Parenting Tips - Christian Life Advice For Parents

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 09/01/2007 Our success as parents hinges on having a positive relationship with our children. Write down some things that you can do to build a stronger relationship with your child. This week begin putting those words in action. Source(s): Raising Children Of Faith: Study Guide Copyright 2002 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Group Publishing, Inc.

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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/31/2007 Ask your child: When you start working a part-time job, how will you deal with conflicts with your boss or other employees when they arise? How will you deal with scheduling conflicts when you have an important engagement for school, church, or family on a day when you are scheduled to work? 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 08/30/2007 Ask your child: What is the purpose of a kiss? Holding hands? Making out? 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 08/29/2007 Leave a message on the answering machine for your child to let him know you’re thinking about him. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 08/28/2007 Children need to be needed at home. They long for approval, for a deep sense of belonging, for importance, for order and security. If they don't receive these things at home, they will seek them elsewhere. 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 08/27/2007 It's easy for parents to let the family become consumed by busyness. Activities and accomplishment become the basis for significance. To keep life properly focused, you should schedule times that ensure attention to priorities. For example, make sure that the entire family eats breakfast (or dinner) together each day, or schedule a special family night each week. Make it non-negotiable. 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 08/26/2007 Passive anger is deceptive, because it seems easier to tolerate than the behavior of a child who screams and throws a fit. But it's a pay-now-or-pay-later proposition. Encourage your child to talk about his anger and to express it appropriately. Work together to resolve conflicts and to bring about reconciliation. 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.