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Why Children LieWhy Children Lie. Lying is a skill all children learn. ... While all children lie, some do it much more ... Top | Home | About | Parenting Advice | Speaking/Consulting ... Read full post here. (c) Parenting AdviceEveryone needs a little parenting advice, support or ... what the Easter Bunny will leave for your children this year. Whether you do ... I dare you not to cry by the end of this ... Read full post here. (c) Family Involvement and Positive Role ModelsThere seems to be a lack of involvement of families to create and set boundaries and positive role models for their children. Is it a wonder children do not have family boundaries when most adults don't have boundaries themselves? Take an unmarried pregnant teenager for example. Where did she learn her boundaries and how is she supposed to teach those boundaries to her child when both her parents are separated and living with another man or woman and having children with them? Parents need also to encourage positive time management in their teen's lives. Encourage the teens to take responsibility for their time. If they are unable to get their homework completed because they are involved in too many extra-curricular activities, then something needs to give. Parents need to attend these events. If teens never observe their parents outside the home, they will model the behaviors of the youth and adults around them. If parents have not been involved and do not know the adults or youth their teens are spending time with, any type of negative or unacceptable behavior could be being taught. Family involvement is so important in the life of their teen whether they admit it or not. Having a family dinner together allows parents to get involved in the lives of their teens by asking about school, friends, extra-curricular activities, and allow parents to gage the well-being of their child. Family dinners also help grow the relationship between parent and child giving a sense of inclusiveness. Each member of the family is important. The family is in this together. The child is not alone. Parents who purposely set out to provide positive role models for their teens often reap the rewards. A teen who spends time with their parents and observes their parents abstaining from alcohol, both at home and in public, is less likely to drink themselves. Parents who abstain from smoking are less likely to have children who smoke. Parents who are responsible with their money by staying out of debt are less likely to have their children in debt when they become adults. If you are a single parent, find a positive role model of the opposite sex for your children. A great avenue would be an adult at church that you trust. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America is also a good resource. But above all, be involved in the life of your teen. And though they will push you away and complain, keep them involved. This communicates that no matter what, you love them above all. Jan Sullivan AprilWord Jan Sullivan received a Masters Degree in Youth Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary. She served as a youth pastor for thirteen years in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. She published her first book, Forever Family, in July of 2008 and is currently working on another. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her dog Abby and spends her time loving teenagers and consuming Christian fiction. Modeling her life after Christ, the great storyteller, Jan hopes that her stories will lead young people to make decisions to follow Christ
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