Tag Archive for Parenting
Brace Yourself, Social Media Is Headed...
I assumed that until my kids hit high school, I wouldn’t have to deal with it. I was wrong.
5 Things I Tell Parents About Technology...
Lets examine these influences and determine how we engage our kids and help them have positive interactions online
5 Things I Tell Parents About Technology...
First, let’s talk about how we got into the situation that we’re in. …in the last 30 years
Flashback: L.A. Schools Want Kids To...
The consequences of sexting – public humiliation, loss of educational and job opportunities, possible criminal violations
34 Books To Help Your Kid Survive Middle...
Everything seems to change once you hit middle school. Friendships seem to get more complicated
7 WaysTo Use Media And Tech To Raise...
From watching Spanish TV shows to downloading bilingual apps, these ideas ease the sometimes challenging task of raising your kids to speak…
Your Teen’s New Favorite Drug –...
1 in 5 teens will wake up in the middle of the night to check his or her smartphone for updates or…
Flashback: 3 Sexting Dangers You Need To...
If you work with students on campus, or in a church, it is so important to get this message across
“How Much Sleep to Tweens Actually...
Teens are notorious for wanting to stay up late and for not wanting to get up early. If your teen is no…
You Tuber Lured Teenage Boys To Expose...
Viral Video: The boys had already been made aware of the dangers by their parents and still fell into the trap
Experiment: Teens Easily Lured By Online...
Chilling reality check for parents
Flashback: The Dangers Of Social Media ...
Parents Set Up Their Daughters With a Fake Predator…clip now has over 38 million views
#Being13 Inside The Secret World Of...
A 2 year CNN ground breaking study of Tweens and Social Media investigates
Book: Family Ministry Field Guide
How your church can equip parents to make disciples
Pressure To Be Cool Can Lead To Downward...
The pressure to be cool, look good, and own the “right stuff” is detrimental to many children and teenagers
Boys Will Be Boys: Perpetuating Our ...
As long as we continue to raise a culture of, as in Peter Pan,”lost boys” we are loosing a generation and are…
3 Tips To Keeping Connected With Your...
…without Becoming That Creepy Parent
What Girls Should Demand
It goes against everything society is telling you to do. It will make you feel redeemed and will help you see…
Parents To Kids: Your Selfies Aren’t...
Parents recreate daughter’s ridiculous selfies because parents are embarrassing that way
Helping Students (And Parents) Evaluate...
It’s Less About Saying, “Don’t,” and More About Saying, “Wait.”
Dad Padlocks Daughter’s Closet...
8th grader racked up $541 in charges…majority of data usage on instagram posts
Secret Teen Photo-Hiding App Expose
Ingenious iOS app that allows kids to hide damning photos from their parents in plain sight
Ingenious Kid Hacks His Parents’...
..so that the word ‘no’ automatically changes to ‘hell yes’ – b4 asking them if he can throw a party
Kids Are Blunt When They Talk About Why...
“Don’t get a divorce. It’s really hard on the kids. They don’t understand what is happening.”
‘Moms Who Rave’ Putting...
Subculture of mothers take to social media to express their dual lifestyles
Play These 3 Pop Culture Awareness Games
Since my kids were young I have tried to teach them about how our culture lies to them
Study: Child Care Doesn’t Make...
Study, which includes the parents of 939 children, focused on the time spent in nurseries at ages six months, one, two, three…
Knock Knock: The New Contact App
Choose exactly what contact information you share with each person in the vicinity
Aerie’s “Wholesome Bras For Teens....
Aerie’s strategic avoidance of hyper-sexualization appears to be paying off with teen girls as well as their parents
Why Pushing Kids To Learn Too Much Too...
The nationwide push to teach children increasingly more complex concepts at earlier ages is likely counterproductive
PreTeen Cell Phone Contract
Does my 12 year old son really have the maturity to properly use this phone without help
Flashback: A Cell Phone Contract To Help...
This cell phone contract emerged from the research we conducted..Making Your House a Hub of Faith
Is Your Child Ready For A Cell Phone?
Click on the checklist below to think through the decision
Book Review: I Am Not A Slut
Required reading..It’s an eye-opening look into the murky world of teenage sex, especially how girls are perceived
The Hidden Consequences of Porn
Research shows again and again the detrimental effects of porn on various aspects of people’s lives
What Is Happening In The Brain Of My...
Unlocking the mystery of the teenage brain
The Dangers Of Social Media (Child...
Parents Set Up Their Children With a Fake Predator
4 Ways To Connect With Your Kid’s...
Because I’ve been a teacher longer than I’ve been a parent, I’m clinging to a few things I hope to remember now…
Helping Relieve The Stress Of Back To...
It’s a stressful time. So how can we help relieve the (back to school) stress students and families might be experiencing?
Helicoptered Kids Are Sputtering Out
“How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success”
Study Reveals Parents Often Misgauge How...
Parents assume their young kids are happy and their teenagers are sad. They’re wrong.
Podcast : The Power Of A Warm Home
Kara Powell, Executive director of Fuller Youth Institute and author of Sticky Faith, talks with Kristen Ivy and Reggie Joiner in this…
Book: It’s Just A Phase So Don’t...
So leaders and parents can connect God’s love and forgiveness to the heart of the next generation
Artificial Maturity Book: Helping Kids...
Gives parents, teachers, and others who work with youth a manual for understanding and practicing the leadership kids so desperately need to…
Divorce And The Impact It Has On Kids
It not only affects the parents…it affects the kids as well. Look at these recent findings…
Dr Recommends That Schools Should NOT...
….so your kids can get better sleep
Study : Teen Use Of The Morning-After...
More than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls have used the morning-after pill..Drop from 1 in 12
American Teens Are Having Less Sex,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed roughly 2,000 boys and girls, 15 to 19
Learning to budget can curb teens’...
While it may seem nightmarish at times, letting your teens manage their money is all part of learning good financial behavior
Saluting The Semicolon
“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to,” “Your story isn’t…
Five Summer Fun Ideas To Strengthen...
If I fail as a parent, it’s by not creating enough fun for my family
College-Aged Depression Is Increasingly...
Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out
The 3 Types Of People Who Want To...
Due to these mortgage-sized student loan debts… is worth it anymore
When Your Daughter Has Anorexia
Clare B. Dunkle is a novelist…co-writing Elena Vanishing, and a memoir about teen anorexia from the mother’s perspective
Hero Dad Rescues Son From CarJacker
Caught on camera…jumps on moving SUV to save Son
Gender Identity Curriculum Angers...
8th graders receiving lessons on “oral and anal” sex. kindergarten, taught about same-sex or gay marriage
Why Is Snapchat So Addictive?
Step back and remind ourselves that we own the phone, the phone does not own us
Bad Parenting…Not Racist Officers
Video: Police Respond to Report of Fight at Public Pool. Now Officers Are Accused of Racial Targeting, Excessive Force
Children Reared by ‘Mom and Dad’ Are...
Study: which screened more than 15,000 Americans and interviewed nearly 3,000, radically challenges the previous scientific consensus
How Dads Use Netflix: To Get Kids Into...
75% say it lets them feel like a child again
It’s Never Too Late To Parent
It’s Never Too Late to Parent
Parenting is hard, even if you have great kids like I do. What do you do?
What Will The Next Two Generations Of...
…international competition for jobs, pluralistic values, and the potential for greater psychological, emotional and behavioral issues?
Flashback: Creating A Culture Through...
The reality is that you possess the power to create culture because of what you value
25 Secrets Every New, Middle &...
The best way to raise up a kid is to just loosen up. Nothing ever got raised up when held down tight
Study: Nearly Third Of Teens Changed...
While most teens rely on digital resources to learn more about puberty, drugs, sex and depression
Dad Charged $7,800 After He Finally...
“I’m his only daughter,” she says. “Having that father figure really helps me boost my confidence.”
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