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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 07/14/2007 Ask your child: Do you think it is important to wait until marriage before having sex? Why, or why not? 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.

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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 07/13/2007 Ask your child: In what ways would you say that music or movies about sex, drugs, and "doing whatever makes you feel good" could influence or affect you? What choices might those kinds of songs or movies encourage a person to make? 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 07/12/2007 Rules without relationship can lead to rebellion in a child. A relationship without rules can lead to permissiveness and lack of discipline. Make sure that as you work to establish rules and guidelines for your child, that you are also working to build a strong relationship by talking with him, spending time with him, and by encouraging and supporting him. Source(s): Raising Children Of Faith: Study Guide Copyright 2002 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Group Publishing, Inc.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 07/11/2007 Teens need to be taught that the ultimate purpose of dating or courting is to find someone to marry. That's why it's so important that teens wait to date. They also need to be very choosy about who they spend their time with in light of that definition. Help your older teens to write down the qualities they want to look for in the person they marry. What values really matter? That list can then become the criteria by which all potential dates are measured. 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 07/10/2007 When your teen takes on a part-time job, help him to understand that he isn't just working for a boss who is selling pizza or shoes or chicken sandwiches; he is representing Jesus Christ and his family. Encourage him to be the best worker he can be by teaching him to dress appropriately for the job, arrive at work ahead of time, find out what's expected, work hard, be honest, and to resist pressure from coworkers or a boss to act against his beliefs. 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 07/09/2007 Children can develop a great work ethic through simple household chores. Make sure your child knows how to do his chores properly. Show him step-by-step what to do and what standards he should meet. Be sure to inspect what he has done, and develop a reward/penalty system for chores that are done on time with excellence. 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 07/08/2007 Don't be afraid to step in to limit the scope of your teen's dating relationship. If you see that the relationship has become exclusive and that they are becoming too emotionally attached you may want to encourage them to back off and to put some distance in their relationships. 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.