50 Things Every Child Needs to Know Before Leaving Home: Raising Children to Godly Adults

Parents need a good parenting plan, an understanding of the target they are aiming for.

This guidebook helps parents chart a course to holistically disciple their child to mature, godly adulthood while also functioning as a keepsake that will allow parents to capture milestones and memories associated with each of the fifty areas to give to a child when he or she is older. It’s designed to help you establish a plan and be proactive for each season of your parenting journey in the following areas of your child’s life:

• Firm foundations
• Christlike character development
• Biblical beliefs and worldview
• Spiritual growth
• Life skills
• Relational skills
• Work and money management
• Home management
• Personal care
• Educational essentials

Josh Mulvihill is the executive director of church and family ministry at Renewanation, where he equips parents and grandparents to disciple their families and consults with church leaders to help them design Bible-based, Christ-centered children's, youth, and family ministries. Josh has served as a pastor for nearly twenty years, serves on the board of Awana, provides leadership to the Christian Grandparenting Network and has a PhD from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Grandparenting, Biblical Grandparenting, Preparing Children for Marriage, and Biblical Worldview. Josh and his wife, Jen, live in Victoria, Minnesota, and have five children.