Parenting Tips - Christian Life Advice For Parents

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/18/2007 Help your child evaluate his music and entertainment choices, by listening and watching with him, then discussing why or why not they are good choices. Hint: Ask the questions: 1) Would Jesus watch this movie? (or listen to this song?) Why or why not? Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/17/2007 Ask your child: Can you think of any negative qualities we should guard against when choosing friends? Source(s): My Heart Belongs to Him-My Identity. Copyright 2001 by FamilyLife Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years. Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/16/2007 Watch and discuss Christian videos as a family. This form of entertainment is not only wholesome it will stimulate questions about the Bible and spiritual topics. Source(s): Growing a Spiritually Strong Family Copyright 2002, by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/15/2007 Stay involved in the selection process of the computer and video games your child borrows or buys. Reviews of games are available in computer magazines (check the library or the Internet), and demo disks often can be obtained that show a game's features. Also, check out the rating system for video and computer games. Source(s): Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/14/2007 Watch your child carefully to make sure he is meeting his top priorities, and help him make adjustments if necessary. For instance, midweek youth group meetings and discipleship groups can be very important to the spiritual growth of our children. If your teen is too busy with other activities, then it may be time to review all that the child is doing and trim some of the fat from his schedule so he can go to church. Source(s): Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/13/2007 Applaud your child's good choices. When your child does make the right choice, put on your cheerleader outfit, grab the megaphone and go crazy: "Way to go! Give me a high five!" Source(s): Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/12/2007 As parents, we must be committed to a balanced training program for our children, rewarding good behavior and choices, and reproving wrong choices. Hint: You might reward your child with a "congratulations card" or something he enjoys having or doing when he makes right choices. You might want to take away privileges when he makes a wrong choice. Source(s): Raising Children Of Faith: Study Guide Copyright 2002 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Group Publishing, Inc.