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Welcome Parents of the Class of 2016!

Welcome Parents of the Class of 2016!. When we are raising teens we need to…. Be the PARENT!. Adolescence is the time to step up and into parenting. “Don’t you trust me ?!” Degrees of trust are age dependent. Trust him/her to make the best decisions a 14.. 15..

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Welcome Parents of the Class of 2016!

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  1. Welcome Parents of the Class of 2016!

  2. When we are raising teens we need to… Be the PARENT! Adolescence is the time to step up and into parenting.

  3. “Don’t you trust me ?!” • Degrees of trust are age dependent. Trust • him/her to make the best decisions a 14.. 15.. • 16.. 17..18.. year old can make! • Love is a gift freely given. Trust is a two-way • street built over time between people who • repeatedly endeavor to offer evidence of their • dependability.

  4. What were you thinking!?! ? www.dana.org/news

  5. Talk to your children about sex. Everyone else is!

  6. We know that…. • A. God invented sex! • B. Teens are not ready for the complications and responsibilities of sex. • C. Ultimately, the decision about what their sexual expressions will be and will mean lies in the hands of our teens. It will help if we….. • Limit sleepovers and keep them to one gender! • Avoid creating in-laws. • Keep dates in family gathering areas not bedrooms. • Supervise, Supervise, Supervise!

  7. Teen Hormones + Alcohol + The Lack of Supervision = Extreme and SeriousDanger

  8. Who owns that device???? Mom and Dad !!!!!!

  9. Ask to see Face Book pages and require that your child “Friend” you! • Recharge all electronic devices each night in the family room, kitchen or parents’ bedroom. • Talk about and model safe and mature uses for technology.

  10. We earn complete privacy when we mail our first rent or mortgage check .

  11. Leaving your teen home alone and unsupervised is even more dangerous than leaving your 10 year old home alone!!!!

  12. PartyPlanning forParents! • Call the parent-host of the party and offer to bring brownies. Remember, no one has actually ever died of embarrassment! • Ask if the parents will be home and how many guests they are expecting. • Ask if they will be serving alcohol. • Drop your teen off and then pick him or her up. Some of the best conversations happen on these rides. • Establish a “safe zone” for children to call, admit they were drinking and get a ride home without recrimination. Natural consequences may follow the next day.

  13. Buy a Family Car !

  14. When we are raising teens we need to… Be Present! Be the driver. Wait up! Have your child sleep at home. Know where your children are after school. Make dates to spend time as a family.

  15. A 2005 Columbia University study reported that teens in families that meet together five or more times a week for a meal are 42% less likely to drink, 59% less likely to smoke cigarettes, 66% less likely to use marijuana and 40% more likely to achieve A’s and B’s in school.

  16. Academic Learning Center Monday through Thursday 2:45 to 4:45

  17. Stay In Touch! • ndnj.org – for Schedules, News, Grades and Assignments! • Weekly Blitz! • Instant Alert • Naviance

  18. Please do not call or text your children on their cell phones during the school day and expect them to get the message prior to 2:15. Emergency Messages should be called in to Guidance or to an Administrator.

  19. Survival Tactics • Put the baby picture up where you will see it everyday. • Hug frequently even when it feels like you are hugging a steel beam! • Admit when you “just don’t know”. Take time to think and remain the parent. • Talk to other parents. • Trust your gut. • And, keep praying.

  20. Trust God has a Plan for your child. Talk about your Faith. “Faith is caught not taught.” Go to Mass on Sunday and make it a day of rest! Pray!

  21. ……in the blink of an eye.

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