Tag Archive for Parenting
Close-Knit Family, Community Key To...
Teenagers who are part of close-knit neighborhoods and families are less likely to have sex at a young age
Parents, Value Expository Teaching At...
I believe there are at least three compelling reasons for consistently teaching through whole passages of Scripture with teens
Student Barred From Delivering Patriotic...
Parents say school principal ‘humiliated’ their son, barred him from delivering patriotic election speech
A Parent’s Watchful Eye Keeps Kids...
The fear of being caught reduced substance use by about 40% among a group of 11- to 15-year-olds
Finding A (Real) Christian College
A professor explains why examining a school’s doctrinal statement isn’t enough.
Book About Teens: The Breakthrough Years
A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens
Five Things Teens Wish You Knew About...
We must reframe the way we view the teenage years
Catechizing Our Kids…A Spiritual...
The marks and characteristics of effective Christian nurture
Parenting: Who’s In Charge?
Gentle, non-judgmental parenting is not good parenting. Have you read Deuteronomy 6 and Ephesians 6?
Parenting Isn’t Easy
No matter how much time and effort we put into preparing for parenthood, there will always be unexpected surprises
Parents Keep Talking To Your Kids About...
Teenagers are less likely to drink, smoke or use drugs when parents keep tabs on their activities, according to findings published in…
Study: Drive To Be ‘Perfect’ Parent...
Parents striving to be “perfect” will never attain that goal, and the aim isn’t even healthy for their families, a new study…
How We Can Help Solidify Teenagers’...
Rites of Passage at Home and in the Church
Parenting And Works Righteousness
Be Careful, Your Kids Are Emulating Your Works Righteousness
Married People More Likely To Be ...
Married people, parents, and Christians who actively practice their faith enjoy greater happiness, contentment, and quality of life than unmarried couples, agnostics,…
Book: God’s Grace for Every Family
Biblical Encouragement for Single-Parent Families and the Churches That Seek to Love Them Well
Empathy Is Passed From One Generation To...
“Mothers’ empathy for their teens at age 13 predicted that teen’s empathy for their friends across the adolescent years,”
Parenting Roller Coaster Teens
Remain Steady in the Lord, With and For Our Teenager
5 Ways To Partner With Parents
Partnering with them is the job of a dedicated youth pastor who cares to shepherd the family
Having Faith Conversations With Your...
When families have healthy faith conversations in the home, the kids stay engaged in their faith when they get older.
Video: Dating: Don’t Waste Your Time
Important points on Dating and Relationships
Shepherding Children Through Hardships...
The unshakable hope we have in the marvelous light of Jesus
Is It Time To Pass The Kids Online...
Social media presents a “profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.”
How To Get Teens To Listen To Your...
Teens will appreciate parents’ unsolicited advice, but only if the parent is supportive of their teens’ autonomy
Book: Faith Beyond Youth Group
5 Ways to Form Character and Cultivate Lifelong Discipleship
Book: Church Doesn’t End With Z
Why Gen Z is Leaving the Church and How to Reach Them
Book: The Christian Man… by Patrick...
A Conversation About the 10 Issues Men Say Matter Most
Detrans Documentary: Dangers Of Gender...
DETRANS Doc: serves as a wake-up call to all of us: our children are in danger and it’s up to us to…
You Don’t Have to Give Your Child a...
Who is most responsible for the mental health crisis among American teenagers stemming from their use of smartphones and social media platforms?
Turning Gen Z’s Obstacles Into Gospel...
We’re hopeful for this next generation. They’re spiritually open, curious, starved for deep connection
When Children And Teens Doubt...
Walking with Children and Teens Through Doubts About Christianity
The State of Kids and Families in...
For over 20 years we have been helping parents, educators, policymakers, industry leaders, and more understand just how important it is to…
Tell America You Want PragerU In Schools...
Facts, and achievement are no longer a focus. Sign the petition to allow PragerU in schools!
Is Marriage So Controversial?
Why is noting married people are happier and kids do better with married parents so controversial?
The Awfulness Of Elite Hypocrisy On...
The privileged classes would never dream of saying one form of family life is better than another. So why are they always…
Book: Get Married….And Save...
Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization
Help Kids Identify Toxic Friendships
Here are some ways you can help them to come to their own conclusions about the health of their friendships.
Teaching Kids To Deal With Consequences
“For every action there is an equally powerful reaction.” What scientists have known for centuries many children seem to have difficulty understanding.
Now, why…
Study: Contributing Factors In Helping...
Positive Relationships W/ Parents, Adults During Childhood Helps Better Mental Health
What Grieving Parents Wish You Knew
I asked parents, “How can the church care for and support your other children?”
The Deconstruction Of Christianity
What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond
How To Get Teens To Listen
‘Emerging adults’ will listen to a parent’s unsolicited advice, but the parent has to lay the groundwork
Tik-Tok A Message From Walt Mueller To...
Culture-watcher Mark Bauerlein recently did all of us a favor in his First Things article, “What Parents Can Do About TikTok.
Why Young Men Are Failing To Launch
“For Gen Z men who feel purposeless and lost, the way off the couch is the way of the Cross.”
Instagram Reportedly ‘Helping...
Instagram’s own algorithm was promoting the discoverability of victims for pedophiles seeking child abuse material
Shepherding Children Through Hardships...
When troubles find our children, here are three ways we can support them
The Latest Findings On Gen Z As Consumer...
“I’m Coping and Hoping” This mantra is my summary of research from Gallup, McKinsey, and the Pew Research Center
The Powerful Influence Of Moms In...
I used the following excerpt because it just seemed fitting since I just wrote about how my mom still is influencing me…
The Powerful Influence Of Moms In...
The Powerful Influence of Moms in Christians’ Households
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Barna.com, and Homeword.com. I…
A Mother’s Loving Correction
A Mother’s Loving Correction
“Mama Said Knock You Out.” This is straight from LL Cool…
UK Parents Are Winning Against The Woke...
UK rules on kid transition proves parents can beat the woke mob
Illegal Immigrant Murdered High School...
The Democrats and Biden ministration refused to close the border
Conservative Parents…Raise Mentally...
liberal parents are more likely to have a permissive parenting style and “are the least likely to successfully discipline their children.”
Coming Soon Documentary— MIA:...
What does it mean to be a man in America today?
Book: The Great Dechurching
Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
Book: The Anxious Generation
How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Way Forward For An Anxious Generation
Haidt and Moore discuss the alarming rates of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents
Parents Partnering With God
God, in his grace, equips parents for the task of discipling their children.
Reaching The Dechurched Is A Whole...
The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
AI Tools Pushed/Used To Create Teen...
AI-generated nudity issue has already reportedly spread to a high school in New Jersey, where school officials now worry about new cyberbullying tactics
School COVID Closures‘ Most Damaging.....
Despite its concern over the closures’ harm to kids, New York Times in 2020 advocated for school closures despite the risks
Book: The Faith Of Our Children
Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation
Book: Next Gen Faith: 12 Spiritual...
Key steps for spiritual formation for Christian adults who work with youth as well as families, teens, and young adults seeking such…
Teens Start Thinking Like An Adult...
Executive function is a set of mental skills that include the ability to plan, switch between tasks, resist tempting distractions, and focus
Book: A Walk Through The Prayer Book
The 2019 Book of Common Prayer Explained
The Collapse Of Tavistock’s Gender...
Book…Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture...
….and What We Can Do About It. To have intrinsic self-worth not contingent upon external achievements
‘Equitable Math,’ To Dismantle ...
Oregon Trains Teachers to Promote ‘Equitable Math,’ Dismantle ‘Systemic Inequities’ in the Classroom
Nuking The Definition Of Nuclear Family
The proposed rule threatens to erase the benefits of traditional marriage, a structure that gives children a better chance at life
3 Surprising Reasons Why Girls Watch...
57% of females aged 14-18 have viewed pornography.
Teens Open Up About The Impact Of Social...
Social media can have negative, sometimes dire, impacts on teens’ physical and mental health
The Rise Of Critical Theories And Social...
Implications for the Church and Society
Bringing The Gospel To The Next...
Our churches have a remarkable opportunity to partner with parents in the task of making disciples of the next generation
The Next Gen Is Leaving The Faith...
Children born in the 1980s and ’90s never absorbed the faith in their home. And they walked away from it at an…
1/2 Of Gen Z Thinks Sex Scenes in Movies...
Slightly more than half of Gen Z adolescents want to see more platonic relationships or friendships in movies and TV as opposed…
Book…Average Joe: The Coach Joe...
The football coach who fought all the way to Supreme Court for his right to pray shares his inspiring story of courage,…
Planned Parenthood Preying Upon Confused...
Planned Parenthood Turns Its Attention to Confused Adolescents Who Think They’re Trans
Jean Twenge’s Newest Book: Generations
The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future, covers
Book…Ready For Real Life: Skills Your...
Unpacking the Five Essential Soft Skills Great Leaders Instill in Their Students
Successful Christian Dating
……it’s a whole other thing to find someone who is Christian in their lifestyle
The Holy Sexuality Project Throwing Your...
The Holy Sexuality Project definitely has resources I will be using with our family ministry. I am hoping we can highlight their 12-lesson…
School Reverses Decision, Bans Boys From...
A Pennsylvania school board is reversing a prior decision and choosing now to ban boys from girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms, following…
Schools Gutting First Amendment Rights...
Schools cannot ban ‘merely offensive’ speech on gender identity, appeals court rules
The Holy Sexuality Project Throwing Your...
The Holy Sexuality Project definitely has resources I will be using with our family ministry. I am hoping we can highlight their 12-lesson…
What Your Teen Needs For Navigating The...
5 Essentials Your Teen Needs for Navigating the Future
The Next Gen Is Leaving The Faith...
Children born in the 1980s and ’90s never absorbed the faith in their home. And they walked away from it at an…
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