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 Address to the Meeting of the Adoptive Families Organized by the Missionaries of Charity
John Paul II
September 5, 2000
Anthropological and Ethical Thoughts on Whether Domestic Partnerships Should Have Same Legal Status as the Family
Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi
Archbishop of Genoa, Italy
September 30, 1998
Beginning at Home
Mary Perkins
Published by the Bruce Publishing Company in 1947. A book for parents to 'educate' their children in Christian culture. Covers the Christian pattern, our neighbors, things, places, work, training for life's work and play, vocations, redeeming the time, sex education and attaining our ideals. Includes study questions and discussion topics at the end of each chapter.
Blessing for Children
CCD
Includes blessing for a sick child.
Catechizing the New Pagans
Sr. M. Anastasia
Children arriving at high school age today are often found to be on a level of religious ignorance comparable with that of the ancient pagans. This article appeared in the August/ September 1995 issue of "The Homiletic & Pastoral Review".
Educational Guidance in Human Love
Congregation for Catholic Education
Issued by the Congregation for Catholic Education on the subject of sex education and moral education of young people. November 1, 1983.
Gratissimam Sane
John Paul II
1994–Year of the Family
February 2, 1994
The Guidance Approach to Discipline
Deb Gebeke
Discipline is not punishment. It is a means of helping the child learn acceptable ways to deal with personal feelings and desires. Punishment, on the other hand, is a reaction to misbehavior that is usually hurtful and may even be unrelated to the misbehavior. Punishment is ineffective because it does not teach appropriate behavior. Though it may prevent a repeat of the behavior in the short term, it does not teach the child "what to do instead," so it rarely works in the long term. Punishment may release the parent's angry feelings and make the parent feel better, but it can create fear or humiliation in the child, and rarely leads to the creation of a respectful relationship.
Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior
Edwin J. and Alice B. Delattre
This booklet focuses on practical suggestions for helping young children appreciate the importance of acting responsibly in their everyday lives. Further, it provides ideas on how to help them make responsible choices, and stick with them, even when doing so is hard and the material rewards are few. Also discusses habits of fairness, respect, courage, honesty, and compassion that responsible people share.
How to Create a Delinquent in 12 Easy Lessons
Father Hal Stockert
Insights on the Issues of Dating and Courtship
Sheila Matgen Kippley
From homeschooling magazine, October 1994-January 1995. Gives parents advice and a review of basics on how to help their 'children negotiate the trials of adolescence and young adult boy-girl friendships without sinning or leading others into sin.'
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Myth of the Teenager
Michael Platt
While the growing-up process is inevitable, natural, and God-given, the process of children turning into Teenagers is not. The Teenager was invented, fashioned, permitted–let loose you might say–by the generation of our parents and grandparents. Discovering that may help us to raise our children differently.
Nine Steps to Effective Parenting
KidsHealth
Raising children is one of the toughest and most fulfilling jobs in the world–and the one for which you may feel the least prepared. Here are some ways to tackle your child-rearing responsibilities that will help you feel more fulfilled as a parent, and enjoy your children more, too.
Preparing Children for the Sacraments: Some Controversies and Suggestions
by Edward Peters, JCD
Article about canonical requirements for the reception of the sacraments. Taken from the May/June 1996 issue of "The Catholic Faith"
Principles for Christian Dating: A Young Catholic Man's Perspective
Andrew Schmedieke
From homeschooling magazine, October 1994-January 1995. Gives 'parents some rules, supports, and habits to encourage in their teenage children who are experiencing their attraction to the opposite sex in a new and heightened way.'
The Ten Commandments
Michael Hains
A brief discription of the, the Ten Commandments, what they enjoin and what the forbid. Suitable for children.
The Truth and
Meaning of Human Sexuality
Guidelines for Education within the Family
Pontifical Council for the Family
Among the many difficulties parents encounter today, despite different social contexts, one certainly stands out: giving children an adequate preparation for adult life, particularly with regard to education in the true meaning of sexuality.
December 8, 1995
Walk in the Light:
A Pastoral Response to Child Sexual Abuse
National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference
A Statement by the Bishops' Committees on Women in Society and in the Church and Marriage and Family
When I Call for Help: A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence Against Women
National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference
Bishops' Committee on Marriage and Family Life Bishops' Committee on Women in Society and in the Church Affirmed by the NCCB/USCC General Membership National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Why Are We Losing Teens to Drugs?
Edwin J. and Alice B. Delattre
Dispelling the Marijuana Myth, Why No Accountability?, What's Wrong with Drug Ed Courses?
July 2000
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