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The Kids Under Construction mission is to build up kids and families in God’s love and truth. We recognize that parenting can be difficult, especially when it comes to navigating spiritual development for your kids. While nobody has everything figured out for every kid or family dynamic, we have some resources that have proven useful to parents in our own church setting. We'd like to offer them to you, too.

Follow along with each month's series that complements the Parent Cue, Studio 252, and GodTime resources.

The Parent Cue

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Leading your kids in the spiritual growth can be a bit blurry at times. A lot of parents wonder, How do I bring God/Jesus/the Bible up? The Parent Cue card gives you tips and ideas for how to integrate faith development with your kids.

The Parent Cue app is available for FREE through the Apple App Store or Android App Store. The Parent Cue app has recently been redesigned with new features and the app updates regularly to supplement Sunday morning messages.

We also send home Parent Cue cards with an overview of the weekly message and Bottom Line as well as review/discussion questions that you can do with your kids. Bring an answered Parent Cue card back to KUC Check-In and earn KUC Bucks.

For more information and ideas behind the Parent Cue, including blog posts and podcasts, visit theparentcue.org.

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For Parent Cue materials distributed specifically for families at our church, please contact Kevin.

This Month's Parent Cues
Elementary: Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4
Preschool: Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4

GodTime Weekly Devotional

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The GodTime weekly take-home is a simple 4-day devotional for KUC kids and their families to spend time with God. GodTime's are available in K-1, 2-3, or 4-5 grade level of comprehension. As an incentive for kids to participate in their GodTime devotional, they can earn 50 KUC Bucks for each day they do their GodTime. (That means that kids could earn up to 200 KUC Bucks each week!) 

Here's how it works: Kids need to have a parent/guardian initial each day's box on the GodTime for each day they do their GodTime. Bring the completed and initialed GodTime handouts back to KUC the following Sunday and earn KUC Bucks. 

If you would like to get a PDF of a GodTime family devotional, please don't hesitate to contact Kevin.

This Month's GodTime Devotionals
K-1: Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4
2-3: Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4
4-6: Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4

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Studio252.tv is a fantastic, FREE resource to watch videos, read blogs and devotionals, and find out about some neat application activities that go along with each month's theme or weekly messages. Try it out today!

Faith Skills to Know God

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How do you help your kids know God better? Really, how does anyone get to know God better? There are 4 basic "Faith Skills" that can help us know God. These are great ways to teach kids about spiritual discipline at an early age. Download this PDF to understand ways you can lead your kids in getting to know God better.

Topical Assistance

Parenting isn't easy. What do you do with issues of bullying, technology, dating, grief or crisis, and all the other curveballs that come your way as parent? Here are some helpful PDF guides to help you navigate the obstacles of parenting in today's ever-changing culture.
  • Anxiety: Pre-K / Elementary / Jr. High / High School
  • Bullying Conversation Guide
  • Cell Phone Agreement
  • Coping with Crisis: Pre-K / Elementary / Jr. High / High School
  • Dating Conversation, Agreement, Worksheet (zip file)
  • Divorce Conversation Guide
  • Faith Talks: Pre-K / Elementary / Jr. High / High School
  • Salvation Conversation Guide: Kids / Teens
  • Sexual Integrity: Preschool / Elementary / Jr. High / High School
  • Technology Guide: Elementary / Jr. High / High School
  • Transitions: Pre-K to Elementary / Elementary to Jr. High / Jr. High to High School / High School to Young Adulthood

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