Parent Newsletter

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/ Talk About Praise You likely experience praising God together with your family regularly at church. But how often do you talk about that experience? Why do we do it? Why does God care? What does it do for us and for Him? Read More: http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/talk_about_praise/

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 Automagically = something that happens automatically, but that also has some mysterious, "magical" element to it. "Smart" appliances, features, etc. that do intelligent things with less help than you might expect Mantrum = when a grown man throws a tantrum when he can't have his way 3. Links to Learn From Fort Hood Shooting: Five tips to help parents talk to their kids about violence in the news
http://www.examiner.com/x-14708-Toddlers-to-Teens-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Fort-Hood-Shooting-Five-tips-to-help-parents-talk-to-their-kids-about-violence-in-the-news Teenage pregnancy does not discriminate
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=861929&category=OPINION Hunger in America: Half of Our Kids on Food Stamps
http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/11/03/hunger-in-america-half-of-our-kids-on-food-stamps/ 4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy