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How to Raise Grateful Kids
When you buy your daughter a new pair of shoes, does she say thanks? How does your son respond when you make his favorite dinner or shoot baskets with him the night before school tryouts?
Ways to instill gratitude in your kids 

New Book! Sparky Shines His Light Teaches Thankfulness
Children ages 4 to 8 will love this adventure featuring Sparky the firefly from the Awana Sparks program. Written by Awana President/CEO Jack Eggar, the book teaches kids how to be thankful. It’s perfect to read together as a family during the Thanksgiving season.
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Now You Can Have Awana – at Home!
Ramp up your family devotion time to a new level. The new Awana® at Home™ Parent Kit includes everything you need. Game ideas make family time fun. Handbook helps assist kids with their Awana books. Bible Time features favorite Adventures in Odyssey® audio episodes on CD.
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Prepare Your Kids to Share Their Faith
Vibrant faith in Jesus Christ is like skipping a rock over the water and watching it make ripples. People notice and ask questions. They want to know what the Christian faith is all about. You need to be prepared – and so do your kids.
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Ten Things Awana Leaders Wish They Could Tell Parents
“Since it's the beginning of a new school year, I've been noticing lists of things teachers wish they could discuss with parents,” says our parenting blogger, Linda Massey Weddle. “So, I thought I'd do a list of things Awana leaders wish they could tell dads and moms.”
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Is Walmart Responsible for Disciplining Our Kids?
“Even Walmart has gotten on board with encouraging Family Fun Nights,” says our parenting blogger, Linda Massey Weddle. “The problem is, in doing so, they decided to group board games, DVDs AND snacks on the same shelves in their stores – which is making parents mad …”
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How iGens Hear the Gospel Differently
Reared on self-esteem and impervious to guilt, the next generation needs good news that can break through their defenses.
How to reach them
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