50 Things Every Child Needs to Know

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. He served as a pastor for eighteen years, has a PhD in Family Ministry, serves on the board of Awana, and is the author or editor of ten books on parenting and grandparenting including Biblical Grandparenting, Preparing Children for Marriage, and Biblical Worldview.

Josh blogs at GospelShapedFamily.com, enjoys camping with friends, reading a great book around the bonfire, and catching big fish in Minnesota lakes. He is married to Jen, they have five children, and live in Victoria, MN.

Jen Mulvihill is a veteran educator and mom to five children. She is married to Josh and together they are passionate about training children and families to know and love Jesus Christ. Jen has a degree in music education and has taught music for twenty years, most recently in launching The Wings Homeschool Bands. Jen is the co-author of two books, Discipling Your Grandchildren, and 50 Things Your Child Needs to Know Before Leaving Home. Her favorite things include growing deeper in relationship with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, encouraging other moms in the trenches of parenting, and laughing out loud with good friends over coffee.