Tag Archive for Parenting
Values: Counter Cultural Parenting…...
“When Parent Must Contradict Culture”
Book: A Practical Guide To Culture…...
Helping The Next Generation Navigate Today’s World
Book: From Good To Grace
Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel. The “goodness gospel” looks like a life driven by exteriors: a perfectly decorated room, well-mannered children,…
Your Teenager Can Outrun You
You can’t control them, but you can be honest with them about your fears and your hopes
Alarming Spike In Middle School Suicide...
The suicide rate doubled between 2007 and 2014, surpassing the death rate from car crashes
Teen Electrocuted By Cell Phone
…awareness of not using your cell phone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging
Values: Preparing Your Kids Faith For...
Five Ways to Send Your Kids to College with Confidence in the Bible
Values: Are Your Students Rooted?
So many students who have grown up in our ministries will hit college, desert the faith of their youth
What Augustine’s ‘Confessions’...
Be aware that children sometimes sin out of the sheer pleasure of being wicked
Girls Suffer From Digital Dating Abuse
Girls reported that they were more upset by these behaviors and reported more negative emotional responses
10 Big, Biblical Reasons Teens Should...
Clearly a Biblically comprehensive case against smoking weed
Dad Convinces Thousands of Teens To Quit...
Kids as young as 7 are emailing him about their struggles with pornography! Yikes!
How To Use Your Head To Guard Your Heart
A 3(D) Guide To Making Wise Media Choices – 10 Pack
How To Pass Your Faith To Your Kids
God specifically places the responsibility for nurturing a child’s spiritual development on parents — not the church!
Struggling Moms Of Teens Can Benefit...
Mothers who do not feel in control of their lives and who struggle with their teenage children can benefit from having a…
Helpful….. New Free Resources By...
We have posted some really helpful free resources in the last month or two. I wanted to highlight a few in case…
Teens And Adult Beverages
The Good News and Bad News in Today’s Alcohol Trends
New Teen Drivers Face Triple The Risk Of...
Newly minted teen drivers in the United States have almost triple the risk of being involved in a deadly crash than adults,…
Witnessing Parental Psychological Abuse...
Childhood exposure to parental psychological abuse appears to be more damaging to children’s future mental health than witnessing physical violence between parents
Teen Pregnancy Rates Drop As Government...
Study: budget cuts to sex education classes may have contributed to lower rates of teenage pregnancy in England
5 Things All First Graders Have In...
Life with a first grader is talkative, energetic and fun one. Remember, it’s just a phase. . . so don’t miss it.
How To Deal With College Debt
7 in 10 College students graduate with an average of $40,000 in debt
5 Days of Snapchat Discover – Safe...
32% of all teens in US at the age 13 to 17 years old use Snapchat
Parents’ Digital Distractions Linked...
Low amounts, interruptions to parent-child time caused by digital technology are associated with child behavior problems
How To Get Your 20-Something Out Of The...
When Are You Helping and When Are You Hurting?
Resources For Parents Wanting To Break...
We wanted to provide our viewers with resources for more information, support and how to help others
Free 7-week Parenting Curriculum…...
7 videos, each one seeding conversation about the 7 vital changes I’d make
How To Help Parents Set Good Boundaries...
“My 16-year-old wants Instagram and I won’t let her have it. Is that bad?”
?..Social Network Ranks As The Worst For...
Posting constant updates on the social network could reveal emotional stress
WHAT Teen Girls See When They Look In...
When you’re a skinny child of fifteen, with braces from ear to ear, you doubt that you will ever be appealing,”
21 Fun Things To Do With Kids This...
Have you made a bucket list for your summer activities yet? I’m sure you’ll find fun things to do with kids on…
Helping Preschool Aged Children With...
The parents get so caught up in their own struggles that they don’t pay attention/realize what their kids are going through.
Parents Attacking Students’ In...
Shocking video emerged showing vicious fight between students and parents
5 Important Ways Moms Influence Kids
Parents still have a huge influence. And moms play a major role in the development and nurturing of kids in a media-filled…
More Than The Sex Talk….4 Ways To...
Many things aren’t the way they used to be and yet some things are as they have always been.
So it is…
“Distracted” Parent….Put Your...
Avoid Being a “Distracted” or “Annoying” Parent
Curvy Model Shares Shocking Image Of Her...
‘This is so so important- our young girls need to hear these things. It is both reassuring and inspiring to have a…
How To Monitor Your Kid’s...
TeenSafe lets you keep a watchful eye on your child’s online activities so they don’t become another victim of internet predators or…
Unglue App: End Screen Time Smartphone...
Too much screen time. It’s a problem all parents face. It’s not about parental control. It’s about teaching them to manage their…
Book: Spiritual Parenting
This book has been the most useful in understanding how to incorporate faith into the nitty-gritty everyday moments of life within the…
What American Teens Want To Be When They...
When it comes to careers, young people have stars in their eyes, hoping to one day be athletes, artists, or entertainers
How To Ruin Your Relationship With Your...
The good news: most teenagers are very forgiving of parental missteps; they recognize their own faults and readily forgive others’
Census: More Americans 18-to-34 Now Live...
“There are now more young people living with their parents than in any other arrangement,”
Opioid Epidemic…..A Parents...
Will began his path to addiction as a freshman at College after being introduced to the prescription stimulant Adderall
How To Respond To Teenager Attitude...
So based on the research with 3,000 teens and pre-teens…here are 3 actions to take whenever you see or hear an attitude
‘I’m sorry. I Was Texting,&...
He called the sheriff’s offices for both counties and told them “they needed to get him off the road before he hit…
Equip Parents/Grandparents To Be...
There comes a point when their children/grandchildren need to learn to grow in their own walk with Jesus; they can not just…
The Guilty Secret Of Distracted...
A.A.P. recommends “laps not apps,” and I am deeply skeptical of anything electronic that is marketed as “educational”
Serious Crash Often A Wake-Up Call For...
No matter how often teenagers are told to drive safely, some might not heed that advice until they are involved in a…
Book: Owning Faith
Reimagining the Role of Church and Family in the Faith Journey of Teenagers
7 Things Youth Need From Their Parents...
Parents, you are painting a portrait of God for your children every day….And when your children
Kid Throws Tantrum I Restaurant, Dad...
Before you get judgmental, realize that what you are witnessing is not bad parenting, but what it takes to turn a child…
Book: Are Your Kids On Track
The goal is to break down 4 emotional, 4 social and 4 spiritual milestones
How To Limit Kids Screen Time
unGlue helps parents set screen time limits on any device
Online Risks For Teens – But They...
1 out of 4 times that a teen encountered a risky online situation did they tell their parents about it
Who Are Generation Z And How To Reach...
79% are addicted to their devices. We are becoming what we behold. We desire significance and we are trying to find…
Book: You’re Loved No Matter What
Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect
Book: liked….Whose Approval Are...
For many girls it starts early. The desire to be perfect. The need for approval. The longing for acceptance and being liked…
Should I Go To College?
Rising earnings disparity between young adults with and without a College degree
Where I Messed Up…Learning From...
The following is an exclusive excerpt from Jonathan McKee’s brand new book, If I Had a Parenting Do Over, released this week
Priorities: Football vs Family
At the end of his life…‘I wish I had spent more time with my family.’
Cost Of Raising A Child In The U.S....
The estimated average costs of raising a child born in 2015 through age 17 has risen to $233,610, a 3-percent increase from…
Helping Parents Reclaim Beauty
I never knew how scary the world could be until I became a parent
When Young Girls Want To Dress Like A...
What to say to girls trying to dress or dance in grown-up ways that they don’t understand
High Cost Of Education Limits Career...
Millennials report the decisions they have made about student loans was greatly affected by the socio-economic status of their parents who were…
Family Ministry: Saving Kids—And...
“Mother Teresa said the problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small,”
Moms Play Vital Role In Rehabilitating...
Teens who face the juvenile justice system for the first time are more likely to re-offend if their mothers don’t participate in…
Teens Whose Parents Let Them Try Alcohol...
More likely… to drink, but less likely to binge
Just One Hour A Day On Social Media...
Social media sites help us stay connected, but for younger teens, the cost of online connectivity can be steep
Dating In The Digital Culture
In this device-driven culture, students are often tempted to pre-judge the character of a person before having really spent any significant time…
FREE Parenting eBook For Helping Teens...
Download, “Issues and Answers,” by Roland Boyce
Flashback: Why Teen Girls May Wait...
Teen girls who reported higher-quality relationships with their mothers experienced a protective factor against early sexual initiation,
Book: Glow Kids
How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and How to Break the Trance
Parents Should Not Put Too Much Pressure...
There is more to helping kids become successful than pushing them to be involved in a multitude of activities and to score…
Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And...
Research continues to provide some answers on how parents are navigating this world
Parents Confess The Lies They’ve...
I just told a four year old that tic tacs were medicine so I wouldn’t have to share
Police Hail Parents Who Found, Disarmed...
“Thank goodness they did not wait and went to the school to find him,”
CDC Study Says Teen Virgins Are...
Teen Virgins rate significantly and consistently better in nearly all health-related behaviors and measures than their sexually active peers
5 Ways To Save A Girl
The kind of (youthgroup) girl who draws you in and makes you actually glad to work more hours for less pay than…
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