|  Summertime
and the living
is easy...or is it?
We’re all familiar with the lyrics from Porgy
and Bess. It brings images to mind of lazy afternoons, lemonade,
and cool breezes. Although summer isn’t here officially, change
is already in the air for families with school-age children. While
children are celebrating being done with school, many parents may
sense their anxiety growing. Read
more as Dr. Jennifer Thomas, a psychologist with ACC and mother
of 2, shares her thoughts.
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Much Stress Too Soon: Stress and the Hurried Child
Archibald D. Hart, PhD
Reprinted with permission from Christian
Counseling Today, 2004 Vol. 12 No. 2
Day by day our children’s world is becoming more menacing.
Fathers murder their children to take revenge on their ex-wives;
school violence is at an all time high.
But as serious as the conflict in our world may
be, it pales into insignificance when we consider the internal
battle all children now face: the struggle to survive in our fast
paced, modern existence. The accelerated pace of life brought
about by modern technology and rapidly shifting social and cultural
changes is not friendly to children. In fact, it is downright
dangerous, producing accelerated “wear and tear” on
the child’s body, mind and spirit. Read
more It may not always manifest itself immediately, but later
in life our children will ‘pay the piper.’
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PARENTING -
A Charge to Keep
Do:
1. Provide a strong spiritual foundation
2. If married, prioritize that relationship
3. Protect them from all forms of abuse
4. Show & teach concern for others
5. Show & teach coping skills such as:
humor, self-control, problem solving,
goal setting, apologizing and forgiving.
Don’t:
6. Threaten harm, shame, or humiliate
7. Let them “rule the roost”
8. Punish for accidents
9. Fight in front of them
10. Fight with them
2004 Dr. Jennifer Thomas
Play -
The Universal Language
If you watch the news, the Discovery Channel, or your own neighborhood,
you will see children at play. The urge to play is innate and
is the means of expression for children around the globe. Read
more
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BOOK REVIEWS
First-Time Mom
Dr. Kevin Leman
Tyndale House Publishers, 2005
Paves the way for husbands and wives to unite in the influential
task
of child-rearing.
The Five Love Languages of Children
Dr.Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell
Moody Press, 1997
Describes 5 different communication styles which will help parents
to meet
the child’s deepest emotional needs.
Grace-based Parenting: Set Your Family Free
Dr. Tim Kimmel
W Publishing Group, 2004
Learn to parent your children the way our Father parents us—with
grace!
Stress and Your Child: Know the Signs and Prevent the Harm
Dr.Archibald D. Hart,
W. Publishing Group, 2005
Practical ideas and down-to-earth tips on how to stress proof your
children.
Please visit the Resource Room of our website, www.christiancounseling.org,
for other book suggestions.
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| Special
Gifts |
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In
honor of:
Dodie Caudill
given by Jone Reid
Bonita McDonald
given by Jone Reid
Bob Mills
given by JoLynn Allen
In memory of:
Kathryn Lynne Jones
given by Richard Little
From our Wish List:
A desk-top computer
from
Chuck & Lucretia Pruett
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| Fast
Facts |
About 13% of children between 9 and 17 years old
have an anxiety disorder. (USSG, 1999)
About 4 % of school-age children have attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder. (NIMH, 1999)
About every 2 hours, a young person kills himself or herself.
(AAS, 2002)
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