Trending Today on Twitter – 12/16/16 1. #HighCastle 2. #ImNotAMillionaireBecause 3. #NationalUglySweaterDay 4. #WhiteLiesOnMyResume 5. #YesSheCan 6. #2017Predictions 7. Useful Idiots Galore 8. Munhall 9. Logan Ryan 10. Albany County Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 12/16/16 1. Rogue One Trailer 2. Craig Sager 3. Seahawks 4. Blake Lively 5. Dylann Roof…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. New research finds that the way your teen perceives your parenting tactics, makes a big difference in whether they will comply or rebel with your admonitions. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), found that when teens viewed their parents’ parenting tactics…
What we are learning: Google God As your students grow in their own faith, they will have many questions. We’ve taken three BIG questions your students asked and are going to talk about how the Bible addresses them: Is it ok to doubt God sometimes? How do I know I’ll go to heaven and not…
Because we live in the most affluent nation on earth, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that accumulation of stuff is the pathway to fulfillment and redemption. Sadly, what most people never discover is that what we thought would bring satisfaction doesn’t. Instead we’re left only wanting more. I think about this…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on USA Today. American teenagers are the best behaved they’ve ever been — drinking and smoking less and doing fewer drugs than their predecessors in more than 40 years of tracking. Even use of marijuana is down among 8th- and 10th-graders, though it’s flat among high school seniors,…
Trending Today on Twitter – 12/9/16 1. #Monumental 2. #RIPJohannah 3. #MajorApplewhite 4. #fridayreads 5. #ChristmasAPopSong 6. The Fate of the Furious 7. Kirk Douglas 8. War for the Planet of the Apes 9. Lincoln Memorial 10. #GiftIdeasForCelebs Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 12/9/16 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Maisie Williams 3. Louis Tomlinson…
Why did I care so much about my kids and their driving habits when they first got their licenses? Well. . . simple answer is that I remember many of the risks I took when I was first out on the road by myself (sorry Mom and Dad!). Inexperience, adolescent impulsivity, smartphones, and that “nothing……
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on WTTW. More than 5 million underage Americans report binge drinking at least once a month, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The NIAAA says it is a “serious health problem” for underage drinkers and poses a range of risks and negative consequences…
This morning, I logged on to my Google News Feed and checked out the stories that came up with the key words “Teen,” “Teenager,” “Adolescent,” and “Adolescence.” Sadly, the news that pops up is usually less than positive. Today, however, it was even worse than that. Here’s a sampling of the headlines that caught my…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. New research suggests there is more to helping kids become successful than pushing them to be involved in a multitude of activities and to score at the top of their class. In short, being a Tiger mom may be a little short-sighted. The Arizona…