Engaging Youth Culture Today

The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) endeavors to increase the ability of home and church to nurture children and teens into a lifetime of biblically-faithful, whole-life Christian discipleship.

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Labor Day Truth: All Work Is Worship

Labor Day. When I was a kid, I knew it was a holiday that occurred before the first day of…
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Music as Map and Mirror: A 3(D) Look at Ella Langley’s “Be Her”

She has been begging me for months to write something on country music sensation Ella Langley. My just-turned-13-year-old-grandaughter is like…
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A Prayer For Our Kids As They Head Back To School

School is starting. This year, some of our kids are heading to a building.  Others are going to school online.…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

The Positive Role of Relationships

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Episode 228: “Purposeful Parenting Summer Series – Prioritizing Faith”

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 107: “The Importance of Teaching about The Holy Spirit” with Alex Tufano

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Featured Resources

3(D) Review: “Be Her” by Ella Langley

Parent Prompt: Navigating Teen Romance

Family TableTalk – Human Pride and God’s Rainbow

Parent Prompt: Perseverance

3(D) Review: “drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo

Family TableTalk – God on Gender

The Dopamine Delusion: Episode 4 – Dopamine and Consumerism

Parent Prompt: Monkey-Barring

Spiritual Nurture: Equipping Teenagers to Stand Firm – Moving From Motivation to Activation

3(D) Review: “Drag Path” by Twenty One Pilots

Spiritual Nurture: The Value of the Local Church

Trend Alert: K-Pop Demon Hunters & Inner Battles

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Youth Culture 101: Cultural Forces Shaping Children and Teens Today

Our kids are growing up in a world that powerfully shapes and mis-shapes their values, attitudes, and behaviors. What are the major cultural forces that are influencing the worldviews of children and teens today? How can we begin to temper the negative influences that present challenges for Christian parents and youth workers? … Learn more here.

Catechizing 101: Raising Spiritually Healthy Kids In Today’s Youth Culture

Our children and teens are at a unique stage of life where they are making decisions about who they are and what they believe. . . both now and for the rest of their lives. Culture is “catechizing” or teaching them 24/7. The challenge for the Christian home and church is to counter this cultural education with the life-shaping truths of the Gospel. … Learn more here.

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