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Top Stories of 2005: Study Shows TV Sexual Content Increasing, 'Safe-Sex' Themes Leveling Off Researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation reported in November that the amount of sexual content on television today is nearly double the amount that was on in 1998. Read more... Why Boys Are So Different Despite the claims of some groups, boys and girls are different. It's important to know those differences when raising children. Read more.... Excellent Article For Single Parents Dr. John Rosemond, who writes a nationally syndicated column on parenting, has some excellent thoughts when it comes to single parents. To read the article, click here. Widowed and Lonely I'm tired of feeling lost and alone, but these thoughts make me feel disloyal to my late husband. What should I do? Read more.... Just because a mother works doesn't mean that her children must grow up with less than the best spiritually and morally. Read more.... Fathers Know a Secret What do dads know that no one else seems to appreciate? Read more.... How Can the Single Mom Do It? Four resolutions to help single moms succeed. Read more.... 10 Ways To Create Quality Time With Your Kids Read the article here Body Wars Culture tells our daughters they're fat, ugly, and unlovable. Here are 5 ways to defeat those lies and make your child feel as beautiful as she is. Read the article here Helping Children Survive Divorce From Focus on the Family. Divorce changes everything. How can we help our children through the heartbreak? Read the article here When Your Child Is Bullied As a parent, there are four ways you can provide support to your child when he is being bullied. Read more.... How to Respond Read more...		Preventing Overweight Kids Ten steps to encourage your kids to eat better and keep the pounds off Read more.... The Dangers of Peer Pressure For years your child has known peer pressure. Read more... Media Influence in Your Home Parents concerned about the media's potentially disasterous influence on their children have options. Read more.... How Eating Affects Learning What’s a good lunch for your child? A meal from the school cafeteria? A traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwich? It’s a more important matter than you might suspect. Read more.... Single Dads Raising Daughters From Focus on the Family. For single dads, raising girls can feel like treading on foreign soil. There is help and hope! Read the article here Inside the Mind of a Child From Focus on the Family. A child’s mind is an amazing thing. From the moment an infant is born, their brain is growing and changing. Read the article here Raising Thinking Kids Popular Parenting Styles: Power, Suggestions or Explanations From Focus on the Family. Let’s look at the three approaches parents most commonly use to teach their children and influence behavior. We’ll also consider one additional option. Read the article here How Juvenile Violence Begins From Focus on the Family. What causes kids to commit violent acts? This thought provoking article provides some good insight. Read the article here The Power of Teachable Moments A rainbow, a tube of toothpaste, a holiday dinner — how can these ordinary things be used to teach kids about the Bible? Read more.... How Juvenile Violence Begins Pollution can damage one's physical health. Living in a socially toxic environment can damage a child's psychological health. Read more....

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Alert for Parents: 'Porn on the Pod' Just Around the Corner According to reports inside the porn industry, parents who already have to compete against earbuds pumping music directly into their children's ears may soon be facing an even more frightening opponent: pornographic images on video-capable iPods. Read more... Protecting our kids from online predators It's estimated that one in five children has received an unwanted sexual solicitation while online. As parents, it's our job to be informed to keep our children safe while online. Read more.... Advice and precaution to avoid abductions The recent headlines on sex offenders and abductions reminds parents, grandparents and other caregivers of their worst nightmares. If you're not around, even for a moment, and a stranger approaches your child- would your child know what to do? Read more....		Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child Please report any incidents where a child may have received visual depictions of persons engaging in sexually explicit conduct that is obscene by clicking here. My Son's a Cyber-Spud My teenage son spends hours on the Internet instant-messaging his friends... Read more....

Children - Love, Sex and Relationships
From Focus on Your Child: Talking About Sex and Sexuality to Your Adolescent Puberty can be an exciting and scary time for parents and teens alike. What should parents communicate during this time? (ages 10-14) Read the article here Study Finds Teens from Religious Families Delay Sex Longer A family’s religious beliefs and activities affect when teenagers initiate sex, according to a new report. Read more...		Protecting Your Teen's Sexual Innocence The choice between sexual purity and sexual experimentation is an important battleground for the souls of Christian youth today. Read more...

Recommended Reading

Bringing up Boys

by Dr. James C. Dobson

Boys are different! But with pressure to be "gender neutral," many try to mold children into a one-size-fits-all model. Dr. Dobson explains why boys are the way they are, how to understand their emotional and physical development, and how best to motivate them into becoming godly men. Great book for single moms raising sons.
You can purchase this book on Focus on the Family's web site