Parenting Tips - Christian Life Advice For Parents

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/25/2007 Go on a short-term mission trip with your older children. (Check with your local church for mission trip opportunities.) It's a great way to teach them how to look at the world through the eyes of Jesus Christ and to refine their values. Source(s): Growing a Spiritually Strong Family Copyright 2002, by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/24/2007 Set aside one day a month or every other month (something the child can look forward to on a routine basis) to take your child out on a date to a movie, dinner, miniature golf, bowling, or some other enjoyable activity. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/23/2007 Acknowledge your child's accomplishments (big or small) with a special gift and/or greeting card). Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/22/2007 Children often "see God" when they look at their parents. When we model qualities of our Father in Heaven by allowing the love of Jesus Christ to flow through us and into our children, we're succeeding as parents. 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 08/21/2007 Mothers need to help their daughters appreciate their blossoming femininity. Seek a modest, balanced approach by not allowing your daughter to flaunt her body with skimpy, skin-tight outfits or bury her body in layers of big, baggy, shapeless items. 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 08/20/2007 When children make the right choices, like admitting a mistake or telling the truth when it might get them in trouble, make sure you let them know what a great thing they've done. Parents often reward their children for good things that are not eternal, like good grades on a report card. But how about rewards for progress in living honestly? 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 08/19/2007 A parent with recharged batteries can lead a more purposeful family. Try to schedule two or three getaways a year. Two nights away from the children will not only give you time to remember why you married one another, but can become a spiritual oasis; a time of renewal and refreshment with one another and God. Single parents need this kind of break, too. Source(s): Growing a Spiritually Strong Family Copyright 2002, by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.