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Parenting Tips

Parenting Tip # 52
Make special memories with your child. Plan and have family vacations, visit museums, parks, have picnics, get out old pictures and go down memory lane together, and so on.

Parenting Tip # 53
Set aside one day a month or every other month (something the child can look forward to on a routine basis) to take your child out on a date to a movie, dinner, miniature golf, bowling, or some other enjoyable activity.

Parenting Tip # 54
*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.

Parenting Tip # 55
Think of a fun project you can do together, for instance you can start a garden, build a tree house, build a model car, or do a craft project.

Parenting Tip # 56
Volunteer with your child to work in a soup kitchen to feed the hungry, or some other outreach to the poor.

Parenting Tip # 57
Think of an outreach project that you can do with your child, for instance you can collect canned goods together to donate to a local church or charitable organization to feed the hungry, or you can collect blankets, or mittens, or hats and scarves.

Parenting Tip # 58
Ask your child: Why is it important that we choose friends wisely?

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.

Parenting Tip # 59
Ask your child: What would you say are the qualities of a true friend?

Parenting Tip # 6
A positive relationship with your children is grounded in their knowledge that you love them unconditionally. Make a commitment to express love for your child everyday in word and in deed, even when they make mistakes.

Raising Children Of Faith: Study Guide
Copyright 2002 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Group Publishing, Inc.

Parenting Tip # 60
Ask your child: When others choose you for a friend, would you say they are making a wise choice? Why?

Parenting Tip # 61
Ask your child: Can you think of any negative qualities we should guard against when choosing friends?

Parenting Tip # 62
Ask your child: What are some of the benefits of having friends who influence you in positive ways? What are some of the consequences of having a friend who influences you in negative ways?

Parenting Tip # 63
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?

Parenting Tip # 64
Ask your child: If someone were encouraging you to do something that might lead to trouble, what would you do?

Parenting Tip # 65
Ask your child: Have you ever taken a stand for what is right when pressured to do wrong? How did taking a stand for what is right make you feel? What were the results?

Parenting Tip # 66
Ask your child: Have you ever given into negative peer pressure? How did it make you feel? What were the results?

Parenting Tip # 67
Ask your child: What are some reasons why Christian teens might be afraid to stand up for what is right when faced with negative peer pressure?

Parenting Tip # 68
Ask your child: Can you remember a time when you were afraid to take a stand when you were being pressured to do something you knew was wrong? What were you afraid of? Share your experience.

Parenting Tip # 69
Ask your child: What is the purpose of a kiss? Holding hands? Making out?

Parenting Tip # 7
Have you hugged your child today? Affection with words and touch are important tools in communicating unconditional love to your children.

Raising Children Of Faith: Study Guide
Copyright 2002 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Group Publishing, Inc.

Parenting Tip # 70
Ask your child: Have you ever kissed a member of the opposite sex?

Parenting Tip # 71
Ask your child: What is the purpose of dating?

Parenting Tip # 72
Ask your child: What is a date? What do people do when they go out on a date? What do your friends typically do?

Parenting Tip # 73
Ask your child: How old should you be to date? If you were a parent, when would you let your child date?

Parenting Tip # 74
Ask your child: Do you think it is necessary to have a boyfriend (or girlfriend) while in your pre-teen or teen years? Why, or why not?

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