heart of a young person. It’s targeted for parents of teens and can be used with preteens as well. The suggested target age is from 10 to 18 years. Each session contains a video clip for the parent and teen to watch together, discussion questions to draw out and teach two life success principles, and a 10-minute teaching video for the parents.

In a Nutshell

The Family Toolbox has 8 lessons for parents, teens, or both in a small group setting or in the home. Each lesson has a 1-2 minute video of a family living life and experiencing common challenges in their relationships. The Leaders Guide give questions and worksheets to prompt dialogue among parents and teens, then a 10-minute teaching session featuring Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN gives parents practical tools to use in their family.

As parents and teens work through the lessons they learn:

• How to focus on the heart instead of just behavior
• Healthy habits for following instructions
• Practical ways to remove conflict from the problems of family life
• The benefits of correction
• A tool for maximizing heart change in the correction process
• Learning to accept no as an answer
• Ways to reduce anger episodes

The Family Toolbox is designed for families with children ten years old and up and is an excellent resource for small groups or the home. Each lesson can be done in 20-30 minutes, but could also lead to discussion and dialogue lasting an hour or more.

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Church Program

The Church Program is designed for use with parents or teens or both in a small group setting. The package includes the Home Program plus a Leader’s Guide for use in parent training. You also gain the rights to duplicate the materials for home and church use. The teaching in the church program and the home program is the same, but the church program contains more pieces and a broader license agreement.

Download Church Program $99.95

Home Program

The Home Program is designed for parents and teens to interact together about 16 Life Success Principles. Eight video scenes depict families in conflict and then discussion questions and worksheets encourage families to talk through solutions. The program is designed for parents and children ten years old and up. Each session with your young person can take as little as five minutes but often generates conversations that last much longer. Additional training videos are included for parents.

Download Home Program $49.95

The FAMILY TOOLBOX is an interactive video-based tool for family development

Watch the FAMILY TOOLBOX video promo

Family Toolbox for parents and young people ages 10-18

Behavior Modification Techniques Can Ruin Internal Motivation

Increase the Relationship Between You and Your Teen

In a Nutshell

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Home Program

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