The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Adolescents who report concussion have increased odds of reporting suicidal behaviors, according to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training. Jacob J.M. Kay, Ph.D., from Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, and colleagues examined the association between self-reported concussion frequency…
Editor’s note: This post is reprinted from the lead article in our January 2021 CPYU Parent Page. . . a monthly subscription resource available for youth workers to distribute to parents. Why not resolve to get this monthly resource into the… Read More The post Kids and Their Bodies In 2024. . . appeared first on…
A few years ago I got the amazing opportunity to hear a lesson on what is referred to as “a holy discontent.” Right away I was intrigued because I’d heard speakers address spiritual gifts before. I’d taken tests, prayed, and journaled to find my own gifts, but this was something different. What the speaker was…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend in obesity rates—earlier research found rates were dropping a little about…
I didn’t want to learn hard caregiving lessons in 2023. Mainly because I’m a big fan of easy. Hard? Not so much. Yet here I am waiting for 2023 to end—believe me, I’m ready to put it behind me—and at the same time embracing the hard lessons I’m about to share with you as precious…
They get an unfair rap. I’m talking about the Puritans, a group of people who in so many ways put us to shame with the way that they preached, thought, studied, prayed, and committed themselves to Jesus Christ. One small… Read More The post A Prayer For This Christmas Day appeared first on The Center…
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As we jump into Christmas weekend, we know that families will be gathering together for the Holidays. In addition to all the joy that our family gatherings will bring, there’s always a dose of heaviness, discord, and heartache that will… Read More The post 7 Christmas Family Ministry Freebies! appeared first on The Center for…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Any type of time spent looking at screens before bed is bad for kids’ sleep, but new research shows that “interactive” screen time — texting and video games, for example — is especially harmful. The effects of interactive screen time on sleep might not…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that most teenagers, at one time or another, will hide information from their parents. Some will lie outright. Yet, when they do lie—do they plan to fib ahead of time? What about when they share information–do they do so…