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Contents

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Movie Reviews
4. Links to Learn From
5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/

Go and Do

It’s easy to measure our faith on a negative scale. We’re tempted to think—and to communicate to our kids—that Christianity is really about not blowing it. “He loves you. He’s forgiven you. The least you can do is not screw…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/go_and_do/

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2. Learn Their Lingo

DRIB = Text-message usage, short for "Don't Read If Busy"

Life Password = The password that you use for every website, email account, Facebook, Twitter, everything.

3. Movie Reviews for Parents

Angels & Demons

The movie sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” arrived with a fraction of the controversy generated by that book and film. Instead of attacking the…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/angels_demons/

Star Trek

“Star Trek” creator Gene Rodenberry’s overtly humanistic and evolutionary worldview perspectives get very little mention in this well-reviewed reboot of the franchise. Instead, director J.J.…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/star_trek/

4. Links to Learn From

New study finds teen girls regret having sex earlier [Insciences]
http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=5101

Adolescent Awkwardness or Serious Problem? [Saint Louis University]
http://www.slu.edu/x30509.xml

The Religion Decision [Boston.com]
http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/05/the_religion_decision.html

5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
- Harry S. Truman