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PARENT CUE
Parent cue blog
Parent Cue is not an encyclopedia or exhaustive training course on making your kids “turn out”. Parent Cue is a blog, a prompt. Because really, they know you’re already busy doing all you can to invest in your kids and help them on their way to adulthood. But it’s not always easy to stay focused. Parent Cue’s goal is to make it easy for you to remember what’s important.
Managing Fear and Anxiety During a Health Pandemic
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WHAT WE’RE WE TALKING ABOUT IN JUNIOR HIGH
LOVE OTHERS // A MESSAGE ABOUT RACE
A one-week message about how our diversity unites us because we all reflect the image of God
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Raising Kids Who Will Initiate Racial Equality
Why You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Race
What Parents Need to Know About Kids Who Self-Harm
HELPFUL PARENTS CONVERSATION GUIDES
RECOMMENDED READING
Give Them Grace Elyse M. Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson
Raising a Strong Daughter in a Toxic Culture Meg Meaker M.D.
It’s Just A Phase-So Don’t Miss It Reggie Joiner & Kristen Ivy
GEN Z SLANG WORDS & BOOMER EQUIVALENTS
Fit: Fit is just the shortened version of outfit. // Ex. She had on a fire fit at the game The boomer slang equivalent of fit is “threads” // Her threads at the game were groovy
Fire: Fire is used to refer to something that is really cool and amazing // Their pizza is fire, you have to check it out. // The boomer slang equivalent of fire is “groovy” // Yeah, I liked pizza. It was pretty groovy
Go Off: Go off can be used to encourage a choice, or to support a rant or ridiculous behavior that’s already occurred, usually meant humorously. Often, the phrase “I guess” follows it // You sat there for five minutes trying to tell me how to live my life, meanwhile I have yet to see you get yours together. But go off, I guess // The boomer slang equivalent of go off, I guess is “don’t flip your wig” // Geez, no need to flip your wig, Cathy
Tea: Tea is gossip, and “spilling the tea” is the act of gossiping. // Spill the tea, what did he say? // The boomer slang equivalent of tea is “the skinny” // Alright, so here’s the skinny on what’s going on with Karen and Donald
Wig: Wig is a phrase used to refer to something that is amazing – so amazing, and incited so much shock in you, that your wig flew off // I got free tickets to Katy Perry’s show! No way omg WIG! // The boomer slang equivalent of wig is “fab” // That outfit you wore yesterday looked fab, darling
TOPIC OF THE MONTH CONVERSATION GUIDE
