Navigating the news with SOAR

What does cooking pasta have to do with the discipling kids through the news? Today we’re taking a step back to explore a helpful tool you can use to navigate any sort of media: SOAR.  We would love to hear from you. You can send us a message at newscoach@wng.org (mailto:newscoach@wng.org). What current events or cultural issues are you wrestling through with your kids and teens? Let us know. We want to work through it with you. See more from the News Coach (https://gwnews.com/newscoach/), including episode transcripts. Further Resources:* For a further breakdown of the SOAR method, read “A Tool for Engaging Media” (https://gwnews.com/a-tool-for-engaging-media/) by Kelsey Reed at the News Coach blog.* Also on the News Coach blog: Learn more about using SOAR to build biblical literacy (https://gwnews.com/the-time-to-coach-biblical-literacy-is-now-heres-a-tool-to-help/). * Learn how to sauté (https://misen.com/blogs/news/how-to-saute).   Kelsey’s 2023 Convention Schedule: Pigeon Forge, TN | 5/4 - 5/6 | Teach Them DiligentlyOrlando, FL | 5/24 - 5/28 | Florida Parent Educators AssociationDenver, CO | 6/14 - 6/17 | Rocky Mountain Homeschool ConferencePhoenix, AZ | 7/13 - 7/15 | Arizona Families for Home Education  Concurrently is produced by God’s WORLD News. We provide current events materials for kids and teens that show how God is working in the world. To learn more about God’s WORLD News and browse sample magazines, visit gwnews.com (https://gwnews.com/). This episode is sponsored by Unbound.Help your high schooler make the transition to adulthood through Christian coaching and skill development courses. The Equip program from Unbound comes alongside teens and parents to provide coaching, accountability, and study and life skill courses. Free eBook available at http://beunbound.us/worldpodcast (http://beunbound.us/worldpodcast)

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If you’re a parent, teacher, or mentor of children in today’s world, you probably feel overwhelmed by the news. How do you help the kids and students in your lives engage with what’s going on in the world? How do you disciple them through the news with discernment instead of anxiety? I'm Kelsey Reed, News Coach for God’s WORLD News, seminary-trained educator, wife, mom of three, and most importantly, follower of Christ. I’m here to come alongside you as you have the important conversations of life, faith, and culture with your kids. We’ll answer your questions, offer ideas and resources, and hear from other parents and educators to identify the best tools and practices for establishing a non-anxious learning environment, developing news literacy, and cultivating biblical discernment. Today’s world can feel overwhelming. Let’s press pause together and learn concurrently.