Parenting Tips - Christian Life Advice For Parents

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 07/28/2007 Choose a night in the next two weeks when you and your mate can sit down and create a priority list of values that you would like to instill in the lives of your children. Hint: For fun, and if feasible plan a weekend get-away to do this and to pray together for your children. 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 07/27/2007 *Plan a weekend get-away to challenge your pre-teen or teenage child to a commitment to purity using Passport to Purity as curriculum. Visit http://www.familylife.com/passport for more information. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 07/26/2007 Write 5 things you appreciate about your child on 5 cards (1 per card), and leave them in various places where he will find them. Source(s): Copyright 1998 FamilyLife, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 07/25/2007 Teenagers need parents who will love them and speak the truth to them. They know you care for them, when you are there for them. 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 07/24/2007 As a parent you must prayerfully decide which fads (ear piercing, body piercing, makeup, clothing styles, hair styles) are truly sinful, and which are just choices your child can make on his own. If you disagree with your child about a particular fad, listen carefully to him. Love him enough to say no. Hold your ground, because most teens don't really know what's best for themselves. It's good to remember that these turbulent disagreements will pass and that your child most likely won't remember that they even occurred. 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 07/23/2007 Teach your child about truth in two ways: 1. Teach him about Jesus Christ. Jesus said, I am the truth. You expose your child to the truth as you teach about Jesus Christ's life, His mission, and His teachings. As your child understands what a straight line looks like, he'll be able to spot the deceitful line. 2. Teach him the Scripture. Diligently teach the truth of God's Word through Scripture-memory programs, family Bible study, and Bible verse reminders of what it looks like to obey God when life and truth collide. 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 07/22/2007 Make sure your children know that your marriage relationship is a priority. Establish a regular weekly date night with your spouse that your children will acknowledge and respect as your time alone. Source(s): Growing a Spiritually Strong Family Copyright 2002, by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Multnomah Publishers, Inc.