Welcome to the new school year!
Teens, experiencing short- and long-term “marijuana-induced psychosis,” with consequences including hospitalizations
Young voters have the greatest gender divide compared to every other age group by 51 points
The couple also allege their religious freedoms were ignored and their civil rights violated when CPS opted to put the teen in…
Priest who gave the benediction at the rally prayed for his safety–just moments before the attempted assassination
Confessions of a Struggling Youth Minister
How Gospel-Centrality Prioritizes Long-Term Fruit in Youth Ministry
The vows are also a commitment to love – not just at the altar, but every day …unconditional choice that makes someone the…
It’s Not About the Nail
Teenagers who are part of close-knit neighborhoods and families are less likely to have sex at a young age
Parents say school principal ‘humiliated’ their son, barred him from delivering patriotic election speech
A professor explains why examining a school’s doctrinal statement isn’t enough.
A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens
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by Amy Diller
Why Gen Z Conservatives Are Drawn To Unorthodox Political Outsiders
Yearning for Authenticity
Longing for Deep Peace
UK rules on kid transition proves parents can beat the woke mob
The Democrats and Biden ministration refused to close the border
liberal parents are more likely to have a permissive parenting style and “are the least likely to successfully discipline their children.”
What does it mean to be a man in America today?
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If you can’t find a way to ask the questions you need answers to, then don’t take the job until you can
Remember that you are interviewing a potential church in the same way they are interviewing you! Ask good questions
Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation
Key steps for spiritual formation for Christian adults who work with youth as well as families, teens, and young adults seeking such…
Is TikTok manipulating its platform to ensure that the most toxic content reaches the largest possible audience?
A new study examined whether 10th graders in the Low dating group differed on emotional, interpersonal, and adaptive skills from youth in…
When Galatian believers tried to add to the gospel, the apostle Paul sternly reminded them that the gospel is complete. Today, Christians…
Inside the car, they also discovered a gun and some marijuana.
Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women
FBI report on ‘Active Shooter Incidents’ in 2021 shows that California was the number one state for such incidents, with six incidents…
List of winners
The student who recorded the footage says the voice heard is that of the shooter who was announcing himself as a Sheriff’s…
Busting out the FBJ banner during a song
FJB breaks out during live NASCAR interview…
CPYU
…was done by a black student, district says
Only after the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the vaccine for more school-aged children
“The affirmation as presented amounts to a religious activity that I think has no place in public schools,”
Students were surprised at the massive number of illegal immigrants, and admitted it was problematic. “That’s more than I was expecting”,
45 percent of 16-25-year-olds said, “climate-related anxiety and distress is affecting their daily lives and ability to function normally,”
‘Are my kids half-oppressor and half-oppressed?’
Welcome to Salem, welcome to another witch hunt, another race hoax…people are just making (stuff) up
“….children with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria “accepted their biological sex by late adolescence.”
“The response to the virus has been worse than the virus itself for our younger people,”
As your children grow out of infancy and further into childhood, disagreements will become a normal part of life
It all kind of comes down to this: Do good work. Love God. Love people. Don’t be stupid
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Cut chores and kill chill time:
The lessons tells me they were among the most impactful lessons that I learned over the years
Our children should expect minor consequences for minor infractions and major consequences for major infractions
Biblical values that were once considered morally right and acceptable are now considered morally repugnant by many Americans
Barna
Here are a few (loosely connected) thoughts about junior highers and discipleship that may help
Back to school usually means a jumpstart in your youth ministry. This year will be no exception
ACNA Archbishop Says Church in America has been Co-opted by the Culture
My time would be best spent training my children to trust God no matter what and how they can respond to pain…
When we as youth workers take little interest in theology and more interest in pop culture, we communicate to students that God…
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies
“Not hoarding, just feeding 16 kids. Be kind and go away please.”
They tracked users’ phones after they left a popular spring break beach destination
One Massachusetts teenager is keeping things fun for his family by creating his own restaurant at home
The first step in knowing the whole Bible is knowing what each book is and how it connects to the overall story
“Middle school is about lunch.”
These shouldn’t be shocking…However
George Lockhart
by Common Sense Media
It was a knockout field trip for a group of New Jersey high school students
So that she could be with her 23-year-old reputed Crips gangbanger once arrested for murder
The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices 21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World
You’re in danger of wearing yourself out. We need to make a plan to preserve our schedules and make sure we…
You know that parenting doesn’t stop when a child reaches the age of eighteen. In many ways, it gets more complicated
Simply sitting down with a book in the presence of a pup can help motivate children to read more
Some of those from (Her) said “go die” and that his loved ones would be better off without him
Over 100 million people were starved, shot, and slaughtered by socialist governments
Don’t the fear the teenage years. And don’t take them for granted either. They, like life itself, are a vapor…
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that women should change tampons every 4 to 8 hours
We examined how religious upbringing shaped children from adolescence into young adulthood
Find more meaning in life, happier overall, donate far more money, time to the needy than liberal do.
One of the easiest ways to offend a youth minister is to ask when he’s going to become a “real pastor
The letter talked about school language and asked parents to have a “talk” with their children about the appropriate time and place…
There is currently no data to reflect the number who may be unhappy in their new gender or who may opt to…
Wanna know what’s hot for teens
When we worship parenting success, our children become our trophies
42% of teens think their parents share too much about them online
What’s clear is, we have a problem and we’ve had a problem for a long time
Young females who eat too little risk menstrual irregularity, weak bones and eating disorders
The bad news is that other modes of ingestion — edibles and dabbing, especially — can be risky due to higher levels…
She fired the gun in the general direction of the intruders which made them leave the property
After she and her dad took turns reeling it in for 10 hours Friday
Tourists reportedly hospitalized after swimming in Instagram-famous ‘toxic dump’ in Spain
New evidence suggests that adolescent bullying and victimization may have origins in the home. Many bullies have parents who are hostile, punitive…
Rescued two miles away from the St. Augustine shore after being stranded for two hours and almost giving up all hope
Matthew Boling, of Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston, set a 9.98 mark at the Region III-6A track and field event
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