Welcome to Kids Who Stand Out! Our kids are growing up in a culture that promises them fulfillment in a dizzying number of ways. There are so many opportunities - and so many dangers - that confront our kids ever day. Some may look pretty good to you - school, sports, and music lessons. Others, like the latest dangerous thrill-seeking fad, may keep you up at night.

So what are you to do? Sign your kids up for every activity and hope something sticks? Anxiously guard them from the dangers outside your door? How can a parent make the right choice? How do you raise effective kids in a defective world?

If you are a parent, grandparent, or someone who simply loves kids, this site is for you. I am going to lay out the nitty-gritty, straightforward truth about parenting: There's no magic wand, no miracle pill to make sure your children turn out perfect. I don't offer a theoretical ideal; rather, it contains a practical, principled treatment that inspires hope that even kids with baggage can raise great kids in a distorted world. This is not a defensive strategy to protect your children - it's a proven plan to prepare them to change their world.

I hope you'll take the time to enjoy the resources on this site and you'll be encouraged as you begin to experience God's grace in your parenting. Our children may not go through life unscathed, but the good news is they don't have to. God wants to use their challenges to transform our children into the kind of people we long for them to become.

Keep Pressin' Ahead,

Chip Ingram