Q: What is the appropriate age group for Life Lessons from the Princess and the Kiss?

A:The Princess and the Kiss storybook can be read at any age, but the Life Lesson companion guide is designed for 3 rd through 6 th grade. However, know your daughter’s level of maturity. We suggest having both books on hand by second grade because you never know when the questions will start.

Q: I am interested in starting a “Princess Club” group at my church. Does each girl need both books or will the Life Lessons book be sufficient?

A:The Princess and the Kiss and the Life Lesson companion guide are created to work together for the purpose of mothers and daughters spending time discussing and working through this together. So they will need both books.

If you choose to follow up with a “Princess Club” then simply pull topics and additional questions and craft ideas that will reinforce what the moms have covered at home. Be general in your topics in a group setting because of the various levels of maturity and understanding.

Set your Princess Ceremony date in the beginning so each will have time to complete most of their workbooks. The moms should be encouraged to attend the Princes Club with their daughters.

Q: What if I have two daughters do they each need both books?

A: One set per family is sufficient. However, The Princess and the Kiss is a wonderful childhood keepsake classic so, if your budget permits, you may choose to order a storybook for each daughter. She may desire to pass it down to her own daughter someday in the future.

Q: What would be the maximum number of girls to have in a group if you are planning a group Princess Purity Ceremony?

A: We would suggest keeping the group size to 10 or 12 girls. It is important to keep in mind that the ceremony will take approximately five (5) minutes for each mom to give her blessing tribute, present the gift and pray over her daughter(s).

It is also important to remember the additional time needed for refreshments and/or any other special activities outside of the ceremony itself.

Q: Can you recommend any additional resources with a Christian perspective that would go into further detail on sexual issues for girls of age 12 & 13?

A: The following have been helpful but we would strongly encourage anyone to preview these materials first and then adapt to age appropriate level of maturity:

Q: How do I to start a Princess Club?

A: We continue to develop additional resources in relation to The Princess and the Kiss. Feel free to check our website frequently for further information. Here are a few pointers to help get you started.

The Princess Club allows the girls to interact, offers accountability and lets girls know that others are interested in pursuing godly integrity and purity as well. This bonding and memorable event will offer encouragement for moms and the girls as they grow up together.

Some moms will be hesitant … but assure them that purity will only be spoken of in a general way during the Princess Club and Princess Ceremony. Let them know that purity will be communicated as an attitude that flows from the heart which affects your mind, will, emotions, actions and lifestyle.

You can also encourage mothers to visit the web-site: www.ReviveOurHearts.com/princess.

Start by reviewing The Princess and the Kiss storybook along with the Life Lessons book. You may also want to review the Princess Purity Ceremony guide in the back of the Life Lesson book. Pray for 1-2 helpers. Feel free to format the Princess Club to fit your group’s needs.

1) Begin to pray and ask God to raise up other mothers who have daughters ranging from 3 rd to 6 th grade that would have a burden and vision for growing together in the area of purity.

2) Order The Princess and the Kiss materials for others to see and review. ( This will be very helpful if some of the other mothers are not familiar with the story.)

3) Share your burden and the vision of The Princess and the Kiss story, Life Lessons study, Princess Club, and Princess Ceremony with at least one to two other moms that you think share the same burden or vision for purity.

Keep in mind that it is best to keep your Princess Club small (approximately 10-12 daughters and moms).

4) As you schedule your first meeting with a few moms, here are a few suggestions.

During the first meeting, give a brief explanation of the heart, vision and purpose behind The Princess and the Kiss story, the Life Lessons book, Princess Club, and the Princess Purity Ceremony. Explain that this will provide opportunities for valuable, open conversations to connect with their daughter’s hearts.

You may want to encourage the moms to visit www.ReviveOurHearts.com/princess and review the transcripts of The Princess and the Kiss radio broadcast. (Air date: January 17-21, 2005.)

 5) Set a date, time, place when the Princess Club will start and for the Princess Purity Ceremony. Plan the Princess Club meetings for ten to twelve weeks prior to the Princess Purity Ceremony. Let the mothers know how to order materials, and set up a date for the first Princess Club meeting.

Options:

A: You can start with an orientation meeting with the girls and the moms and introduce the story and the vision on the first meeting. Present the girls with their books. Have the moms and girls do two Life Lessons a week and then cover the third Life Lesson and Creative Focus activity in the Princess Club together.

 B: You may choose for the mothers to do the first four lessons before your first official Princess Club meeting and on that first Princess Club week re-cover Life Lesson three. Have the mothers cover two Life Lessons a week from then on with the club leader choosing one of the two Life Lessons and Creative Focus activity to do and discuss in class together. We also encourage you to be creative and add additional activities and crafts that will help reinforce the lesson being presented.

7) Plan the ceremony far enough out so the mom’s and daughters can finish the Life Lessons book. You’ll want to order the Princess Prayer Box Necklaces at least three – four weeks from the ceremony.

8) During the Princess Club meetings: Be creative and make it a special time. Here are a few ideas that may help make this a special time:

Note 1: Be prepared if a sensitive topic comes up in discussion time to refer to the fact that the mom will cover that at home. One hour is plenty of time for a Princess Club meeting. This is more of a support and accountability group time.

Note 2: You will be surprised how this will bring up issues for healing in some of the mom’s lives so somewhere you might want to plan to separate the moms out during one of the craft times so they can talk, share and pray together.

 9) Schedule a planning meeting to discuss the details of the Princess Ceremony.

This meeting should take place about six weeks before the ceremony to plan and prepare for the Ceremony. You’ll want to ensure that the moms understand their part in the ceremony by giving a blessing tribute to their daughter from their heart. (A sample is given in the Ceremony Guide and they can listen to the broadcast if they feel they need more direction.)