Learning self-control is a lifelong process, and you should look at each day as an opportunity to help your child continually grow in self-control. What can you do to help him or her? Model self-control. Yelling at your child for yelling at his sibling is not the best. Yes, we all get frustrated and lose…
The First and Only Question That Really Matters “The mission of Jesus is to show us the good heart of God and then to rebuild the trust we need to be intimate with him.”-Rick Lawrence, The Jesus-Centered Life It’s easy for us to mold and form Jesus into our ideas about him. These ideas can…
I’ve been a parent for over 19 years and have been a caregiver of children with “special needs” for almost all of it. Our first child was in the hospital with respiratory issues for the first time on the day he turned 3-months old. The challenges with both of our children have continued over the…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. “Dream it, be it” might sound like a cliche, but a new study says there’s something to the notion. Teenagers who set ambitious goals for themselves tend to be more successful as young adults, researchers reported recently in the Journal of Personality and Social…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by News Medical. A recent study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health examines whether and how the need to achieve certain goals increases the risk of depression in adolescents. Achievement goals, which are defined as cognitive representations that guide behaviors, have been identified as…
We have to get this right! We are called to a higher standard because we lead and teach vulnerable young hearts and minds. Scripture continually speaks of the high calling and responsibility given to leaders. I find it personally humbling… Read More The post Youthworkers: Be Trained Well! appeared first on The Center for Parent…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Teenagers are frequently bullied about their weight on social media, and the bullying increases with each hour they spend on these sites, a new study reveals. Nearly one in five teens (17%) said they’d experienced weight-related bullying online, according to results published April 17…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Teenagers suffering from anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder are likely to have a tougher time getting their driver’s license, a new study finds. Teens and young adults with these types of mood disorders are 30% less likely to obtain a driver’s license than peers…
I feel like I need to start with a couple of confessions. Confession is not only good for the soul, but it also brings clarity of purpose when it comes to living for Christ. So, here are my confessions. When I first became a dad, I realized I had more shortcomings than I imagined. First,…