When a child has a TV or video games in their bedroom, negative consequences may happen

Parents arguing oK, as long as the parents handle disagreements in a constructive way.

Friends’ moods can affect an individual suggests that both good and bad moods can be ‘picked up’ from friends, but depression can’t.

Cartoon about teenagers whose lives have been upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty

I think most Youth Pastors who leave, leave too soon

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

Should Your Kid Have Snapchat? 5 Tips for Parents Raising Teens in the Digital Age

It’s the number one app kids use, and it’s the number one app parents ask me about

When speaking to teenagers, it can be hard to keep their attention. Their attention span can be small

Parents as youth workers. Does the sound of that idea make you quake in your Vans?

Mully, 28 years of rescuing thousands of outcast orphans and raising them as his own children

Walt Mueller

by ParentMinistry

“Will I Rob My Child’s Innocence If I Start Talking about the Dangers of Porn?”

Students study the Bible through creative audio presentations of various biblical texts set to musical tracks

This Is Why the Local Church Should Care

….Even When It Feels Pointless

It shows the difference Jesus brings in the most tragic, unimaginable circumstances

Living within walking distance of their parents or in-law’s is “extremely or very important” to them

Video:” I think some parents are…creating a failure to launch kids toward responsible adulthood.

U.S. teenagers are maturing more slowly than past generations, postponing behaviors such as drinking, having sex, going on dates, holding part-time jobs, and driving, when compared to their counterparts in the 1980s and 1990s.

Children who are praised for being smart not only are quicker to give up in the face of obstacles, they also are more likely to be dishonest and cheat

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

Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up..Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us

Many of you have a retreat coming up this fall here are 20 hacks you could still use to enhance your time away…

The “What” and the “Why” of Exegetical Bible Teaching for Kids

The generation that’s grown up with cellphones are less social and more prone to depression. Psychiatrist Jean Twenge

5 things to know about ‘tbh,’ a new anonymity app among teens

More than 33 percent of teenagers have engaged in sexting and 20 percent have sent nude photos.

It’s about the kids in your congregation and the powerful role that you play

Elevating leadership beyond good intentions’

Why do students take a gap year? How do parents know if a gap year is a good decision for their child?

Melissa Vang is thrilled to see goodness lies in the hearts of teens. “God bless this young man’s heart,”

“A lot of times when we launch our kids off to college, they come home for Thanksgiving with a tattoo,”

“young people are having less sex because they are distracted by their mobile phones.”

Campus Ministry Link is a way to connect students with campus ministries, on any college campus across the nation

People’s Bitmoji obsession gives Snapchat a quiet edge in augmented reality

I pray that the attacker would be healed..receive the forgiveness and salvation that can only come from Him

Let’s make sure that we are doing everything that we can to grow our ministry!

Paying attention to the way a child behaves and acts in different situations allows us to gain a better insight into our child’s personality.

Having a Biblical body image is something many of us desire to grow into. I know I do! It’s one in which we change our perspective. We were born into a physical world, but REBORN into a spiritual one. We must take care of the physical body God created for us, but we must keep…

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen people bashing abstinence programs. Back in 2004 a report prepared for House Democrats shredded abstinence programs,

Yesterday I told my friend Brian, “I hope you don’t mind, I stalked your daughter last week on her Instagram

“Mom, smoking weed really isn’t a big deal.”

Hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

78.9% of 12- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. will be smartphone users this year, putting them on par with the total adult population. The smartphone camera is central to teen’s social media use

So how do we lead a kid who is so difficult to impress?

More comfortable online than out partying…But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis

Search Institute’s Don’t Forget the Families Study…re-examining assumptions about family engagement

Brad M. Griffin

Here’s a simple breakdown of these three facets of communication and how they can work best for any ministry.

Every fall offers the same challenge: clashing schedules of the sports and the youth ministry calendar

Creeps and criminals, beware! Hand-held ‘Defender 24/7’ device takes pepper spray to the next level

Teens who start drinking at younger ages are more likely to have their first sexual encounter earlier than others, according to a new study.

Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.

Suicide of teen who made sex video shows dilemma for schools

Even if your relationship with your parents isn’t all that you wish it could be, your parents want to be a part of their grandkid’s lives, too

What You Can Do About It

More Millennial households are in poverty than households headed by any other generation

What would you tell Courtney? The question of pain and suffering is one we face a lot in youth ministry

After many years in youth ministry there is now a news resource that I can recommend and encourage you to use and here’s my top 5 reasons:

Teens Sleeping in Would Save the U.S. $9 Billion a Year

Walt Mueller

Youth workers are you giving parents bubbles

About one in five young Canadians have been cyberbullied or cyberstalked, Statistics Canada reports

We should have the same reaction to Christian college students who are not joined to a local church

Can safely reduce HIV risk for those under 18

Here are a few ways we’ve been successful in connecting with school campuses

Discussion Starters for Student Small Groups

Perhaps you already know today’s typical college scene isn’t hospitable toward serious followers of Christ. In reality, it’s quite inhospitable, a spiritual war zone of sorts

“How do we get our teens to stay connected after they graduate high school?”

The gap between the congregation and the youth ministry is growing, when they graduate all they know is the youth ministry

Hemorrhaging Faith: Why and When Canadian Young Adults are Leaving, Staying and Returning to Church

With 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014

Inspirational Gospel training event…the Saturday before See You at the Pole!

The preferred parental control software solution of Focus on the Family.

Tinder for the first time became the top-grossing app in Apple’s online shop, topping the likes of Netflix, Pandora and hit mobile games like “Clash Royale.”

Kirsten Peyton

We wanted to provide our viewers with resources for more information, support and how to help others

Risky social media posts…might be a deliberate strategy to fit in with the wider social media culture that makes people believe ‘it’s the right thing to do’

Researchers suggests young adults who regularly consume highly caffeinated energy drinks may be at risk for future substance use.

There are differences among teens in how much sleep they need to maintain the best daily mood.

We have observed and reported on increasing pluralism, relativism, and moral decline among Americans and even in the Church.”

Two-Thirds of Christians face doubt

5 Skills — from Empathy to Manners — That Tech Might Be Eroding (and What to Do About It)

30% of students never make the transition from the children’s ministry to the youth ministry

This waiver will give our families one less concern as they begin the process of restoring their lives. It will also provide a sense of normalcy by allowing students to

Now is the time to plan to make the most of each moment. Here are a few enhancements that you can make

Tech Talk Tuesday #82

Is It Changing Kids From the Inside Out?

Jonathan McKee

68% of men in church view pornography on a regular basis

Walt Mueller

Police Chief: I would speak to our teens and young adults out there: You’re not invincible

Deputies are investigating an alleged case of animal abuse in Guilford County after a video surfaced on social media this weekend

The complete winners list

Houston didn’t come up at the star of tonight MTV VMA awards out in Hollywood

Most experts claim that 11 is the average age for exposure to pornography, but that number is obsolete

D. James Kennedy Ministries…against the Southern Poverty Law Center and Amazon for defamation

These days, it seems that our generation of mothers face more challenges than every generation before us

The quality of your friendships…influence mental health through young adulthood