Quarantine Communication: Building Healthy Family Communication
We’ve been given the gift of family time. Let’s not waste it. Why not take the time to focus on each other, communicate with each other, eat together as a family, learn about one another, and listen together to God’s Word in the Bible? Download this list of ground rules for communication as well as... more »
FREE Issue of the March 2020 Parent Page
In order to help families and youth ministries facilitate meaningful discussion with teenagers during this crisis, we are offering the current issue of our CPYU Parent Page monthly newsletter for free to churches and families. Please use the download button to access the March 2020 issue, or click here. more »
CPYU Easy Access
Youth workers… download and print out this easy-to-use 1 page handout to hang up in your church, or pass it out to parents. This one sheet has several QR codes set-up to point parents to various CPYU resources. A quick and easy way to provide resources to parents as you work to serve them.... more »
“The Simple Seven” Ad Filtering Questions
Does marketing work? How many products or brands can you identify just by seeing their logos or hearing their jingles? Take for example the now famous Nike “swoosh.” All people have to do is see the swoosh, and they know whose product is being peddled. How many men can identify the Monday Night Football brand... more »
The Simple Seven – Super Bowl Ad Filtering Questions
Does marketing work? You bet! If it didn’t work, then why are companies willing to fork out $5 million for a 30-second commercial spot during this year’s Super Bowl? Why not make your Super Bowl viewing experience productive for you and your kids? Use it as an opportunity to teach how to apply their faith... more »
Trend Alert! Roo: Planned Parenthood’s 24/7 Teen Sex Educator
Planned Parenthood expanded their already significant sex-education efforts with vulnerable and developing children and teens into the world of online technology with the launch of Roo, a “sexual health chatbot.” Read more about this app by downloading our free handout here. more »
Roo: Questions and Answers
Planned Parenthood expanded their already significant sex-education efforts with vulnerable and developing children and teens into the world of online technology with the launch of Roo, a “sexual health chatbot.” To download a list of sample questions and answers provided by the app, click here. more »
How To Take A Social Media “Purposeful Pause”
Two of social media’s most negative effects are 1) How it can become a time waster for both those who post and those who are consumed with reading posts, and 2) how social media is uniquely suited as a playground to indulge our sinful natures in ways that lead to glorification of self rather than... more »
CPYU’s Ad Filtering Questions For Super Bowl LIII
Does marketing work? You bet! If it didn’t work, then why are companies willing to fork out $5 million for a 30-second commercial spot during this year’s Super Bowl? If you’re one of those parents or youth workers who plan on shutting off the commercials during the Super Bowl, let me ask you one question:... more »
‘Eighth Grade’ Film Discussion Questions
This free download provides discussion questions you can use after viewing the film Eighth Grade. The 2018 film Eighth Grade, written and directed by Bo Burnham, follows the life and struggles of an eighth-grader as she wrestles with and prepares for the transition to high school. We highly recommend viewing this film as it will... more »
Teens And Digitally-Interrupted Sleep
A free resource from CPYU discussing the health dangers of digitally-interrupted sleep. more »
CPYU’s Ad Filtering Questions for Super Bowl LI
Does marketing work? You bet! If it didn’t work, then why are companies willing to fork out $5 million for a 30-second commercial spot during this year’s Super Bowl? If you’re one of those parents or youth workers who plan on shutting off the commercials during the Super Bowl, let me ask you one question:... more »
A Parent’s Guide to Navigating Puberty
This Helpful Handout is for parents to understand how to navigate puberty. more »
Stressed Out: Teens and Anxiety Seminar – Follow-Up Handout
This handout is a supplement to Walt Mueller’s seminar titled “Stressed Out: Pushing Back on the Epidemic of Teen Anxiety” at the Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention. Attendees of the seminar can use the “download” button to download a .pdf of a supplemental handout. more »