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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 03/03/2007 Parents outward appearances are a statement of their character and values as men or women. Parents, especially mothers, need to be careful. Children are watching what we wear, how we act, and how we present our body. Evaluate your outward appearance by asking yourself, Does my clothing and outward appearance adequately reflect my relationship with Christ? Am I setting a good example of Christian character for my children? Am I cultivating my inner person so that my children will see what's really important in my life? 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.

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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 03/02/2007 Research has shown that when a parent smokes, its more likely the child will smoke. The good news is that when a parent stops smoking, the child will also imitate that behavior. Kicking the habit could improve the health of everyone in your family! 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 03/01/2007 Pray regularly with your child. Hint: Two of the best times to pray with your child are on the way to school (assuming you drive him) and at bed time regardless of age. Pray with him for his future mate, relationships, activities, challenges, temptations and a heart for God. Don't assume that even a teenager is too big for you to kneel beside his bed and stroke his face and pray. 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 02/28/2007 Offer to help your child with a project. Let him do most of the work, while you lend a hand, showing genuine interest in what he's doing. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 02/27/2007 Ask your child: What would you do if you found that a friend was influencing you in negative ways? Why do you think a friend would try to get you to do something that they know is wrong? 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 02/26/2007 Memorize Scripture as a family on a regular basis. Its a great way to help your children treasure Gods Word in their hearts (Psalm 109:11). 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 02/25/2007 The best approach to making movie decisions for your family is not to rely on the movie ratings system, but to view the movie yourself before you decide whether or not your child should see it. 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.