The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Alert. Some 16 percent of children aged 11 to 15 were cyberbullied in 2022, up from 13 percent four years ago, a recent WHO Europe report covering 44 countries said. “This report is a wake-up call for all of us to address bullying and violence,…
My husband and I have been married for several years, which in my book makes us officially out of the honeymoon phase of marriage. (Couples who have kids might find that debatable, given that we don’t have any yet, but hey, this is MY book: if I say we’re out of the honeymoon phase,…
I love the local church. I grew up going to church. The church has been vital to my life and spiritual growth. I was even a pastor for nearly 30 years. I believe in the local church. While no church is perfect, still, the local church is a force for good and a source for…
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This morning, I read this hard-hitting quote from Voddie Baucham: “If I teach my son to keep his eye on the ball, but fail to teach him to keep his eyes on Christ, I have failed as a father.” If… Read More The post Parenting’s Priority One. . . appeared first on The Center for…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by the Daily Citizen. In his latest book, The Anxious Generation, renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues smartphones and social media damage young people’s mental development — and contribute to Gen Z’s unprecedented levels of mental illness. American teenagers conservatively spend between six and eight hours…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by the National Institutes of Health. Irregular sleep and late bedtimes are linked to worse grades and more school-related behavioral problems among teens, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The authors stated that interventions to promote regular sleep schedules may boost…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. U.S. rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows. During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide, the report found, and there have been…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. The COVID-19 pandemic had a greater impact on boys’ mental health than girls, contrary to the findings of other studies, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Liverpool, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Reading, and King’s College London. These findings…
I watch her as she circulates the room and I can see she feels uneasy. She shifts nervously from side to side and tucks a rebellious tuft of hair behind her ear. These kind of situations are hard for her and I know because well . . . sometimes, they’re hard for me, too. I’m…