Parenting Children - September 26, 2012

Day 43 - Good Choices - The Internet, Games, Drugs and Alcohol

The Internet and Games
• alert children to the benefits and dangers
• put filters on home computers
• keep computers in family room
• enforce time limits for being online and playing games Drugs and alcohol
• have conversations throughout their upbringing
• equip them with the facts to inform and protect them

Question:
What should you do to restrict your child’s time online, and playing games, and how can you keep them safe? How can you try to give your children a healthy attitude toward drugs and alcohol?

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2. Our home environment

  • make your home a place that your children want to come back to, where:
  • they are free to be individuals not in a straightjacket of conformity
  • there are boundaries but not legalism
  • there is discipline but not authoritarianism
  • there is more encouragement than criticism
  • there is plenty of fun and laughter
  • there is more gratitude than complaining and blaming
  • there are apologies and forgiveness and the opportunity for fresh starts
  • faith is more easily caught than taught
    • children initially form their picture of God from the way their parents treat them show unconditional love

3. Involving other people

  • the wider family
  • other role models

4. Passing on our values about money

  • pressures on children and parents from advertising and the celebrity culture
  • give them choices with money – choosing how much to save, spend, and give away
  • teach generosity, good management, and honesty
  • help them learn the value of experiencing delayed gratification
  • model a healthy attitude towards possessions

Complete the attached worksheet.

 

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