Who Gets to Name Me? | Parent Companion Guide

Your child is learning to understand the voices shaping their identity. This guide helps you understand how to support them along the way.

The Who Gets to Name Me? Parent Companion Guide was created to help parents and caregivers support children ages 10–15 as they navigate negative self-talk, peer pressure, social media, boundaries, mistakes, faith, and growing independence.

Rather than simply correcting a child’s thinking, this guide helps parents become curious about the story underneath the words and behavior.

Inside you’ll explore connection before correction, responding to negative self-talk, behavior vs. identity, praising character rather than only performance, peer pressure and belonging, social media and comparison, healthy boundaries, Christ-centered identity without spiritual bypassing, parent triggers, repair after conflict, and meaningful parent-child conversations.

Perfect as a companion to the Who Gets to Name Me? Youth Workbook.

✦ Christ-centered

✦ Evidence-informed

✦ Practical parent scripts

✦ Reflection exercises

✦ Parent-child conversation starters

✦ Printable digital PDF

Digital product only. No physical item will be shipped.

Created by Christine Leyva Buccio, LMFT

Founder, Shepard’s Way Inc.