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Taking Away Phones Won’t Solve...
Just blaming the machines is a cop-out, a way to avoid the much more difficult task of improving young people’s lives
Barna: DevelopIng Teen’s Faith?
Parents and Pastors: Partners in Gen Z Discipleship
Discipling Teens…Keep...
How Christ-centered Bible study changed how she disciples teens
The Flip Side Of Camp Ministry
Re-conversion VS a Christian acknowledging sin
Three Reminders For Our College...
What they need to hear, or maybe these thoughts will help guide you on some conversations before they go
Teenagers Beginning Sorority...
The process of you evaluating people and them evaluating you is not the way you were meant to be loved or related…
Flashback: Why Youth Ministry Needs...
The truth is, we need you. Here’s 3 Reasons
Doing It For The College Resume?
Here’s why that isn’t a great idea for our kids
‘High Times’ Launches...
High Times is introducing an over-the-top video platform, called High Times TV, specifically for cannabis content
AEO Says Body Positivity Pays
AEO is increasingly finding that “body positivity” messages and real-life models can lead to record sales
The Bullying Breakthrough
Real Help for Parents and Teachers of the Bullied, Bystanders, and Bullies
Cultivating Wise Tech Habits In...
Jonathan McKee offers insight and practical suggestions to parents seeking to guide their teens toward smart management of their digital world
Do We Over Emphasize STEM?
Telling students that a degree in a STEM-related field increases their chances of getting a job manufactures an urgency that doesn’t correspond…
Parents Need To Drastically Cut...
Children are spending way too much time in front of screens
Dad’s Ice Cream Laxative...
YouTube tells dad his ice cream laxative prank on kids went too far
Senior Takes Graduation Photos With...
Makenzie took her Texas A&M senior photos with Big Tex at Gator Country, which is where she was a summer intern
“Parenting Adult Children.”...
Be Intentional about Investing in Your Own Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Health
“Parenting Adult Children.”...
An Invitation to Keep the Welcome Mat Out and Your Mouth Shut
“That’s Not Fair!”
If Your Kids Say This Phrase, They’re More Entitled Than You Realize
Reaching LGBTQ Kids
Two Completely Different Theologies… both Reaching LGBTQ Kids
Working With Parents In Your Youth...
Here are some crucial truths I have learned when working with parents.
Boys Exposed: How Porn Traumatizes
Children under the age of 10 now account for 1 in 10 visitors to porn video sites
Nielsen: Blacks And Hispanics Are...
Black and Hispanic consumers make up a third of American radio listeners
Nielsen: The Growing Universe Of...
Historically, when people referred to TV, they usually meant the electrical box in the living room that entertained family
Social Media Taking A Tougher...
Facebook and Instagram instructed their moderators to take a tougher stance on underage kids
Adderall Fails To Boost Cognition...
Medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as Adderall, may not improve cognition in healthy students and may actually impair working memor
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A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Hiring 101
In this 4-part online course Kevin Libick walks your church staff or search committee through a process for identifying and hiring a…
The Best Thing To Do After Your...
Summer is mission trip season for many of us in youth ministry and my social media feeds are currently full of pictures…
Helping Kids Cope With Anxiety
Ways to identify signs of anxiety and how to help your kids through their experience with it
Guarding Teens Through The ...
13 Reasons Why We Need to Have Conversations With Our Kids
Sibling Rivalry And Abuse
What Parents Need to Know About Sibling Rivalry and Abuse
1 In 4 Teenage Girls Deliberately...
Up to 30 percent of teenage girls in some parts of the United States say they have intentionally injured themselves
More Than A Camp High: (Part One)
Pursuing Emotional Experience for the Glory of God
More Than A Camp High: (Part Two)
Pursuing Emotional Experience for the Glory of God
Hot Cheetos And Takis Under Fire...
Hot Cheetos and Takis under fire after snacking teen needs gallbladder removal
Average Child Spends Seven Hours A...
Survey shows that 40% of parents have to force their video-gamer children to leave the house
Chemicals Chemicals Harming...
Chemicals in Food May Harm Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says
Teaching your kids about money
Four Things Dads Should Teach Their Kids About Money (Paul David
Parenting Is a Process, Not an...
Paul Tripp encourages parents to persist in disciplining their children, just as God continues to discipline his own children.
Are We Robbing Our Kids By Giving...
If we aren’t teaching our kids about the spiritual aspects of money, the world is happy to do our job for us
Mobile Phone Radiation May Affect...
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may have adverse effects on the development of memory performance of specific brain regions
Chocolate Milk Vs Sports Drinks
Chocolate Milk May be Better Than Sports Drinks for Exercise Recovery
Parent Controls Don’t Work?
The Internet filtering tools are ineffective and in most cases, were an insignificant factor in whether young people had seen explicit sexual content.
How The History Of Sunday School...
A change in the children’s behavior. “They have been transformed from the shape of wolves and tigers to that of men,”
Gap Year: Going Deeper
Agape Year is a gap year for recent high school graduates who are eager to see God’s justice roll down like waters…
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A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Self-Harm Up Among U.S. High School...
This year 1 in 4 high school girls will deliberately injure themselves by methods as extreme as cutting themselves or burning their…
From Entitled To Empowered
Eight Steps to Combat Entitlement in the Classroom
Dealing With Your Angry Teen
Here’s some tips how to deal with angry teens
What We Can Learn From The Greatest...
Here are 5 things we can learn from them to help strengthen today’s society.
10 apps That Help
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the App Store. To celebrate, here are 10 apps every pastor and church leader should have
“Upskirting,” And Porn Culture
What’s “Upskirting,” And How Does Porn Culture Feed This Twisted Trend?
Experts Warn Of Teens’ Secret...
He (Dad) was floored when his two teens told him about some of the sneaky things their peers are doing, even in…
5 Stats On How Teens Use Technology
Pew Research Center published a new study on how teenagers are using technology. It is a gold mine
How To Debrief Your Summer Missions...
“It shouldn’t surprise us that students struggle to translate their mission trip into every day life, but it should inspire us to…
4 Ways To Be A Great Summer Dad
Few things are more cherished in childhood memories than summer. Make no mistake, the season is a BIG deal to our kids
Knowing Your Child’s Love...
The question is not, ‘Do you love your children?’ The question is, ‘Do your children feel loved?” Dr. Chapman asks
Skills Google Looks For In...
The Seven Top Skills Google Now Looks for in Graduates
How Teens Choose To Communicate via...
Detailed analysis of Instagram, Snapchat, Texting, Calling, FaceTime.
What Middle Schoolers Are Watching...
Between 80-95% of Generation Z uses YouTube more than any other social media platform
How To Manage Your Child’s...
Eight helpful suggestions on how to manage your child’s electronic usage this summer–without becoming an online cop
Best Buy Has Finally Stopped...
Best Buy will continue to sell vinyl records due to their rising popularity — with record sales at a “27-year-high.”
Focus On Just One Sport Risks...
Taking one or two days a week and three or four months a year off from a primary sport.
Deputy Shoots, Kills Alligator That...
The incident began when the girl spotted the alligator while rafting
deputy shoots, kills alligator that trapped girl in tree
Parents’ Guide To Teen Summer...
It’s hard enough to keep up with what’s hot and what’s not, which makes it harder for parents to connect with their…
Possible 3 Hour Dive For Soccer...
Thai youth soccer team could have to dive out of caves or wait months to be rescued
Helping Bullied, Bullies AND...
I’m not just advocating help for kids who have been picked on, but help for the bullied, bullies and bystanders
How To Grow Your Youth Ministry
The best way to grow is to keep what you’ve got
Hacking Technology With Tim...
A Guided Tour of Technology that Can Help Your Youth Ministry
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.
Negative Effects Of Helicopter...
Over-controlling parenting, or “helicopter parenting,” can harm a child’s ability to manage his or her emotions and behavior.
Today’s Sleepy Teens May Be...
Young teens who slept less than seven hours a night tended to have more body fat, elevated blood pressure and less healthy…
Two Notable Attacks On The Sexual...
Parents Teaching Kids to Masturbate Trends on YouTube And Teen Vogue’s promotion of anal sex
Flashback: Fewer Teens Are Having...
The CDC, teen risks, and who is vulnerable
What Makes Churchgoers Stick With...
But don’t mess with a church’s beliefs or there may be an exodus, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research.
The importance Of Knowing Who Your...
Carlos Whittaker, to talk about the key role your high schooler’s community plays in his or her life
Passing The Faith To Your Kids
You don’t have to have a perfect life to pass down a faith-filled life to your kids
School District To Coach, ‘If You...
The irony is that in America it’s okay for coaches to take a knee to protest America, but it’s illegal for public…
The importance of summer camps
Summer camps provide a chance for youth to hear the Gospel truth in a different way than they probably have before
Awaken the sleeping giant by...
God has a track record of choosing teenagers to accomplish great spiritual feats
How To Prevent Burnout In Youth...
These are simply my thoughts on practical tips on prayer that can help you avoid burn out
Staying In Touch In The Summer...
summer can be a great time to think outside the box and create some quality relationship-building moments
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