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Join the Parenting Like Hannah Fun on Facebook

Join the Parenting Like Hannah Fun on Facebook - Parenting Like Hannah Part of the expansion of Parenting Like Hannah is our new Facebook page. This page allows me to share with you quick ideas and tips, freebies and a place to interact with each other more easily. In the last week on the Parenting Like Hannah Facebook page, I shared a great link to get lots of free Christian e-books, a fun activity to do with your kids to help them remember the resurrection story and alerted people to a great event in the Atlanta area.

Go to your Facebook page, type in “Parenting Like Hannah” in the search box and click on the “like” button once you get there or click the Facebook icon on this page and join the fun. Facebook is always playing around with our feeds, so make sure you like or comment on a post from Parenting Like Hannah periodically, or it may disappear from your view.

While you are clicking on things, make sure to follow Parenting Like Hannah on Twitter or my personal Pinterest account. The content varies on each social media format, so to get all of the “goodies” from Parenting Like Hannah you will need to follow everything. I hate having the same thing sent to me on everything, so I will try to keep it interesting for you. Start clicking and join the fun!

Hero Worship and God

My brother loved comic book heroes when he was young. He relished the idea of a normal man suddenly turning into a super hero to defend and protect others.

Hero worship is often a natural part of growing up. Our kids might adore athletes, musicians, actors or a host of other people. The problem with heroes is they are sinful people just like the rest of us. No one can live up to the ideals wrapped up in hero worship.

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Picking the Best Movies for Your Kids

My family is always amazed at some of the movies our daughter’s friends have been allowed to watch. From pre-school on, some of these children have been regularly exposed to movies rated “PG”, “PG-13” and even some “R” rated movies. The parents are either unconcerned or exposed the child to the movie themselves.

The conversations I have with some of these parents intrigue me. The parent begins talking about a disturbing movie they just watched with their young child in the room. The conversation switches topics and usually within ten minutes, the same parent is expressing concern and wonderment about their child, who is “suddenly” having a lot of nightmares or acting out in other ways.

I know many of these same parents believe our family is over-reacting to movies with mature themes or more adult ratings. We are viewed by many as naive or over-protective. So, out of fairness, I reviewed the academic research on children and how their behaviors are affected by what they view. I expected to find mixed study results, as often happens when various studies focus on a particular topic.

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For Christian Teens Who Want to be Popular

Funny thing about being in high school. A few years ago, I went back to my old high school. Since I had lived out of state for years and this was pre-Facebook, I had lost touch with almost everyone. As we stood around reminiscing about our past, I had an epiphany. Almost everyone in high school thinks they are not popular!

As I heard people I would have identified as some of the most popular kids in our class talk about being teased or not feeling like they fit in, I realized maybe the whole popular thing is more about learning to be comfortable in your own skin. Perhaps it is about realizing there is no “normal” person and being different can really be just great (in healthy, godly ways of course). Maybe our shared angst was actually more about discovering who we were than about how popular we thought we were.

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For Christian Teens Who Want to Model

For Christian Teens Who Want to Model - Parenting Like Hannah If your daughter is over 5’7″, has long legs and is thin, someone has probably suggested she consider modeling. To young girls, modeling appears to be a dream job. Who wouldn’t want to travel to glamorous places, wear beautiful clothes and make tons of money?

In Kylie Bisutti‘s book, I’m No Angel, she does a fantastic job of describing the life of a model from a Christian perspective. As Bisutti shares her story, the reader follows her through her early aspirations, her conversion to Christianity and her life as a model. Throughout the book, Bisutti slowly reveals the experiences and thought process which made her decide to walk away from her dream job in order to honor God.

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