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-Parent Source Magazine-
This Six Page magazine is easy to read and quite informative.  Please make a commitment to read this monthly in order to more effectively minister to your youth. 
  
November 2008 Parent Source
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-e Devotions-

  Heart Connex devotionals are designed for very busy families. The head of the household can print the studies and make preparations in only about five minutes. In most cases families can complete the studies in twenty minutes.
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-StudentCAST 3-

StudentCAST 3 - MySpace - In this episode we talk with three youth pastors regarding a recent NBC Dateline piece on the dangers of MySpace.com, the word of warning from this segment to parents of teens, and how student leaders can help parents to be informed about issues associated with these kind of sites.

Associated Link: Why Parents Must Mind MySpace (MSNBC.com)

-ARTICLES-

To read the Articles, just click on the titles below

7 HABITS OF HIGHLY RELENTLESS PARENTS
By Joe White and Jim Weidmann .
Here are seven practical ways parents can demonstrate relentlessness so they never quit on mentoring their teenager.

RAISING MEDIA WISE TEENAGERS
By Bob Waliszewski  
Old habits die hard. And the flesh seems committed to undermining spiritual nourishment. That’s why parents need to develop and nurture new habits in young media fans eager to go the distance for God.

BEING A RELEVANT PARENT
By Josh Hatcher (2 Pages)
Postmodern-era parents encounter difficult scenarios and dilemmas that their parents and grandparents could never have imagined. So how can a young modern Christian raise kids in a postmodern culture?

WEB CHECK!
A "how-to" on the steps to check your student's internet usage.

TOP 70 INTERNET ACRONYMS
From NetLingo.com, these 70 internet acronyms will help you decipher the "code" it seems like your students are talking in when they talk to their friends on the web.

ONLINE LANGUAGE KEEPS PARENTS GUESSING
(By Scott Wahle).  An Introduction to "LeetSpeak," the online language used by your student and millions of other across the country.

-RECOMMENDED BOOKS-

If you run across anything we might have missed please send us an email and we will review it and add it to the site. As always your feedback is always appreciated as we want to make this site a great tool for you to use.

The 5 Love Languages of Teens
Author: Gary Chapman

7 Solutions for Burned-out Parents
Author: Dr. James C. Dobson

Why Christian Kids Rebel
Author: Tim Kimmel

Life Coach Your Teens
Author: Roger Cross

Parents Guide to Teen Health
Publisher: Focus on the Family

How to Parent Your Teen Without Losing Your Mind
Edited by: Christian Parenting Today & Campus Life

Parents Guide to the Top 10 Dangers Teens Face
Author: Stephen Artburn & Jim Burns

Growing Pains- Advice for Parents of Teens
Publisher: Focus on the Family

Adolescence isn’t Terminal
Author: Dr. Kevin Leman

Boundaries with Kids
Author: Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend

Dad’s Everything Book for Sons
Dad’s Everything Book for Daughters
Author: John Trent & Greg Johnson

Mom’s Everything Book for Sons
Mom’s Everything Book for Daughters
Author: Becky Freeman