Families fret over finances for college. But all this craziness comes at a cost to parents and children

How to host a social media detox for your teen or tween

Some doctors refer to behaviors resulting from overexposure to digital devices as “virtual autism.”

Doctors Warn of Potentially Risky Results

Fond memories of childhood are linked to better health, less depression and fewer chronic illnesses in adulthood

Signaling cultural and economic shifts that are here to stay

What Are Your Conflict Blocks?

If you’re a parent of a preschooler or a parent of a college student, I’m pretty sure some of the questions we received are alive and well in your family

The Youth Culture Report

If you want to reach parents these days, you have to have an active presence on social media

Despite Tuesday’s vote, education savings accounts are alive and well in Arizona—and have plenty of room to grow

The income disparity in youth athletics has effects on health and success that stretch far into adulthood

When these kids move to the travel team, you pull bodies out of the local town’s recreation league,

Fortnite is everywhere and has proven to be more than a game but rather, a cultural phenomenon

“The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture.”

What’s happening in culture should be important to every youth leader. Why? Because culture reflects the world our student

A dark consensus about screens and kids Begins To Emerge In Silicon Valley

How psychology is being used as a weapon against children

3 Unusual Things the Christopher Robin Movie Taught Me About Parenting

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalms 139:13 ESV)

God Don’t Make Junk

By George Lockhart

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalms 139:13 ESV)

Paraphrase:

God, you are the One who made me, inside and out. You put me together, piece by piece in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I…

If you let your emotions lead when navigating your emotional teenager, you will likely cause them to shut down further.

What will young viewers see as they watch the latest rendition of “puberty meets sorcery”?

Our culture creates a lot of confusion about sex. Honestly, sometimes it’s difficult to know who’s telling the truth

but there needs to be a balance of the real-world issues…beyond the fantastical and downright inappropriate

This content is not appropriate for anyone, but especially not for the teen audience it target

Marijuana use in adolescents is associated with reduced neurocognitive functioning, but when adolescents stop using the drug, their verbal learning and memory improve

Parents of teens can add “sextortion” to the list of things to worry about, because a new study shows that 5 percent of teenagers are targets of this cybercrime

Anxiety, depression and panic attacks are sending U.S. college students to mental health clinics in record numbers

If only we as Christian ladies spent as much time on beautifying our spirit as much as we spend beautifying our bodies!

But few hear the story of the condemnation that dragged him outside America to a life in chains and what he discovered after his exile. It’s an inspiring true story of this little-known early American that triumphed over injustice and changed what would bec

The Pilgrim Fathers built the cornerstone for a nation dedicated to faith, freedom, and thankfulnes

“Because I can only imagine how it would’ve went if he wasn’t armed,” “We might not be here having this interview.”

Find school, get trained, reach the youth of your city!

Here are 5 reasons why

One Nation Under God, celebrates and explains the crucial role that God has played in America’s founding and development

Teen anxiety and depression more likely in kids who don’t trust or communicate with parents

It is converted students who go on to love Jesus and serve the church.

For middle school students, witnessing school violence can be as bad as being bullied

“ cannot ignore the comprehensive reviews that indicate violent game play has a significant effect on aggressive behavior, affect, cognition and empathyacross work conducted with over 130,000 participants …

We know this is not easy, so we’ve put together a few next-step resources you can utilize.

That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ

Walt Mueller

Do you see the kid over in the corner, alone? He could likely be our next shooter. He needs a friend. He needs you. Go and talk to him, befriend him. Chances are, he won’t be easy to like, but it’s mainly because no one has tried to like him

Jesus did not remove his disciples from the world but intentionally sent them into it

Parents who are worried about their kids being materialistic can curb these tendencies by fostering gratitude for the things and people in their lives, according to new research.

The enemy delights in targeting pastors and other leaders

“I think Jack Sparrow will be his legacy. It’s the character he dresses up in to visit children in hospitals

Harassment on the platform can be uniquely cruel, and for many it feels like there’s no escape

Ask the Gen Zers what they are using. Then, develop a digital strategy that will help your church

You making an effort to show him that you support HIM will show him that he has your loyalty

After more than 20 years of marriage and family counseling, I am convinced there are only five basic languages of love

Understanding Your Teen’s Brain Can Make You a Better Parent

A celebration of digital content creators was broadcast live on YouTube

I’m sure it will be established that these girls held no active role in any established form of religious Satanism

The 11- and 12-year-old girls were Satan worshipers and were going to drink blood, eat flesh then planned to kill themselves

Yeah, I know we are supposed to love the kids…But what if they’re being a real pain?

4 Traits of a Trustworthy Leader

Ever had a busy season in your life?  I’ve found that this fall has been an extremely busy time

7 questions to help you

A wide range of Halloween toys that appeal to the whole famil….all the way up to teens and tweens

Sometimes this happens with our kids in youth group

4 Things I want to be for my grandkids

Your 18-plus kid needs you to be today and going forward, consider these 3-crucial parenting pivots

According to Piper Jaffray’s recent bi-annual teen survey, Instagram is the #1 platform for teens, beating Snapchat.

Tia Bodkins is urging parents to monitor their children’s online activity after the death of her 11-year-old son Carson

Why school officials have not disciplined a student seen using a racial slur in a video posted on social media.

The first four words my toddler understood were “mom,” “dad,” “cat” and “Alexa.”

Let’s talk about two elements, porn and cyberbullying

Pew Research Center…discovering that  1 to 1.5 million people, identify as Wicca or Pagan

If it seems as though the app you deleted last week is suddenly popping up everywhere, it may not be mere coincidence

The cultural narrative pushes the expectation and pursuit of pleasure and the total avoidance of pain and difficulty

It is only in looking backwards that I can understand that these rites were not in place to torture me; they were to honor the oldest

Practical faith is something that is caught, not taught

Women are subjected to sexual assault and rape. Children too

The manager of a station called the police on a group of children and parents who had stopped in to purchase drinks

Unvaccinated child dies from the flu in Florida first pediatric deaths of the flu season

Thursday night preview $10 million

23 percent of Millennials believe each individual is his or her own moral authority

Two days after her parents’ mysterious death, Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs remained “endangered”

5 Ways On How To Keep the Next Generation in Church

It can be so important for students to see you interact with your kids and be an example of the type of parent they should be in the future.

We are creating a generation that has no idea what to do when they actually encounter struggle

We have moved from being in community to having a sense of community

How to have an impact for conversations  with students about porn

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl performed “Enter Sandman” with a 10-year-old at a recent concert

The Blessing is a biblical tool that can help YOU communicate unconditional love as an unshakable foundation for HEALTH and wholeness

Connects a group with permanent ministries in a community in order to provide support to those ministries

6 Questions ever youth worker should ask

A helpful guide to grid and map out the requirements for navigating change

Kids actually forgive all kinds of programmatic mediocrity if they are certain they belong

The Bible outlaws the use of any mind-altering concoction, including mushrooms, drugs, or weed

There shouldn’t even be a debate

Theology, done well, must inevitably result in doxology, and we shouldn’t be satisfied with less just because we’re teaching children

A message specifically to moms regarding the powerful influence they have on body image

“an essential guide to preventing and stopping bullying behaviors.”

The average age a child is exposed to pornography is 8

Demonstrate respect before you expect it to be reciprocated

Youth workers the information they needed to have an informed conversation with their church about their compensation

by Dan Navarra