Trending Today on Twitter – 5/26/17 1. #PiratesLife 2. #FridayFeeling 3. #IWakeUpBecause 4. Denis Johnson 5. Bryson Tiller 6. #MemorialDayWeekend 7. Coptic Christians 8. #CarbDay 9. #MileyTODAY 10. Bernardo Silva Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 5/26/17 1. Bryson Tiller 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 3. Chivas vs Tigres…
It was all quite telling. It would be an understatement to say that our nation was anxious as last November’s Presidential election arrived. Social media, water-cooler, and family dinner table conversations were all windows into the anxiety and nervousness we all felt as we faced the inevitability of wandering as a nation into uncharted cultural…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. Emerging research suggests that even in low amounts, interruptions to parent-child time caused by digital technology are associated with child behavior problems. The study was a snapshot review of the connection between parents’ technology use and child behavior. As such, a…
Steve Argue, assistant professor of youth, family, and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, an applied research strategist with the Fuller Youth Institute, and dad of 3 girls, talks with us about how to parent an emerging adult, those between the ages of 18-30. The age when most young adults are experiencing unprecedented freedom and pressure….
One thing I’ve always loved about the Old Testament are the passages of remembrance. These are the times when the leaders of Israel would call all the people around to remind them of what God had done in their midst. Then, they’d look to the future, issuing calls to obedience in response to God’s great…
Growing up, I always knew I wanted a family of my own—the wife, the kids, the whole bit. In college, I remember having “deep” conversations with friends about how I was going to do family right. I remember thinking, I’m going to be a great husband and dad. Then I became a husband. I instantly found…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Business Insider. Fidget spinners are everywhere these days. You can buy them on any street corner for a few dollars, and both kids and adults are obsessed with them. The companies that make these hot new gadgets claim they help relieve stress and…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on CNN. Instagram is the most detrimental social networking app for young people’s mental health, followed closely by Snapchat, according to a new report by the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK. Their study, #StatusofMind, surveyed almost 1,500 young people aged…
Splink 1: What’s It For? Look in the kitchen drawer (or office) and find some items your kids may not recognize or know their purpose. Some ideas: strawberry huller, melon baller, sifter, hand can opener, etc. Ask them to guess the purpose of each item. Each of these items was created with a specific design…
Trending Today on Twitter – 5/19/17 1. #AlienCovenant 2. Anthony Weiner 3. #FridayFeeling 4. #EndangeredSpeciesDay 5. #FlashbackFriday 6. #BikeToWorkDay 7. Malcolm X 8. Bob Beckel 9. #MakeAGoodMorningGREAT 10. Ryan Fitzpatrick Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 5/19/17 1. Nashville Predators 2. Johnny Depp 3. Basquiat 4. Supernatural 5. Jason Whitlock 6. Predators…