Truth be told, I get a bit nervous when I hear a youth worker say that the goal of their youth ministry is to “just bring people to Jesus.” I don’t question the intentions. I don’t question the fact that… Read More The post Just Jesus? appeared first on The Center for Parent Youth Understanding….
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Forbes. Teenagers who wake up early for school, sleep less than eight hours per night or spend time on their electronic devices within an hour of going to bed are more likely to have experienced depression and loneliness, results of a new National Sleep Foundation…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by ScienceDaily. An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected excess fat mass and distinguished fat mass from muscle mass in children and adolescents…
Have you ever felt like you’re praying for the same things over and over and getting discouraged when it seems God isn’t answering your prayers? I’ve been there. With two children with special needs, I was constantly praying for my sons’ speech, their development, their progress, and for peace for my own stress and anxiety….
Compliment my kid and I just don’t know what to do. I’ve worked a long time to figure out how to accept compliments on my own behalf, but even with best friends and supportive strangers, there is a weird subtext underlying compliments for my kids. What they say is, “Wow, that was great!” But what…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. The term “peer pressure” is often linked to the experiences of children or teenagers in extreme situations. One University of Texas at Dallas researcher wondered if adults continue to succumb to similar pressures of social conformity in everyday situations. Dr. Kendra Seaman, assistant professor…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. New research examines whether mental health leads to exclusion and truancy, or whether exclusion and truancy are in fact contributing to poor mental health in children and adolescents. The study found that the connection goes both ways. Children who struggled with their mental health…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Teens have a higher risk of self-injury — deliberately cutting or burning themselves — if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows. Teenagers were nearly five times more likely to self-injure if, when they were 6, their moms…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. Are schools which put too much emphasis on grades putting teachers in danger? A troubling new study finds that schools which place higher focus on test scores and bottom-line results instead of student learning are more likely to see children use violence against their…