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Pointing Teens Toward Purity
by Carl Caton
Idea #1 - Form a team... appoint a
leader.
Dad should ultimately be responsible.
Wives should support, respect, and help (him).
Scheduling
Intimacy &
47
Books on Physical Intimacy
from a Christian Perspective
Confidential help for men who need help
with issues of lust, pornography, and other "affairs of the
heart":
Be Broken Ministries
God's Design for Sex Series
The Story of Me: Book 1
Before I Was Born:
Book 2
What's the Big Deal: Why God Cares About Sex: Book 3
Facing the Facts: The Truth About Sex and You:
Book 4
Purity Retreats
Passport 2 Purity
from Family Life
Get away with your preteen or teenager for a one-on-one adventure of a lifetime! Passport2Purity will guide you and your son or daughter through biblical principles for life's most difficult challenges; including dating and those other difficult topics to discuss. Let Dennis and Barbara Rainey lead you through an encouraging do-it-yourself retreat full of discovery, communication and fun.
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Preparing for Adolescence
from Focus on the Family
Explaining the changes of puberty can seem daunting. These CDs bring the conversational warmth of Dr. Dobson straight to you and your adolescent. Among the many topics reviewed are the physical and emotional changes, peer pressure, the meaning of love, communication with parents, and more.
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Purity and Abstinence Pledges
The
Silver Ring Thing
Aim
for Success - Provides school programs
True
Love Waits - part of Lifeway and the SBC. Frpm the TLW Pledge Card:
MY COMMITMENT
Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate, and my future children to a lifetime of purity including sexual abstinence from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship.
Purity Rings and Jewelry:
Read this article (Purity
Rings) about one family's experience. Some artists and retailers:
http://www.factory79.com/
http://www.scripturejewelry.com/
http://www.jamesavery.com/
http://www.bobsiemon.com/
Creating a "passage" event
for your son.
Raising a Modern Day Knight
My Passage Ceremony for Chad
My son is turning thirteen this week. Unlike most birthdays, this one will be special. I'm inviting five men to join him at a special birthday dinner at a restaurant. During our meal, each man will have a few moments to share some things they admire about Chad. And when we're done, we will do something that will change this young man's life forever. We'll say, "Chad, you're a man now".
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Father-Daughter Dates
by Dionna Sanchez
I have a neighbor girl who goes on dates with her dad. When I first
heard this I thought, "What a wonderful idea!" She shared with
me how special these times with her dad were. He would call her up from
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What to do about dating?
Dating Contracts - Found on pages 126,
127, and 128 of Parenting
Today's Adolescent by Dennis & Barbara Rainey
Resources that protect your family
from offensive media:
Google
SafeSearch
SpamArrest
BSafe
Internet Filters
I
Am Big Brother
See everything your family is doing online: instant messaging, chat, email, web sites viewed, keystroke recording, and screen captures.
Net
Nanny
Stops illicit material, limits time spent Online, stops many different kinds of applications from communicating on the
Internet.
TV
Guardian
Christian
Home Page - A simple, fast loading page that incorporates Google
SafeSearch along with links to popular internet destinations.
Family Covenant - The most meaningful, binding agreements get put in writing. Now that can include a biblically based family standard for entertainment. Download a copy of Plugged In's "Family Covenant for God-honoring Media Choices."
Plugged-In
from Focus on the Family
Plugged-in from Focus on the Family seeks to help parents and youth
leaders 'guide teens through the world of popular youth culture'. The site
provides reviews for film, music, television, and more. Certainly a great
place to be informed... all with the trust in knowing Focus on the Family
stands behind it.
Family
Movie Review
PeopleOfFaith.com resource provided by Christian Spotlight with
easy-to-understanding "Moral Rating" and "Movie
Quality" graphics.
Encouraging "Alternatives" to
Media
365
TV-Free Activities
by Steve & Ruth Bennett (One Cent at Amazon)
52
Family Time Ideas
by Timothy Smith
7 Traits of Parents Who Make Wise Media Choices
Bob Waliszewski shares seven characteristics of parents who make wise entertainment choices for their
children.
Family Friendly Movies:
Top picks from
The Dove Foundation
Top 10 Family Friendly Movies of
2004
Top 10 Family Friendly Movies of
2005
Top 10 Family Friendly Movies of
2006
International
TV Turn Off Week - April 23-29, 2007
Other Good Books
Every Young Woman's Battle: Guarding Your Mind, Heart, and Body in a Sex-Saturated World
13 Ways to Spend Time With Your
Teenage Daughter
by Rachel Paxton
The older my daughter gets the
more it's sinking in that I don't have much time left to spend with her!
She's turning 16 in a couple of months, and I know I won't be seeing her
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13 MORE Fun Things to Do With Your
Teenage Daughter
by Carl Caton
Maybe you just read the article
by Rachel Paxton about finding fun and interesting activities. This
has certainly been a challenge I've faced as well. I've always spent
massive amounts of time with my daughter, literally from the day she was
born. But things are changing. Her interests are changing.
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How do I teach my children about sex so that they will stay pure until they are married?
by Dennis Rainey
Talking about sex may be the single most powerful way you can enter into the lives of your children. Why? Because sex education means more than teaching them the facts of human reproduction.
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The Sex Lives of Christian Teens
by Jennifer M. Parker
On the radio, popular songs declare the thrills of casual sex. On the Internet, pop-up windows beckon Web surfers to erotic destinations. The fashion world touts midriff-baring designs, while prime-time TV rolls out one sexual innuendo after another.
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