Hi-Tech is Parenting Enemy
Myth: Hi-Tech gadgets are the enemy of parents.
Truth: Technology is our friend.
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday Dear Rowenaaaaaa, Happy Birthday to MEEEE…..
That is all. Carry on.
Oh! and You have a wonderful day too!
Money Munch ~ Raising Children
Myth: Raising children costs too much money.
Truth: We have access to all abundance.
How do you feel about the money required in raising children?
Teenagers Having Multiple Pregnancies
Well, here we are a week after my post about Victoria Secret possibly marketing sexy lingerie to our tweens and guess what’s in the news today! ‘Teens having multiple pregnancies on the rise’! For real? It says they’re looking for love, their parents are not talking to them about life & etc., and they(the teens) have come to accept pregnancy as fate, even the second and third one!
I know I’m preaching to the choir to a large extent here but if you’re a parent out there with minors still living in your home, just know that not even heavy outside influences can override the love you’ve instilled in your daughters and sons. The thing though, is to instill it! Instill it over the years so that they are galvanized to the direction that’s in their best interest when certain lines are presented for them to cross. Have them understand Love is not something you look for outside of yourself. It’s living within you every second! Look within.
Have them have the talks, the walks, with you, with your clergy, uncles, aunts. Lots of hugs, conversations about Love and listening with your whole self. Do this through the years! Don’t wait until they’re tweens and teens. Age appropriate talks but get it done! They are worth it. So are you.
How do you feel about your child having 1, 2 or 3 children of their own before they are 18 years of age?
Pressure on Your Tween to be Sexy
Pressure on your tween and teen to be sexy was in the news again in the Victoria’s Secret ads that appear to target them to buy and wear sexy lingerie! I totally agree with Erin Stewart in her article here on ‘Victoria Secret for Tweens?‘ It is worrisome that our children are being targeted for sexualization at such young ages.
Here, again, is where I say that it is the parent’s responsibility to monitor what your child is buying. I understand that peer pressure is HUGE in the teen years but these years in particular are ripe with the opportunities, because of this kind of pressure, for parents to resist being bullied themselves and teach their kids what it means to develop character, integrity and self respect. Having them learn to recognize and ignore certain products in advertising helps them to be strong as adults when they need to do the same. We’re bombarded with advertisements!
This kind of product IS a slippery slope to premature sexual activity. Let’s stand against this kind of pandering to our kids to fatten someone else’s wallet. If we don’t buy it, they will cease this nonsense.
Don’t parents have enough to do? What do you think about this kind of pressure?
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