February 2011 ParentLink Newsletters

Hi Parents,

See below to download the February 2011 ParentLink Newsletters. There is a lot of great information there. We are blessed to be able to offer it to you!

February 2011 Teen Parentlink

February 2011 Parentlink

January 2011 ParentLink

Hi Parents,

See below to download the January 2011 ParentLink Newsletters. There is a lot of great information there. We are blessed to be able to offer it to you!

Teen ParentLink January 2011

Childrens ParentLink January 2011

December 2010 Teen ParentLink

Here is the December issue of the Teen ParentLink. It’s full of great information about youth culture and ideas for communicating with your children.

December 2010 Teen ParentLink

If you have younger children here is the December issue of the December 2010 Children’s ParentLink – Make sure you check out our Sunday School site at www.sundayschool.sotpyouth.com

December 2010 Childrens ParentLink

November 2010 Teen ParentLink

Below is the link to the November edition of the Teen ParentLink. We provide this tool to help you talk with your children about their faith and to get a glimpse into their culture.

November Teen ParentLink

For those of  you with children younger than 6th grade, here is the November edition of the Children’s ParentLink:

Children’s ParentLink November 2010

October Teen ParentLink

Click here to download a copy of the October Teen ParentLink: October Teen ParentLink There is some great information on priorities and time management.

If you have younger children, you can get a copy of the October Children’s ParentLink here: October 2010 Children’s ParentLink

Peace,
Greg

Please go to www.sotpyouth.com

For information on High School updates, please go to www.sotpyouth.com.

Video Drama from 5/2/2010 Service

If you are interested in taking another look, or sharing, the powerful video drama that was shown at worship on 5/2/2010, you can download it here – www.sotp.org/Video/9LIfehouse skit.AVI

Peace,

Greg

Text-Ed

Are you shocked by the facts below? LG has created an awesome educational site for those of us who feel like we are in the dark when it comes to teens and texting. Go here, http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/text-education/homeroom.jsp, for some valuable information on what is going on in the mobile lives of teens.

• 25% of teens have broken up a relationship through a text message.
• 33% of teens have received a sext message.
• 23% of teens think that so many people sext that there is nothing wrong with it.
• 60% of teens who have sent a naked picture, sent it to their boyfriend/girlfriend
• 15% of teens have received a serious threat from another person through a text
• More than half of teens say text messages rank higher in privacy than diaries or emails.
• 11% of teens have taken a naked picture
• 22% of teens have received a naked picture
• 20% of teens have been pressured by their boyfriend/girlfriend to take a naked photo

10 Phrases I Love To Hear

If you want to win my heart, start a sentence with the following words. You’ll have my full attention:

1. What if we …
2. No one has ever tried something like this …
3. Here’s something that will make us more effective …
4. blah, blah, blah, FREE, blah, blah
5. I had this idea …
6. It doesn’t seem possible, but …
7. I’ve been praying about this a ton …
8. I know this might sound crazy …
9. I think God might be leading us to …
10. I’d like to take you out to lunch …

May 2010 Teen ParentLink Newsletter

Click the link below to view the May 2010 ParentLink Newsletter. There is a lot of great stuff there!!!

May 2010 Teen ParentLink