*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on MarketWatch. Teenagers dream big. Few people in this age group want to punch a time clock or sit at a desk for eight hours a day, even though 15% of Americans have office/administrative jobs, which make up the largest of 22 segments…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Nation’s Restaurant News. Teen spending on food has hit a new high in Piper Jaffray’s twice-a-year survey of that age group, with limited-service brands like Starbucks and McDonald’s leading preferences. The “Spring 2017 Taking Stock With Teens” survey of nearly 5,500 students…
Have you been watching? It’s compelling. It will suck you in. It’s certainly done that for millions of kids. It’s the Neflix series “13 Reasons Why.” High School student Hannah Baker has taken her own life. But before she does, she records a series of messages to individuals who have given her a reason. Like I…
Splink 1: Hidden Message Don’t let the celebration end with Easter Sunday! Continue celebrating the best news that we could ever hear: JESUS IS ALIVE! Write each letter of the phrase, Jesus is alive, on a small slip of paper. Put one letter in each of the plastic eggs. (Kids can work together to find…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on eMarketer. According to a Think with Google survey conducted by Ipsos, roughly seven in 10 teen smartphone users spend at least three hours per day watching video on their phones. That’s a higher percentage of respondents than any other smartphone activity mentioned, including social networking….
Splink 1: Remember Plan a special dinner to remember Jesus’ death on Good Friday. Eat by candlelight and read parts of the crucifixion. (See Mark 15:1-38.) Blow out the candle when you speak of His death to symbolize the hours of darkness. Re-light the candle and thank Jesus for being the light to show us…
Trending Today on Twitter – 4/7/17 1. #SyriaStrikes 2. #NationalBeerDay 3. #WorldHealthDay 4. #SignOfTheTimes 5. #OpeningDayDET 6. Estocolmo 7. Danny Willett 8. AUMF for Syria 9. Olivia Munn 10. Parcel 5 Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 4/7/17 1. Harry Styles 2. Misogyny 3. Kendrick Lamar New Album 4. News Today 5….
There’s a lot of my story that I never want my kids to find out. Like the time I cheated on a math test in third grade. I chose to sit out recess for a week just so my teacher wouldn’t call my parents. Or the time I tied sheets together with…
“Someday when you guys are older you will like each other and be best friends.” They’d been bickering. Again. But did I really just say that? How can I possibly know that? Is that just wishful thinking for my oldest son and my daughter who is two and a half years younger? Am…