Frozen Director Apologises To Parents Sick And Tired Of Hearing

Kill 126, mostly children…

How should you respond if your teenager’s behvaiour means you are unable to trust them anymore?

UAlbany Study Finds Social Media to be Potentially Addictive, Associated with Substance Abuse

The plaque, which was a gift to the school from the class of 1953, was removed from its spot near the main office next to a copy of the Preamble to the Constitution in August

USA Today

Our story is about God becoming man, the reverse of myths

Violent Crime Arrests Plummeted

Young people were like “overloaded packhorses”, becoming increasingly burdened by other generations’ debts

Working with teenagers video

CDC

So what do you do if you want things to change and pretty much no one else does?

Trending Today….

Regular teenaged consumers are more likely to binge drink later on, a Concordia study shows

University of St. Thomas

…whose parents ogle over their successes but who feel that they need to keep performing to get their parent’s attention

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS PASS-AROUND GIFT EXCHANGE

There is movie stardom ahead: Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, a film described as a mix of Home Alone and Die Hard

Fun Event & Activity Ideas

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

Instagram hits 300M users

From the “JH Uth Guy” Blog

A power point presentation that won’t put people to sleep

Generosity Helping Youth Workers In Need

Generosity Helping Youth Workers In Need

Brittany Maynard and Clayton McDonald. The difference Jesus makes when facing a terminal diagnosis.

Dad Films 6 Minutes Of Students Slipping On Ice With Running Commentary

Researchers who tracked web use habits say 44,000 primary school children in the UK accessed adult material

“The most important thing is to talk to kids about what they’re doing online,”

Porn is about the closest thing they’ve had to sex education—schools have outdated and uncomfortable sex ed and their parents are absolutely not talking about it

Most popular Christmas resources

So I’m asking you… would you PLEASE help me provide some assistance for these leaders here at Christmas?

Will you join me by contributing to help these church leaders in immediate need?

“Can I keep doing this?

by Christopher Wesley

Then stop using your mobile phone as a babysitter

Tim Elmore

For parents, the app doubles as a social network where they can communicate with other parents and share tips on how to keep kids safe

The rise in popularity of ouija boards…the film Ouija last month

‘Family Guy’ Christmas Episode Portrays Jesus as a Lying, Sex-Crazed Adulterer

…another student said your opinion can cost you if it doesn’t jibe with Angeletti’s

… will be taking the money they would have spent on presents and putting it toward service projects and gifts for others

Marko

Teens are also spending less on clothing and more on food and technology, compared to previous generations

The Power of Words Taking Their Toll in Online Environments

“Withdraw The Holy Bible — this sickening book encourages readers to commit sexual violence and kill women.”

Accountability, Website Blocking
 and Customizable Settings

12 Keys to Getting Back

I’m writing this because burnout seems to be an epidemic in ministry leadership

Discarded laptop batteries still have enough life in them to power slums in India and other developing countries

Stephen Ingram

A few black and whites from the slums of Vijayawada, India. Really beautiful people

Emily’s video needs to be shared

We must manage and use our time well to minister effectively…

Columbia Law School is allowing students the opportunity to petition for a delay in exam administration

Hundreds of students were allowed to leave several high schools in Ferguson

The Parent Cue

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

we had an impromptu performance…to promote the evening event. all the kids loved the song and we further promoted the crusade

by Jim Liebelt

Greg Stier

by Craig Gross

Shocker: New Study Shows High School Boys Are Meaner Than Girls!

Leisure distress is feeling uptight, stressed and anxious during free time

Since these children have fewer opportunities for physical activity and may face other dietary challenges they are left with limited healthy weight control options and are more likely to engage in extreme measures to lose weight

Evidence has already shown that cyber dating abuse is linked to physical, sexual and psychological abuse

Teens Are Tweeting Unappealing Photos Of Their School Lunches With The Hashtag

Seven (Mormon) Church Products Can Strengthen Tech-Savvy Youth

Nebraska School District Scans Student Fingerprints For lunch Program

Youth Groups please help this teenager minister to kids in South Africa

Overall the trip has been very productive and fruitful..Sunday will be an incredibly busy day with 6 different meeting/ speaking locations

Tumblr Now Has ‘Buy,’ ‘Pledge,’ And ‘Get Involved’ Buttons From Etsy, Kickstarter, Artsy + Do Something

Each filter can be double-tapped to reveal an intensity slider so you can lay that sepia effect on heavy or light to get the perfect hipster sheen

“As a society we’ve kind of lost our filters… we don’t filter anything. It’s like raw sewage spilling out and it didn’t used to be that way.”

What is it that sets apart the kids who stay in the church?

Sex Week falls short of its claim to be an inclusive dialogue, often pushing away students of religious communities

I wanted to beat my Dad’s 83 badges

Critics Say Common Core Includes Collecting Psych Data On Kids

We didn’t get to bed util about 2am this morning and awoke a few hours afterward. So please pray for our bodies to adjust to the time here and for all the programming

This is part of an FYI series on navigating digital technology and social media with

This is part of an FYI series on navigating digital technology and social media with young people

We Christ followers must never give up seeking to advance the gospel through the power of the Holy Spirit

Different techniques you can use to help children to identify, name and deal with their emotions

Green, a cryptography and computer security professor at Johns Hopkins University, woke up early Tuesday morning to his son…

Please continue to pray for our ministry (George Lockhart) in India for the next 2 weeks

Jonathan McKee

3 Keys To A No-Regrets Ministry

Marko

Some Facts About Millennials

5 Myths About Modesty

Teenage girls are increasingly wearing yoga pants instead of jeans

Things To Talk About With The Kids

You need to address these issues with your child at an early age

Axioms For Children’s Ministry

No one else in ministry is dealing with the same things you are: parent issues, school overload, extracurricular activities, etc

by Jim Wideman

Question one of the Catechism shapes our whole existence…we belong to Jesus and not to ourselves