Parent Newsletter
Contents
- Tools for Parenting Teens
- Learn Their Lingo
- Movie Reviews
- Links to Learn From
- A Little Encouragement...And Humor
1. Tools for Parenting Teens
From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/Faith and Feelings
All of us struggle some to line up our emotional responses to life with our stated beliefs about God’s greatness, power, goodness, forgiveness, and His absolute love for us. Teens, though—fueled by a cocktail of hormonal change and hyper-cultural connectivity—may…
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http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/faith_and_feelings/
Featured Resource: Sacred Parenting
Explore the spiritual dynamics of parenting, and why caring for children is such an effective discipline in shaping our souls and forming the character of Christ within us.
Save 20% off the retail price of “Sacred Parenting” when you use Coupon Code YPN391 and order by 10/15/09
http://www.realworldparents.com/store/item/sacred_parenting/2. Learn Their Lingo
Hinky = Something as yet undefinable is wrong, out of place; not quite right.
Microvisit = The real-world equivalent of microblogging. Stopping by to talk to someone for 140 seconds or less.
3. Movie Reviews for Parents
Surrogates
“Surrogates” didn’t clean up at the box office, but its proven sci-fi action premise and even its aging action star will likely draw the interest…
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http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/surrogates/ Fame
Thirty years ago, the original “Fame” was built on the idea that talented kids could take their shot at glory by working with everything they…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/fame/
4. Links to Learn From
The Guilt-Trip Casserole: The Family Dinner [New York Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/fashion/04dinner.html?_r=1&8dpc
Five Nutrition Facts About Milk [The Baltimore Sun]
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/family/sns-health-milk-kids,0,4513088.story
Parental Pride and Adolescence [Psychology Today]
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/200910/parental-pride-and-adolescence
5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.”
- Author Unknown
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