In the Jewish tradition, when someone is named, it’s believed that the essence of who that person is, is being named and drawn out. It’s why Abram, a name meaning exalted father, is changed to Abraham, meaning a father of a multitude, after God tells him of the descendants he’ll have outnumbering the stars in…
When your high schooler was in middle school, there’s a good chance their biggest motivator was acceptance. They moved in a herd, made decisions as a group, and desperately wanted to fit in. While some of that is still true, your high schooler is changing and before long, his or her biggest motivator will…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Pew Research Center. Amid roiling debates about the impact of screen time on teenagers, roughly half of those ages 13 to 17 are themselves worried they spend too much time on their cellphones. Some 52% of U.S. teens report taking steps to cut back on…
This week, we released the September edition of our CPYU Monthly Parent Page. . . a subscription-based resource that hundreds of youth workers and churches provide to their parents as a tool to equip them to parent better by understanding how the Gospel speaks to parenting in today’s rapidly changing youth culture. (A subscription costs…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/492528072″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | SoundCloud | TuneIn Founder and CEO of The reThink Group, Reggie Joiner, is joined by his daughter, Hannah Crosby, and host, Kristen Ivy, to talk about the role grandparents play in children’s lives and how parents and…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. One of every three American teens has not read a book just for the fun of it in a year, a new study finds. That’s because they’re busy texting, checking social media and playing video games four to six hours a day. The insight…
Tested and True Pick a very sturdy chair and ask one of the kids to sit in it. After he gets up, ask if anyone else is willing to sit in the chair. Continue “trying out” the chair. Ask: Why were you willing to sit in the chair? (I thought it would hold me;…
So, your kid is in 6th grade this year. You probably already know this, but sixth grade is a HUGE year in a person’s life. It probably won’t feel like it most weeks, but what you’re doing this year is going to dramatically influence the future for your kid. There is no other year of…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on eMarketer. A survey of 13- to 18-year-olds conducted for Screen Education, a nonprofit group focused on reducing screen time, found that teens consider more than half of their friends “addicted” to their phones. The survey uncovered widespread anxiety about phone usage, ranging from feelings of…