RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
Mental health challenges aren’t limited to adults – our children and teens are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression. As these struggles become increasingly common among young people, our church stands ready with support, understanding, and community.
Our vibrant Next Gen ministry provides a place where your child can develop authentic connections with peers and caring small group leaders. The impact of connecting your child to our Next Gen community can be transformative. They’ll build lasting friendships with peers who relate to their experiences, engage in regular activities that strengthen both their faith and emotional resilience, and become part of a consistent support system that extends far beyond church.
*We desire to help your kids take steps in their spiritual journey and our weekend small groups are the best way to do that! To help your child get the most out of their small group experience, we recommend picking a service and sticking to it (as much as possible). Building relationships takes time, so coming to the same service provides the most opportunities for your child to get to know their leader and kids in their small group.
Don’t forget to bookmark this page – we’ll be adding more resources and tools each week to support your child throughout this series.
The ParentCue App is a great resource. Get insights on your child in their current phase and curated content and cues to make it easy to connect with them.
6 Ways To Parent A Child With Mental Health Challenges
Affirmations To Speak Over Your Kids
The ParentCue App is a great resource. Get insights on your child in their current phase and curated content and cues to make it easy to connect with them.
6 Ways To Parent A Child With Mental Health Challenges
Affirmations To Speak Over Your Kids
Mental Health Check In With Your Pre-Teen
The Anxious Generation book by Jonathan Haidt. A must-read book for parents to understand the cultural and technological shifts driving anxiety in kids and teens—particularly around social media and screen time. Also, check out his website, which has dozens of articles and helpful tools to speak with your child about mental health, depression, anxiety, and smartphone addiction.
Calm App Tools for managing anxiety and mindfulness.
Dwell App Scripture-based audio for comfort and grounding.
Faith in an Anxious World podcast by Fuller Youth Institute – Practical tools for processing anxiety with faith.
6 Ways To Parent A Student With Mental Health Challenges
Mental Health Matters // Watch with Your Student
Mental Health Check-in With Your Teen
Strategic Relationships All Kids Need
6 Ways To Handle Difficult Conversations With Teenagers
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. A must-read book for parents to understand the cultural and technological shifts driving anxiety in kids and teens—particularly around social media and screen time. Also, check out his website, which has dozens of articles and helpful tools to speak with your teens and students about mental health, depression, anxiety, and smartphone addiction.
Calm App Tools for managing anxiety and mindfulness.
Dwell App Scripture-based audio for comfort and grounding.
Faith in an Anxious World podcast by Fuller Youth Institute – Practical tools for processing anxiety with faith.
Mental Health Check-in With Your Young Adult
Strategic Relationships All Kids Need
Contributing Factors To Depression
6 Ways To Handle Difficult Conversations With Your Child
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. A must-read book for parents to understand the cultural and technological shifts driving anxiety in kids and teens—particularly around social media and screen time. Also, check out his website, which has dozens of articles and helpful tools to speak with your teens and students about mental health, depression, anxiety, and smartphone addiction.
Calm App Tools for managing anxiety and mindfulness.
Dwell App Scripture-based audio for comfort and grounding.
Faith in an Anxious World podcast by Fuller Youth Institute – Practical tools for processing anxiety with faith.
small groups for kids and
students for each age
We desire to help your kids take steps in their spiritual journey and our weekend small groups are the best way to do that! To find out when and where our kids and students meet, use the drop-down button below.
To help your child get the most out of the Kidside experience, we recommend picking a service and sticking to it (as much as possible). Our Kidside Change Makers serve at the same service with the same kids for the whole year (June-May). So for them to make great relationships and really experience community within the context of a small group, we recommend attending the same service so they will have the same leader and the same kids in their group. We desire to help your kids take steps in their spiritual journey and our weekend small groups are the best way to do that! Wondering what to expect please visit eastside.com/kids for more information.
Small groups are at the core of JHM. Our hope is to energize students to connect with their peers and give them a vision of who they were created to be. We want to help your student find friends and develop significant relationships in small groups that meet during the weekend. They’re made up of a consistent group of students and led by committed adult leaders. These groups are designed to create a safe environment for students to share what’s going on in their lives, ask questions about faith, and discuss Biblical topics that are relevant to their lives. These groups provide a community for students to discover and pursue what it means to create friendships that matter, follow Jesus every day, and make a difference in the world around them. For times and locations, visit eastside.com/jhm for more information.
JHM partners with parents by teaching middle school-age-oriented messages covering all topics, easy and hard, from a Biblical perspective. All of our messages are found at youtube.com/
HSM provides a space to get to know other students, hear a Biblically-based message, and then break into groups with a small group leader. We promise to welcome them in and take good care of every student. Please note HSM meets on Sundays and the location and times vary depending on the campus. For times and locations, visit eastside.com/hsm for more information.
HSM partners with parents by teaching high school-age oriented messages covering all topics, easy and hard, from a Biblical perspective. Click HERE to watch our messages on demand.
Recently graduated from High School, attending trade school, college student, starting a new career, or trying to navigate the post-college life? No matter which season you’re in, this is for you. We desire to help every 18-26 year old connect to God, the church, and each other. For times and more information, please visit eastside.com/youngadults.
We DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PARTNER WITH PARENTS! we want to SUPPORT you AND ENCOURAGE your KIDS, REMINDing THEM OF GOD'S GREAT LOVE FOR THEM!
