Parent Newsletter

Contents

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

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

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

Praying Together

How we pray in front of our kids over time might teach them more about how we think of God—and what we think is most important for people—than any number of family devotions or Sunday School lessons. So this week…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/praying_together/

Featured Resource: Boundaries with Teens

In this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries—the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.

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

2. Learn Their Lingo

Happy Late Year = People who still say "Happy New Year" even though it's the middle of January.

Good lenses, bad frames = Describing someone who gives a bad first impression but is actually a good person. Someone who doesn't appear to be competent, yet is extremely capable at what he/she does.

3. Links to Learn From

Life with Hepatitis C for London’s teenage ‘It Girl’
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/24/jazzy.hepatitis.c/

Abstinence proponents look for aid from new health bill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/26/AR2009122600762.html?hpid=topnews

Do Your Adolescent Children Keep Odd Sleep Hours?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sleep-newzzz/200912/do-your-adolescent-children-keep-odd-sleep-hours

4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.
- Anonymous