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FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 02/02/2008 Every child’s weekly schedule needs balance. Determine ahead of time how often you will let your child spend the night with a friend. How many days may he go home with someone after school? How many nights during the week may he attend school or church activities? How often may he work? Help your child understand that no one does it all. If you don’t have some kind of boundary, then home can become little more than a pit stop for fuel (food), new tires (money), and water (a peck on the cheek or a pat on the back by Mom or Dad). 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 02/01/2008 Be observant of your child. If you see subtle changes in dress, appearance, choice of friends, or attitude, find out what's behind the change. 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 01/31/2008 Try to determine punishment ahead of offenses, and make an effort to make the punishment fit the crime. Be sure to evaluate what form of punishment is appropriate for the age of your child. 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 01/30/2008 Ask your child: What would you say is the purpose of sex? Do you think pre-marital sex is wrong? 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.

FamilyLife.com's Parenting Tip for 01/29/2008 Ask your child: Why is it important to make wise entertainment choices? Think about your favorite songs, movies and television programs. Are they wise entertainment choices? Why or why not? What can you do to make better choices? 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 01/28/2008 Adolescents need parental guidance more than ever as they face pressure from peers and difficult choices. Set aside a regular weekly time when you can get together with your adolescent to talk, share, and listen. 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 01/27/2008 Specific boundaries need to be established for acceptable kinds of dates for teens. Even group dates can go awry if the group makes a poor choice on its plans. The best policy is to maintain your right to approve any type of date while your teen is living at home. And be careful about making assumptions about Christian activities. Check it out first. 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.