Tag Archive for Parenting
Doing It For The College Resume?
Here’s why that isn’t a great idea for our kids
The Bullying Breakthrough
Real Help for Parents and Teachers of the Bullied, Bystanders, and Bullies
Parents Need To Drastically Cut Kids&...
Children are spending way too much time in front of screens
“Parenting Adult Children.” Part 2
Be Intentional about Investing in Your Own Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Health
“Parenting Adult Children.” Part 1
An Invitation to Keep the Welcome Mat Out and Your Mouth Shut
Adderall Fails To Boost Cognition In...
Medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as Adderall, may not improve cognition in healthy students and may actually impair working memor
Helping Kids Cope With Anxiety
Ways to identify signs of anxiety and how to help your kids through their experience with it
Guarding Teens Through The Dangers Of...
13 Reasons Why We Need to Have Conversations With Our Kids
Sibling Rivalry And Abuse
What Parents Need to Know About Sibling Rivalry and Abuse
1 In 4 Teenage Girls Deliberately Harm...
Up to 30 percent of teenage girls in some parts of the United States say they have intentionally injured themselves
Chemicals Chemicals Harming Children
Chemicals in Food May Harm Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says
Teaching your kids about money
Four Things Dads Should Teach Their Kids About Money (Paul David
Parenting Is a Process, Not an Event
Paul Tripp encourages parents to persist in disciplining their children, just as God continues to discipline his own children.
Are We Robbing Our Kids By Giving Online...
If we aren’t teaching our kids about the spiritual aspects of money, the world is happy to do our job for us
Chocolate Milk Vs Sports Drinks
Chocolate Milk May be Better Than Sports Drinks for Exercise Recovery
Parent Controls Don’t Work?
The Internet filtering tools are ineffective and in most cases, were an insignificant factor in whether young people had seen explicit sexual content.
Gap Year: Going Deeper
Agape Year is a gap year for recent high school graduates who are eager to see God’s justice roll down like waters…
Dealing With Your Angry Teen
Here’s some tips how to deal with angry teens
Experts Warn Of Teens’ Secret Digital...
He (Dad) was floored when his two teens told him about some of the sneaky things their peers are doing, even in…
How Teens Choose To Communicate via...
Detailed analysis of Instagram, Snapchat, Texting, Calling, FaceTime.
What Middle Schoolers Are Watching On...
Between 80-95% of Generation Z uses YouTube more than any other social media platform
How To Manage Your Child’s Electronic...
Eight helpful suggestions on how to manage your child’s electronic usage this summer–without becoming an online cop
Focus On Just One Sport Risks Burnout...
Taking one or two days a week and three or four months a year off from a primary sport.
The importance Of Knowing Who Your Kid...
Carlos Whittaker, to talk about the key role your high schooler’s community plays in his or her life
Passing The Faith To Your Kids
You don’t have to have a perfect life to pass down a faith-filled life to your kids
School District To Coach, ‘If You Talk...
The irony is that in America it’s okay for coaches to take a knee to protest America, but it’s illegal for public…
Parenting And The Cultural Pressure To...
Well, how in the world did a Christian mom send her 15-year-old son through the streets of Rome past public orgies in…
6 Ways To Avoid Delayed Adulthood
So how can the next generation move toward maturity? Here are six basic steps to help the next generation
The CDC, Teen Risks, And Who Is...
Fewer high school students are drinking, having sex and using drugs… but still “leaves room for concern.”
The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s...
How to raise mentally healthy children in today’s environment
For Teens, More Screen Time Tied To Less...
Greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms and shorter sleep duration among adolescents.
Values: Setting Better Examples For Gen...
Ten Ways “Grown-up” Christians Can Set a Better Example for Gen Z on Social Media
“Soulcraft”: Rethinking The College...
The skills of getting into college undermine the confidence to thrive once there
Study: Depression Striking More Young...
There’s been a sharp spike in cases of major depression among teens and millennials
What Parents Need To Know About Kids Who...
15% of young people self-harm. 34% begin between the ages of 17 and 20, can start as young as 12 or even…
Why Sex Matters
It is always amazing to me that God created physical intimacy in such a way to provide a deep connection with your…
Thriving Values Resources For Parents On...
Helping You Understand the Times and Know How to Respond
Hebrew Words Every Kid Should Know
Teach your kids Bible stories in the context of your family’s situations. Nothing makes the Bible more clear than real life applications
7 Habits That Can Lead To Adultery
Like so many couples, they have found themselves in a place they never expected to be and now they’re starting the process…
Teens Exposed To More Junk Food Ads Eat...
The largest study of its kind found teens who were exposed to more junk food advertising consumed more unhealthy foods every week.
“13 Reasons Why” With Walt Mueller
My initial reaction to Season 2 as I was just a few episodes in was this: “They should have put this thing…
Are Smartphones Causing More Teen...
Increases in depression and suicide appeared among teens in 2012 – the same time smartphone ownership became the norm
Why Teens Are Exhausted And Burnt Out
“And we wonder why our young adults are currently being diagnosed with depression and anxiety at staggering and unheard-of rates.”
Parents, It’s Not Your Job To Change...
In this new video, Paul Tripp—pastor, author, gives a word to parents seeking to shepherd the hearts of their children
Judge: 30-Year-Old Son Must Move Out
There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one – you have to work!
Be Prepared For 13 Reasons Why…...
You need to be informed about this series (whether their own teens watch it or not) because the kids will be talking…
Making sure media doesn’t ruin her...
Raising a confident, self-assured daughter who is comfortable with her body is not an easy thing to do these days
More U.S. Parents Smoking Pot Around...
Progress made in limiting kids’ exposure to secondhand smoke could be undermined by the increasing popularity of smoking marijuana among parent
Book: Screenwise
The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults…
Why Teenagers Should Understand Their...
And Why Their Teachers Should Too!
How To Get Your Kids Off Their Screens
Excessive screen time has been linked to obesity, disturbed sleep, behavioral issues, poor social skills, and less play time (which in itself…
Why Kids And Teens May Face More Anxiety...
With (social media), it’s all about the self-image — who’s ‘liking’ them, who’s watching them, who clicked on their picture
Teens, Parents Aren’t On Same Page...
When it comes to having “the talk,” many teens admit they’re not communicating with their parents or their doctors about sex, new…
Benefits Of Nurturing Parenting
Nurturing parents pass along strategies that help their children build and maintain positive relationships in adulthood.
Why Teeangers Struggle To Develop...
5 Reasons Teeangers Struggle to Develop Good Spiritual Habits by Andy Blanks
Adolescent Suicide
Deaths from suicide amongst teenagers has grown over 84% in the last decade
Campus Ministry Link: HS Students To...
Connect your high school students to a campus ministry
7 Essential Preteen Principles
Socially they are expected to practice teenage behaviors. What do parents and youth workers need to do
I Almost Lost My Sons To ‘Fortnite...
How addictive it appears to be. Over spring break I noticed that my sons were waking up before 6 am. to get…
Smartphone Use Tied To Anxiety,...
Overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.
#Bracott Lizzy Martineez
Lizzy Martinez, 17, was reprimanded by school officials at Braden River High School for not wearing a bra
Energizing Your Family’s Spiritual...
Energizing Your Family’s Spiritual Life: You Set the Pace Mark Holmen, a family ministry expert, tells a story about his days as…
Sex Traffickers Are Using Social Media...
Making it easier than ever for pimps to target, groom and sell your children, top law-enforcement officials say
Youtube Is Improperly Collecting...
A coalition of more than 20 consumer advocacy groups contends that YouTube is collecting and profiting from the personal information of young…
10 Apps Teens Are Using That Parents...
Burn Book — Post anonymous rumors about people through audio messages, tests, and photos
Flashback: 9 Ways Your Kid Will Be Able...
By default, every device that connects kids to the internet also connects kids to porn
Flashback: How To Protect Your Kids From...
Everyone knows that porn is ubiquitous online, a danger to be aware of and avoid vigilantly
Flashback: Porn And 10 Year Olds
One In 10 Visitors To Graphic Porn Sites Are Under 10 Years Old
Church Planting as Youth Ministry. Pt1
An ongoing column which draws together insights from two crucial spheres of ministry: youth ministry and church planting
Kids, Smartphone Addiction…...
According to a January 2018 poll of parents, 47% think their children are addicted to their smartphone device
Parental Control Mobile apps Might Sound...
“The takeaway here is that parents should not treat parental control apps as a magic bullet to keep their teens safe online,”
Flashback: Facebook ‘No Place&...
More than 100 child health experts are urging Facebook to withdraw an app aimed at under-13s
Protecting Your Daughter Through...
Here are 3 ways a protective father can see his daughter through
He Is Risen…Mom Tased Teen Out Of...
Teen needed to wake up for church on Easter. His mother tased him
Parental Conflict Can Cause Emotional...
Children who regularly witness parental conflict may be sustaining lasting harm to their emotional processing abilities.
Pressures For Perfection Pt1. Suicide
What is known is that smart, successful, gifted teens are committing suicide in increasing numbers
Pressures For Perfection Pt 2. Suicide
This 16-year-old’s suicide letters are a cry for help and a national call for change
Pressures For Perfection Pt 3
Internet a ‘Lord of the Flies’: Teen suicide rise started after Instagram, Snapchat began
Utah Passes America’s First ‘...
We are refusing to let them learn the lessons of self-reliance and problem-solving that they will need to be successful as adults.
Parenting Middle Schoolers
More Than Just Surviving This Transitional Phase
Digital Life By The Minute…Values
An In-Depth Look at Constant Connectivity…and What It’s Costing
One Key Trait All Great Parents Have In...
Patience is Christian parents’ greatest need. Here are six areas of parenting where I’ve learned (and am learning) to exercise patience.
Kindergarten Kids Start Caring About...
Long before kids are old enough to start collecting “likes” on social media, they do appear to care what others think about…
Book: Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood...
A practical guide to building your child’s bond with family and fostering school success amid the allure of digital screens
The Tech Industry’s War On Kids
How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
The Impact Of Smartphones On Teens
The impact of cell phones is dependent upon many variables, including the vulnerability of the teen
Daughters More Influenced By Generous...
Daughters are more likely to carry on a family tradition of philanthropic giving than sons, a recent Indiana
How To Teach Your Kids To Appreciate God...
Be persistent, pray, and then let God be God — who does the work to change lives! Here are some ideas to…
Parent’s Guide To Social Media Use For...
Children’s health experts warned that excessive use of digital devices and social media “is harmful to children and teens.”
“I’d Rather Be Blind Than...
I’m the Girl Who Clawed Her Own Eyes Out. This Is My Story.
Porn Is Not The Worst Thing On Musical...
Everyone has it, she whines, even the kid whose mom is an FBI agent/social worker/pediatrician/nun.
Teen Slang….Infographic
It might help give context to a conversation that you hear about a student getting “Lit” on the weekend,
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