August 6 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/

Powerful Temptations

Have you noticed that every corner of the entertainment landscape is crawling with vampire stories? Many students are knee-deep in the craze. What makes vampires so alluring for the moment? In part, it has to do with the gut-level issues…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/powerful_temptations/

Featured Resource: The Space Between

The changes and challenges of adolescence can leave many parents feeling overwhelmed at times with fear, confusion, frustration, and a lack of understanding. But here you’ll find hope to help you understand and effectively parent your teen. Dr. Walt Mueller brings more than 30 years of adolescent research (and his own parenting experience) to help you through the tumultuous years of adolescence.

Receive 20% off The Space Between using coupon code RWPN107 by August 30th, 2009.

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

2. Learn Their Lingo

REHI = Text message or Instant message for, "Hello again."

Take a digger = Commonly used to describe an ungraceful fall.

3. Movie Reviews for Parents

Aliens in the Attic

It’s not a hardcore message movie, but “Aliens in the Attic” does reveal some worldview ideas that kids are likely to notice. Those include the…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/aliens_in_the_attic/

G-Force

None of the worldview perspectives in this cute-but-forgettable kids’ movie dig very deep, but the “G-Force” team does live in a world of values worth…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/g-force/

4. Links to Learn From

One in 10 High School Seniors Have Used Narcotic Painkillers [U.S. News and World Report]
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/08/03/one-in-10-high-school-seniors-have-used-narcotic.html

Millions of Children In U.S. Found to Be Lacking Vitamin D [Washington Post]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080202114.html

Too much TV time bad for kids’ blood pressure [Rueters]
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5725UV20090803

5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Mother, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. Your life, on the other hand, is like this box of active grenades!
- Family Guy