Parent Newsletter

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/

Money Problems

Whatever your family has talked together about during this economic crisis, it continues to be a great opportunity to discuss financial wisdom and foolishness with your kids.

Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/money_problems/

Featured Resource: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis

Fights at school, sexual abuse, eating disorders, school crises … the list goes on and on. Hardly a day passes without a local crisis at involving junior highers or high schoolers. This practical resource covers the whole continuum of private and public crisis, equipping parents to work with their kids to deal with any crisis in a way that helps the individual and helps the family stay intact.

Receive 30% off A Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis using coupon code RWPN102 by April 11th, 2009.

2. Learn Their Lingo

MOOS = Text message slang for member of the opposite sex.

Nonversation = A completely worthless conversation, wherein nothing is illuminated, explained or otherwise elaborated upon.

3. Movie Reviews for Parents

Duplicity

Teens may or may not be attracted to a spy movie starring bankable middle-aged stars like Julia Roberts and Clive Owens, but fans of cat-and-mouse…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/duplicity/

Race to Witch Mountain

There is no witch in “Race to Witch Mountain,” just a couple of alien kids who need to The Rock to help them find their…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/race_to_witch_mountain/

4. Links to Learn From

Girl violence getting more lethal
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Girl+violence+getting+more+lethal/1418840/story.html

Vitamin D Deficiency Makes Young Girls’ Muscles Weak
http://www.naturalnews.com/025914.html

Allergy sufferers cautious about peanut research
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/allergy_sufferers_cautious_about_peanut_research_03-24-2009.html

Scholarships Drying Up [Associate Press]
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hAgWZsDAa8xaSjrav7_IW8i7a06AD96SCVF80

5. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Teenagers are people who act like babies if they're not treated like adults.
- MAD Magazine