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Keysto
Success in
Marriage
T
oo mony ore discovering -
AFTER
morrioge insteod of be–
fore - thot they should not hove
morried.
lock of preporotion for marriage
and morrying too young ore leading
causes of divorce soy sociologists.
lt's about time young people
leorned
HOW TO DATE,
what right
dating
IS,
ond whot to
LOOK
for in a
potentiol mote.
This booklet explains:
•
Why Shattered Mar–
riages
•
S
ex and
the
Teen–
ager
•
Modern
Romance
-
the
Great
Delusion
•
What 's
Wrong
With
Modern Dating
•
The Art
of
Dating
•
Seven Keys for
Se–
lecting the Right
Mate
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sexual expression ourside of marriage.
In a world of confusion regarding
sexual conduce, parenrs can provide a
good measure of prorecrion for rheir
ceen-agers by one practica! expedienr:
Jupervise activitieJ at home.
Of course,
it
is difficulr for jusc a few parencs ro
do chis.
If
che parenrs of your reen–
ager's friends do nor supervise cheir
homes, your acrions may prove inef–
fecrual; rhar is, unless your ceen-agers
know righr srandards and abide by
rhem.
Understand Your T een-agers'
Problems
Hard-hearred parental proscripcion
is nor always a solucion. To makc su–
pervision really etfecrive, parents muse
become acrively involved in their
ceen-agers' lives and otfer alcernarives
ro che unsupervised parry, home or
auromobile.
Whar should a parenr do if his
young teen-ager asks, "May 1 use che
car ro cake a girl ro che movie?" The
concerned parenr, rarher rhan curdy
snapping back, "No, you can'r use
che car," could more effecrively say,
"Why don'r you and your dare
come
with us
for dinner and a movie?" A
cold " no" fosrers a feeling of es–
trangemenc. The alrernative, however,
can lead ro a much warmcr parenr–
reen-ager relacionship, bridge che gen–
eration gap and prevenr che possi–
biliry of premarital sexual acriviry.
Parents often forger how it was
when rhey were young and single.
Teen-agers muse struggle wirh new
biological and emocional urges, pcer
pressure, che bombardmenr of a plea–
sure-seeking morality. Whac rhey
need leasr is parental beraring or abdi–
cation. They need posicive and warm
paremal guidance. To give rhis guid–
ance, parenrs muse build rrusr be–
rween rhemselves and their reen-agers,
muse explain rhe meaning of rhe
male-female relacionship and musr in–
srill a sense of moral responsibiliry
inro cheir ceen-agers. These qualiries
are obviously lacking in a grear many
homes.
Parenrs should, of course (for the
protecrion of their reen-agers), ser a
standard: no member of che opposire
sex is ro be permirred in che house
while parenrs are gone. But the rea–
son for
ir
should be explained -
which is che subjecc of chis article -
and alternarives should be suggesred.
For insrance, you could have a parry
while
you are home.
If
possible, you
could even cake
your
teen-ager and
sorne of his companions when you go
on a crip. Ir goes wirhouc saying thar
you should nor be consranrly away
from your house.
Parents: Help Your Teen-ager
Paren es who realize thar sex shou Id
be reserved for marriage will wanc ro
prorecr rheir reen-agers from violaring
chis God-revealed principie.
Chi ldren grow up and become in–
dependenr human beings. They will
do whar
they
wanr ro do. So unless
parenrs have been successful in mak–
ing "no sex before marriage" a pare of
rheir reen-agers' own interna! guid–
ance sysrem, rhey will have failed.
Misrrusc, cold " no's" and che like
will nor work.
Teen-agers must be raughr
WHY
sex before marriage - rhough ir may
remporarily appear ro be fun - is nor
rhe righr way. They muse be exposed
ro rhe laws of God and come ro ac–
cepr rhem on rheir own. Because if
rhere is no standard , rhe reen-ager
may see no reason ro absrain.
The righr standard in marrers of
sex is a tragically missing dimension
in today's avai lable knowledge.
If you have ceen-agers and have nor
yer studied che book,
The
MisJing Di–
memion in Sex,
please write for your
free
copy. This book explains rhe
meaning and purpose of sex and how
and when ir was designed by che Cre–
aror
to
be properly enjoyed. This im–
porranc book will also insrrucr you in
rhe righr merhod of reaching your
children viral principies concerning
sex. Send for your free copy roday.
Read ir and help your children avoid
rhe consequences of premariral sex.
No concerned parenc should be with–
ouc ir. O
PLAIN TRUTH
Jonuory
1973