Being a successful student may require just as much self-control as intelligence, according to new research

Although the reward-sensitive brains of adolescents can sometimes lead to risky behavior, there is a very positive side

The first step toward resisting the pull of digital products is recognizing the tricks they use to keep you hooked

“When same-sex marriage passes as law overseas, these types of programs become widespread and compulsory.”

There are some places where devices just don’t belong

70% of parents want their children to spend less time watching electronic media

Here are six free conversation starters to use during dinner

The data shows that users sent personal snaps (64%) to friends more frequently than they posted to Stories

Maybe we’re confused because we’ve read about

Jonathan McKee will help us guide our sons and daughters toward mature, God-honoring choices in the digital world

From teen hookups to live streaming, this year’s hottest social media can lead kids to risky behavior

If You Do 19/29 Of These Things Then You’re Addicted To Instagram

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Nielsen Music’s 2017 year-end-report puts rap at the top of the list for most listened to genre of 2017. Buzz60

Organizations are living entities with a true culture that may or may not show itself in a mission statement, list of core values

Scientists’ attempts to find the ‘spark of life’ keep coming up short

Over a decade ago, Christian Smith published a groundbreaking study about the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers

If I have learned anything over the 20 + years of my marriage  5 kids and 16 fostered kids it is these 6 things to help

Be concerned, and do something about it

The complete winners list

How can your team or small group encourage parents and equip them to lead well

When someone is upset about some decision you’ve made, learn to never say, “I’m sorry, but…

4 mistakes churches make

“There’s more of an appetite to go to darker places,” says Charlie Covell, who wrote the “End of the F***ing World” TV series

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As declines in risky behaviors continue

Here’s how to stay relevant and still build on past successes…

At 19, he lost both of his parents, Homeless. In time, he became a motivational leader and a best-selling author.

“It ties you into something that is lasting, trustworthy. And that touches a nerve in our culture.”

Greg Stier

Your Sons Need Your Help Getting Ready for Fraternity Life

To take a look at some suggested borders and boundaries, check out our Free Family Digital Covenant of Conduct

That our focus has been so preponderantly on the sending, not requesting, of sexts underscores the exact problem we need to address

Helping teens turn off in a world that’s ‘always on’

Privatized social media is becoming more and more popular and the more ministers can learn how to use this, the more this can benefit your ministr

A New Kind of Missionary

by Frank Gil

Justin Knowles

Teens who exhibit prosocial behavior — such as helping, comforting and sharing with strangers — have higher self-esteem a year later.

Gen Z guys (aged 20 and younger) portend a return to “old school” masculinity and more conservative politics

Nearly 40% of all 12th-graders surveyed had used some sort of illicit drug in the past year

Why “post-Christian America” hasn’t surpassed the need for straightforward apologetics

I’m convinced there isn’t a sure-fire, “try-this-five-step-method” that works. But I do think there are some important things to consider. Here are a few of them . .

Police have charged five juveniles with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and other offenses

The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s Tech Obsessions

“I go on it and there’s nothing but people saying mean things. One comment ruins your day.”

In our most recent survey of approximately 5,700 middle and high school students from around the United States

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These 18 commitments I’ve lived by in student ministry. I want to share them with you for the New Year

● 55% children’s middle schools now allow cell phone use, 80% parents do not want kids to use phones during school

Seven tips

Ever since my 17-year-old daughter was about 11, she has been very willful and disobedient. She stays out past her curfew

More pregnant women seem to be using pot — sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety

Helpful he offers communication advice into two crucial areas of family life: communication and conflict resolution

Vengeance, Drugs, Self, and Sex… Without Regard

Pew Research provides a current breakdown of faith among today’s generations

Where will your kids adopt their values from, our bonding time with them, or our boundaries we impose?

Santa Claus bowed his head and delivered a prayer in the middle of a Bass Pro Shop — asking the Great Physician to grant Taylor’s cousin a Christmas miracle.

Heart attacks, diabetes and strokes happen to preachers too.

Then there’s the type who only remembers to buy a gift the night before, and barely puts in any effort at all

What parents need to know about it

You cannot pull a fast one on the audience. … Consumers know what works and what doesn’t long before the product becomes available

Learn how to set a passcode, block apps, share media, and more

A way to protect computers from accessing inappropriate content on the internet

How can you include young people in all of the life-giving dimensions of your community?

When we overinvest in the young, we proclaim our hope in the future. We train and educate young people to envision a stronger future, supported by the church.

Responding to the Church’s Obsession with Youthfulness (Ministry in a Secular Age

“When the church engages young people meaningfully, church ministry thrives.”

A Guidebook for the Ordinary Church

A kid might show up to your youth group ONCE. They might come for YEARS. And just like that, they’re gone… You’re called to do the ministry anyway.

Disgraced former archbishop of Boston whose failures to stop child molesters in the priesthood sparked the worst crisis in American Catholicism

Federal health officials estimate that about 5,000 people have had mumps this year, with the highest numbers reported in Arkansas, Missouri, New York, Texas

5 communication “circuit jammers” to avoid as you spend time with your children and teens this Christmas season

If you want to grow in your Christian leadership this year, here is a list of books I am planning to read as a goal of mine

Almost a third of U.S. households headed by adults under age 55 have at least one stepparent

Bill Hybels and his daughter shared some things her parents did to help her have what we might call “sticky faith”

12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive

You now know that if you want any budget increase to happen, you need Deacon Jameson’s support.

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Eventbrite’s nationwide research of millennials

by Rachel Blom

Suburban LA mom busted for running multi million dollar pot business

Suicide rate among teens as well as the number of adolescents diagnosed with depression jumped by over 30 percent from 2010 to 2015.

From the simple to the silly to the sentimental, traditions can create meaningful memories

3 Questions to Consider

Did An 8-Year-Old New Jersey Girl Hang Herself After Seeing Ashawnty Davis’ Story?

Being a parent is hard. So, too, is navigating technology and screen time with young children.

The marijuana Christmas tree will ‘light up’ the room

Once you’ve translated your dreams into numbers and figured out the various revenue streams you’ll use to fund your ministry, the next step in the budget process is actually crafting your proposal.

Once you’ve translated your dreams into numbers, the next step in crafting your budget proposal is to determine where your ministry’s budget will come from

What programs, initiatives, events, conferences, training, and trips would enable you to take your ministry from where it is NOW to where you’d like it to be in a year?

This resource contains three budget templates to help you plan well and be a good steward of your congregations’ tithes

Here are 6 tips for planning youth group night…

I Thought I Was Focused but I wasn’t

How do we unleash leadership potential in teens? Many churches desire youths to step up and take leadership roles… but how have we empowered them?

Five Warning Signs of Teenage Depression

Generation anxiety as panic attacks in teens rise 59% in two years

These are the top YouTube videos that went viral in 2017

Does “smartphone addiction” show up in teens’ brains?

Facebook is opening up to children under age 13 with a privacy-focused app, “Messenger Kids,” that lets parents download the app on their child’s phone or tablet

Half of children aged 11 and 12 have a social media profile, despite most platforms’ minimum age being 13, a study from UK regulator Ofcom suggests.