Whether your child is a verbal learner, there is great value in the planned discussion times with you as a parent.ħ.ğor the kinesthetic learner, the 5 projects that we do together are a lot of fun.Ĩ. It’s an enriching experience for all types of learners.ġ.ğor the auditory learners, the journey begins with listening to the first session on CD in the car on the way to the getaway location.Ģ.ğor the musical learners, the music woven throughout the CDs is amazing and the Scripture songs highly reinforce the verses we discuss.ģ.ğor the logical learner, the pre-teen’s hardback Travel Journal is a systematic and organized way to go through the material.Ĥ.ğor the visual learner (don’t worry, there are no anatomy pics), the illustrations/pictures in the Journal were eye-catching and the written material was nicely done.ĥ.ğor the physical learner, the lessons are reinforced by filling in the blanks and writing his/her thoughts down in the pages with discussion questions.Ħ. Thankfully, this third edition kit from FamilyLife makes it as easy as possible through several CDs featuring Dennis & Barbara Rainey. I’ve been sharing bits and pieces about this topic as appropriate throughout the years, but 11-12 year old is the time to finally put it all together for your child during this special weekend. I am so grateful for our Pastor who gave me the P2P Getaway Kit to do with my son this year! Despite being a physician who educates pre-teens about their bodies during their yearly physical exams, I still have great anxiety broaching the subject when it comes to my own kids. The skits, stories, music, testimonies, workbook, projects, humor, and pauses for discussion keeps us engaged and focused through this life-changing weekend. It’s the BEST and most comprehensive way to talk about sex with your pre-teen! Join the more than 150,000 parents and children who have done this over the past 17 years. I recommend ALL parents to do this one-on-one weekend getaway with their 11-12 year-olds, ideally, father with son and mother with daughter, around puberty. This isn't a review of the book, I was just horrified by the Amazon reviews, so it's a rant. Innocence is not as good as protection and 'just say no' has never been a successful strategy for anything where young people have to deny themselves. Her mother arranged a visit with an aunty to a family planning clinic where the ins and outs of getting the pill and condoms by herself when she was ready were explained. Despite the lack of potential love objects, at 14 she found one and phoned her mother about her crush. Her daughter, the same age as my son, went to a girls' boarding school in the UK. It is just building up guilt, sadness, disappointment and perhaps even feeling that their family and perhaps their congregation now regards them as a slut who should never marry in white! Is this what these people want their daughters to feel (I don't think men are going to take it quite so hard, but what do I know?)? In this day and age most girls will have sex, will 'fall' and all the guilt in the world that Daddy and Mummy have laid on them isn't going to stop them.Ī good friend of mine is a devout Church-going, choir-singing Christian. Why are some people so frightened of sex? Is it because it is animalistic and enjoyable on a completely different level than the achieving and cerebral ways that make up most of our daily levels? Is the sweaty, slippery grunting, fleshy bucking and drawn-out cries in the night if it's done well just so distressing to some parents that instead of being pragmatic and trying to ensure their offspring don't get HIV or make an unwanted baby they try to pretend to themselves that a talk will mean they don't have to deal with the realities of 21st century life and their kids will remain virgins until marriage? It's just so unlikely to happen these days.Īnd with this attitude of Virginity is purity and the loss of it means a used, soiled creature who will feel they have let their family and future husband down. Not only are girls expected to be Untouched Virgins, but boys are not supposed to even kiss their girlfriends or fiancees until after the marriage ceremony. I was looking at the reviews on Amazon of Interviewing Your Daughter's Date and being absolutely horrified at the idea of it and then I saw this book and thought well, Daddy could save all the expense of this book, cd and weekend away by just frightening off the boys.īut it turns out that the Raineys are quite even-handed.
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