Do I have what it takes to be a good parent?

This seems to be the question on the minds of many parents these days, but not everyone finds it easy to ask for help.

That's why Les and Leslie Parrott have created this video-driven study called Parenting: The Early Years. In this six session series, the focus is on more than any given technique or how to get kids to eat their broccoli and clean their room. It takes a Biblical approach into the traits parents want their children to have and what traits they want their children to see modeled in them.

This study looks at what it's like for married, single and blended families. Twenty families opened their homes and let cameras capture real-life parenting moments—both the joys and the challenges. Some of these are funny moments and some are completely honest moments that every parent can relate to. We'll use these scenarios as a springboard for our own discussion and sharing together.

So, if you're a parent of elementary age children, expecting parents or even grandparents who are finding yourselves raising grandkids, this class is for you!

We'll be meeting every Wednesday evening from 6 –7:30 p.m., from July 23 through August 27. Workbooks Are $8. Register at the Children's Ministry table in the narthex or e-mail Britta Dukes at britta@shpc.org.