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The Effects of Televised Sexual Content on AdolescentsAccording to a September 2004 study by the RAND Corporation,"Adolescents who watch large amounts of television containing sexualcontent are twice as likely to begin engaging in sexual intercourse inthe following year as their peers who watch little such TV." Inaddition, the National Institutes of Health-funded study found thatthese children's sexual behavior was akin to those adolescents who were9 to 17 months older, but who watched only average amounts of TV withsexual content.
By taking these simple steps, you can help to ensure that youradolescents' attitudes and beliefs about sex more closely mirror yourown, and that their sexual initiation is delayed. Brent Sitton is the founder of DiscoveryJourney.com . DiscoveryJourney has a variety of tools available to give parents help to avoid the effectsof media sexual content, such as a child book list and movie list with media free of sexual content. Discovery Journey's Children's Book Review and Family Movie Review include a list of positive character traits and negative behaviors, along with a Character Score thathelps parents select appropriate child entertainment. More Parenting Information |
Related Parenting InformationParents Dealing with Worry and FearDear Vijay, Dyslexia: Is the Shoe Perhaps on the Wrong Foot?Reading is the most important skill that a child must acquire at school, because one must learn to read to be able to read to learn. The implication of this is that the child who is a poor reader will usually also be a poor learner. Loving Your Step-ChildrenLoving your step-child can be both simple and hard. It is not enough for parents, step parents and extended family to feel a deep glow of love for the children in your circle of influence. You must convey that feeling into a message that is heard, felt and integrated by the child. Children need to be told both verbally and non-verbally how much they are valued for just being them. A New Dad To Be? Deer in the headlights?Ok. So you're a dad to be. If you're like most men, this can be a scary situation. We go through so many emotions and sometimes we don't know what to think or how to react. Some men get very enthusiastic but then still go through the emotional roller coaster. SMUT Spelled Backwards is TUMSWhy are more people, especially parents not outraged? The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask?The question I have for you drives right to the heart of the matter. It could alter that tired, haggard feeling you have at the end of a day or weekend. It could alter the life of your children for the better and the life of their future partner. More than that, it could even alter your community, because once I've told you the question and you've seen how powerful it is you'll want to share it with your brother, sister, neighbours and friends. Watering Your Young Child?s MindMary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells and cockle shellsAnd pretty maids all in a row. The Top 10 Tips on Hiring a Babysitter1. Encourage your babysitter by keeping their favorite foods/snacks on hand. Its OK For Your Child To Be Bored - In Fact, Its Recommended!NY -- Strange as it may sound, bordom promotes happier, creative kids who are better problem solvers. When children use their own creativity with unstructured play, they find ways to amuse themselves -- even if it means simply daydreaming. Caretaking Parents, Entitled KidsDemanding children ? children who have entitlement issues ? seem to be common these days. Like the obnoxious child, Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, who was constantly demanding that her father get her whatever she wanted ("I want an Umpa Lumpa! Get it for me NOW!"), we hear many children today uttering the fairly constant refrain, "I want ?.! Give it to me! Get it for me, now!" They seem to be masters at instilling guilt in their parents through phrases such as "It's not fair!" or "You don't love me!" or "What about what I want?", or by getting angry, shutting down or crying piteously. Five Ways To Build Super-Strong Relationships With Your ChildrenOne of the questions I ask in parenting presentations is "How do you show your children you love them?" Patterns For Plus Size ChildrenPlus size children and overweight children need patterns and clothing that fit THEIR "larger than average" measurements. Sadly, neither ready made clothing nor commercial patterns address the real issue of children's measurements. War Declared On Instant Messenger: How to Stop Your Child from Wasting Their Life Away OnlineHey Parents! I hate to tell you, but there is no such thing as "useful instant messaging". Your crafty child might try to take advantage of your lack of "Techie" know how when they say in that whiney voice... "But Mom?I'm IMing my friends about homework." Don't buy it! They are simply playing up the school is important bit so they can get you off their back. Develop Your Childs Genius - Right Brain/Left Brain CoordinationNo matter how old your children are, you have an immense power to affect their growth, development and success in life. By actively pursuing activities that contribute to the better development of their brain, you provide them with an advantage over all other kids, and increase their chances to be successful in life. By doing that, you also make sure they will have plenty of experiences of success and achievement, so that they become self confident, positive and optimistic. Humans and Their Innate Need for Drug StimulationWe know that ancient cultures and Indians and the like across the globe used such mind-altering drugs to alter their states. Still today in the world we have whole cultures enslaved to drugs of some type. Heroine, Opium, Peyote, Marijuana, Cocaine, it almost appears to be a human issue, a need. Most who study such believe that since the addictions affect the frontal lobes that the it also affects the basic drives of that individual which we have all heard of when individuals will steal from friends and family to obtain more drugs. For mankind to progress we will need to maintain flow of thought in all members of the species. We have failed miserably in this regard. Sibling Rivalry: The Magic Trick That Stops It InstantlyIt's a familiar scene: Kids screaming at each other,complaining that, "He got a bigger piece of pie," or "Shegot to stay up an hour later last night." ParentingYour Teenager: Dont Buy the I Dont Know and I Dont Care Attitude"I don't know and I don't care." The Best and Worst of MotherhoodUntil the moment I became a mother, I couldn't quite understand or comprehend the depth when people say "Mothers are the strongest, most noble and loving people in this whole wide world" It's just a whole bunch of cliché stuff that I could live without, thank you very much! 14 Romantic Time-Outs for ParentsHere are fourteen spontaneous time-outs, specially designed to help you pay the small attentions that are so integral to lasting intimacy. Responding to Criticism Without Being DefensiveIn an actual war, to be attacked means to have our survival threatened. Thus, we might chose between surrender, withdrawal, or counterattack. When we feel attacked (criticized or judged) by others in conversation, we often move into that same kind of survival mentality and automatically defend ourselves. But conversation is different than war. When we defend against criticism, we give more power to the criticism and the person dishing it out than is warranted. |
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