June 16 Parent News

Parent Newsletter

Contents

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Movie Reviews
4. Links to Learn From
5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/

Counting Days

Life is short and hard. It’s not the kind of message they put on posters, but kids who believe it are wiser than kids who don’t, yet. We’re pulling our questions from Psalm 90 this week and hoping our kids…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/counting_days/

Featured Resource: Wisdom On Music, Movies and Television

This book won’t tell your kid what they should not listen to or watch. Instead, this book is filled with principles to help them gain the wisdom needed to help make wise choices about what they choose to be entertained by.

*Save 20% off the retail price of “Wisdom On Music, Movies and Television” when you use Coupon Code RWPN105 and order by 6/30/09.

http://www.realworldparents.com/store/item/wisdom_on_music_movies_and_television/

2. Learn Their Lingo

Whacked = weird or crazy

Aight or Ahight = alright, okay

3. Movie Reviews for Parents

Imagine That

It hasn’t made a huge splash at the box office this summer—and it’s unlikely to appeal to older teens—but Eddie Murphy’s latest family film offers…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/imagine_that/

Land of the Lost

A remake of the classic kids show starring Will Ferrell sounded like comedy gold, but even most secular critics have panned the film, now a…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/land_of_the_lost/

4. Links to Learn From

PHYSICIAN’S CORNER: The growing danger of childhood obesity
http://timesbulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=152630&TM=20998.55

Can better parenting reduce risk of unsafe teen sex? - - Modern Medicine
http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+&+Women's+Health/Can-better-parenting-reduce-risk-of-unsafe-teen-se/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602125?contextCategoryId=40157

‘Vid Kids’ Likely to Suffer Delayed Language Development - ABC News
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=7733749&page=1

5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Many parents are finding out that a pat on the back helps develop character - if given often enough, early enough, and low enough
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