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August 19, 2016

Title: Teens and Jobs
Topic: Teens and Jobs

Discussed by Erin Berriman
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org

Part 1 of 2

According to the Boston Herald, “Sasha Obama, who has spent eight of her 15 years in the luxurious confines of the White House, is learning how the other half lives this summer. The first daughter is working the takeout window at Nancy’s, a seafood restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard, asking that age old question: ‘Would you like fries with that?’”

Erin Berriman is the mother of three and the film producer with Focus on the Family. She has some advice for parents when it comes to “Teens and Summer Jobs”.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Should parents encourage their teens to get a summer job?

How long should parents “let kids be kids”?

Should college kids work while attending classes?

How and when can parents introduce the Biblical teaching of tithing to their kids?

“Getting your foot in the door for a job is one thing. Doing the work and performing well and being a good employee is the second step to staying there,” Erin advices.

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Teens and Jobs
Topic: Teens and Jobs

Discussed by Erin Berriman
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is it important that parents teach their kids how to handle money?

Listen as Erin tells the story of how her son was fired from his first job!

Do students perform better in school when they have a job?

How beneficial is the “gap year” between high school and college?

Erin believes that it is important for parents to include their children in the conversations concerning money, jobs, college, and a gap year. Do not make the decision for them, but make sure your teens and college kids know your expectations.

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May 28, 2015

Title: Is It Ok to Embarrass Your Kids?
Topic: Parenting

Discussed by Erin Berriman
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org

“Mom!” “Dad!” “Stop embarrassing me!” We’ve all embarrassed our kids at one point or another. Sometimes on purpose. Other times unintentionally. But does it really affect them negatively?

Erin Berriman is with Focus on the Family. Erin has three teenagers. She confesses that there have been times when she did something that seemed unimportant to her, but her kids were mortified! She offers some advice for parents on how they can be more aware around their teens.

Erin says to first remember how it was when you were 16 years old. “Be mindful of their heart,” she says. “We do wound our children.” When we mess up, our Father does not humiliate us. Parents, likewise, shouldn’t humiliate their kids on purpose.

“It’s okay to have healthy conflict,” Erin Berriman continues. Ask your children how you embarrass them. Really listen to them and hear what they have to say. Also let your kids know when they embarrass you! Use those moments as teachable lessons for everyone in the family.

Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and the instruction of the Lord.”

For more from Focus on the Family, click [here].

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April 22, 2015

Title: Is It Ok to Embarrass Your Kids?
Topic: Parenting

Discussed by Erin Berriman
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org

“Mom!” “Dad!” “Stop embarrassing me!” We’ve all embarrassed our kids at one point or another. Sometimes on purpose. Other times unintentionally. But does it really affect them negatively?

Erin Berriman is with Focus on the Family. Erin has three teenagers. She confesses that there have been times when she did something that seemed unimportant to her, but her kids were mortified! She offers some advice for parents on how they can be more aware around their teens.

Erin says to first remember how it was when you were 16 years old. “Be mindful of their heart,” she says. “We do wound our children.” When we mess up, our Father does not humiliate us. Parents, likewise, shouldn’t humiliate their kids on purpose.

“It’s okay to have healthy conflict,” Erin Berriman continues. Ask your children how you embarrass them. Really listen to them and hear what they have to say. Also let your kids know when they embarrass you! Use those moments as teachable lessons for everyone in the family.

Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and the instruction of the Lord.”

For more from Focus on the Family, click [here].

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