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Entertainment Topics
Raising Media-Wise Teenagers
A Fresh Start
After the family has waded through everyone's entertainment choices, measured
them against the family standard and weeded out everything that flunked the
test, you're ready to start fresh. Be diligent. Hold firm to the new guidelines.
From now on, if your teen asks to purchase a certain media product, you can
confidently say, "Sure, but when you bring it home, we'll review it together,
and if it doesn't meet the family standard, I take it and you're out the money."
No more excuses. The constitution is in writing, and they can read it for themselves.
Rest assured, if your teenagers know it's their money on the line, they'll
be much more selective about which entertainers they invite home.
Adapted from What's Up With Today's Entertainment: Raising Media-Wise Teens from the Dare to Dig Deeper's Parents Series.
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