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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/

From God’s Playlist

Right now, millions of teens are looking at the same “Top Songs” list on iTunes and wondering about which songs to add to their playlists. This week we’re encouraging you to make a much older song the entry to a…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/from_gods_playlist/

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2. Learn Their Lingo

NGL = short for “not going to lie”

youtuber = One who spends so much time browsing YouTube videos.

3. Movie Reviews for Parents

“Star Trek” creator Gene Rodenberry’s overtly humanistic and evolutionary worldview perspectives get very little mention in this well-reviewed reboot of the franchise. Instead, director J.J.…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/star_trek/

The first big blockbuster of the “summer” borrows from “The Dark Knight” in its violent tone, killing off innocent and major characters one after another…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/x-men_origins_wolverine/

4. Links to Learn From

Mamas in Ministry Part 1
http://www.youthspecialties.com/blog/2009/mamas-in-ministry-part-1/

White House may seek funding for abstinence-only education [CNN]
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/12/white-house-may-seek-funding-for-abstinence-only-education/

10 Things You Must Tell Your Teenage Daughter [Guardian UK]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/13/teenage-girl-essential-information

5. A Little Encouragement…And Humor

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
- Spanish Proverb