My daughter does it to me and will get visibly upset if she sees me looking at my phone when I’m not supposed to be

Talkativeness is no accident. It’s come as the result of a carefully curated environment that encourages conversation

Collins first joined the Bloods at age 19  ‘It’s like the plague … We’re just killing each other off.’

“It’s shocking how these kids expose themselves to be liked or disliked,”

A primary school in Britain’s second city Birmingham has caved in to pressure and temporarily pulled the plug on its lessons on LGBT rights

The Photobooth that we created will be unmanned and sit out in the lobby the 4^th Tuesday of each month

How can we help the 20% in our youth ministries who are silently dying?

Here are a few ways we can build homes that allow our children to wrestle with questions of faith

A fraudulent ACT score and an application that falsely portrayed him as African American, Latino and the first in his family to attend college.

pleaded guilty in federal court today, whom he met through the “Game of War” application on her cell phone, to engage in illegal sexual activity

Wanna know what’s hot for teens

The ads for marijuana — in the form of catchy quizzes — are beyond prevalent, the Stevenson High School senior says

After another student asked her who would she would kill was arrested and charged with a felony.

Those who experienced positive adolescent family relationships had significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms from early adolescence to mid-life than did those who experienced less positive ones

When we worship parenting success, our children become our trophies

42% of teens think their parents share too much about them online

The government…. signaled that Christian schools may soon be treated like racists for …view of marriage

Marijuana-using moms are stepping out of the shadows and proudly extolling the virtues of cannabis

I have worked with middle school students in educational, athletic, and ministry settings for more than 14 years now

It emerges that Instagram is the social media platform with the most negative effect on the psychological state of young people

There are four kinds of twentysomething “exiles” making their way in our current day and age

Insights and resources for parents and youth workers

More than 1.7 million cases of chlamydi, About 580,000 gonorrhea cases, syphilis about 35,000 cases

Piper Jaffray’s 38th semi-annual teen survey analyzed 9,500 responses across 42 states

Leading the curriculum company to apologize and remove the question from their materials

As part of a faith-filled initiative by  fellowship of Christian athletes  to pray, read their Bibles, and “open up their life to Christ

This sexualisation of our children is just totally inappropriate. They are calling it self-touching and they won’t use the term masturbation

Sesame Street has introduced the subject matter of addiction, using a bright green puppet named Karli to let young viewers know grown-up problems aren’t their fault.

It is those who hold traditional values, the LGBT activists claim, that are directly responsible for gay and trans suicides

Often times adult volunteers want to be liked by students, so they cross the line between friend and mentor

8 Conversations to have with your new middle school student

The Spouse

The Redemption Story

FIRED! 5 Lies You Are Told When You Are Let Go From A Church

“Do you think you’ll ever change the night of youth group?  My son/daughter is just too busy and they’re missing out.”

Why is youth group important?

If you’re a youth worker you can’t escape it, you will be criticized

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

New research finds kids who concentrate on only one sport may be at risk for stress fractures, tendinitis and knee injuries

Teens who don’tdate are happier, less depressed, and more adept at dealing with a variety of social situations

A Kingdom-minded ministry is about reaching kids for Christ and plugging them into the local church…not your local church

A New Direction for Youth Ministry

Dare I say most, of the kids we work with are not coming to church with a deep desire for God’s Word

Kanye West may have come to Jesus — but some Christians aren’t buying the born-again “Yeezus.”

For too long I saw daily Bible reading and Bible study as part of some contract with God

Book:  boy‘s body  Sport health and physical activity

A new study is warning parents that excessive screen time may be behind a stunning rise in children who need prescription glasses.

The average age a kid first encounters porn is at age 13, and that’s just the average. Some kids see porn as early as 5-years-old.

Every parent can probably relate to this video. It’s just a fun way of looking at the types of parents in the school pick-up line….

“To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused,”

“God, as people drive by, let them wonder, let their hearts be pricked.”

7 More Arrested In Long Island Teen’s Fatal Stabbing

Socialism opposes the American Dream, Who suffers the most under socialism, How socialism creates dependence instead of freedom

…after atheist group complains

One way you can help out your brothers and sisters is by sharing this survey to your network and on other social media outlets. Use hashtag #YPsurvey19 please! The survey will close on November 30, 2019.

My reaction was very disappointing. It is an obvious example of indoctrination in our school systems, where teachers are forcing their opinions on our children

The doll can be a boy, a girl, neither or both, and Mattel, which calls this the world’s first gender-neutral doll

If you’re looking to dress up as your favorite Batman villain next weekend, you may need to double-check which theater you’re going to

Youth sports officials and referees are throwing in their whistles at record rates

Nature Valley asked them (three generations) one simple question, “What did you like to do for fun as a kid?”

Would you believe that social media could be one of the handiest tools you have in your youth leader tool belt?

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A new study suggests that development of the adolescent brain — in particular, working memory — may play a critical role in whether a teen driver is more likely to crash

Therefore, no causal interpretations can be made. However, the results

What is one thing (if any) that we should consider killing in the new year? What is one thing (if any) we should consider starting or re-doing?

Here are a few enhancements that you can make to your planning that will help your group to do better in the fall

5 fall events….reach new students and introduce them to what your ministry is all about

6 Secrets to Planning a Wildly Successful Fall Festival

How can students to reach their campus for Christ and change the culture if they can’t  articulate their own convictions?

Private universities don’t have the same obligations under the First Amendment’s free exercise clause that a government entity does.

The high school hosted a prayer breakfast and sermon for football players provided by a local church

A school district in Tennessee is under fire because two of its students were baptized on school property after football practice on August 7th

A North Carolina cheerleading squad is in trouble after displaying signs supporting President Donald Trump at a football game

How to Strategically Scope and Sequence your Year

Hostess is taking a risk with its new Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwich Twinkies

Parent  arrested after her child brings THC laced candy to school and shares it with classmates

Most parents are parenting their children based off of their owninsecurities. Not what’s best for their child’s actual future.

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The thought a school shooting has become such a real terror that some students and teachers are writing their last will and testaments in case they’re shot

The Rise of the Bible-Teaching, Plato-Loving…

If you control the schools, you eventually control the direction of the culture

In 4th grade, students learn gender is “self-defined,” and, in grade 5, they learn “there are many gender identities” and are introduced to the concept of “transgender”

That said, while this newest trend probably won’t facilitate the bruising

Suffering is the fertile ground for great growth in character, wisdom, and virtue. Suffering grows our dependence on God while undermining our dependence on ourselves

Life Skills that Build Emotional Resilience

Being a youth pastor at one church for the entirety of my ministry career is one of the greatest blessings of my life

Data from nearly 1.7 million men in Sweden born between 1950 and 1987 who had extensive physical exams when they entered mandatory military service

Adolescent risk-taking and prosocial behaviors are likely related and that both behaviors may be motivated by teenagers’ efforts to have fun

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

A “minor conflict” between the wives of a pastor and youth pastor at a West Virginia church resulted in gunfire, leading to the arrest of the pastor’s wife for wanton endangerment

7 simple ideas youth leaders from across the nation have shared with me that will help improve your youth ministry program

A song on the top of the charts, a new Netflix show everyone is binging, a new trend everyone…

Dillard and Nate managed to save a family of four thanks to their quick thinking

But ministry that is pursued by a married couple requires unity. Nothing derails the mission quite like disunity

Having trust in Jesus at your worst times is the absolute hardest. But he is faithful to complete what he started

I started doing pretty heavy drugs at 19 and abused all of my relationships

Teen suicide is the highest in history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between 15 and 24

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The result is a number of teens who have a boyfriend or girlfriend whom they’ve never met and never get to see in person.