Helpful Info on Teenagers and Jobs
– By Chris Wagner ©2005, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Summer is right around the corner and your teen may be asking if he or she can apply for that first summer job. During their high school years, the majority of teens…
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Pressure Points
– by Chris Wagner ©2004, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Last month, the world’s greatest athletes gathered in Greece to display their God-given talents, gifts and abilities. As the world watched, each athlete and team felt immense pressure to perform their best, positively…
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Steroid Abuse – Getting Bigger
– by Doug West ©2003, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding In the increasingly competitive and lucrative world of pro sports, more and more players feeling the pressure to get the competitive edge are trying to increase performance through synthetic and, often…
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Yes Nate, really!
– By Walt Mueller ©2004, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding *This article originally appeared in Living With Teenagers magazine. “Hey Dad, the Ten Commandments are on!” I wasn’t sure what my ten-year-old son was trying to tell me when he yelled those…
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Survey says…
– By Chris Wagner ©2005, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding At CPYU, we depend a lot on surveys. They’re useful for getting feedback and suggestions, and can provide insight on a targeted group of people. We also monitor and review the…
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Turf Worship
– By Walt Mueller ©2008, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Last May, my 22-year-old son walked off an athletic field for the last time. I had tears in my eyes because it was over for him. I had a smile…
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5 Truths about Pop Culture
– by Walt Mueller ©2004, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Pop Culture is Market Driven The children and youth market is the most aggressively targeted market segment in the world. The reason? They have more disposable income and purchasing influence than…
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Cheating, Lying, Pants and Prosperity
– by Walt Mueller ©2003, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I grew up in a neighborhood infested with boys my age. Every day after school, an energetic group of twenty or so of my young peers would converge on a…
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It’s Time to Give Them Our Time
– by Walt Mueller ©1998, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding My daily habit of scanning the obituary page of our local paper continues to confirm the sad and frightening fact that hopelessness and its most extreme expression are far too common…
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Goodbye Frankie and Annette
– by Walt Mueller ©2004, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I was living my mid-1960s childhood when the annual spring break pilgrimage of thousands of college students to Florida’s beaches was portrayed on the big screen by teen heartthrobs Frankie Avalon…
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Home … Alone?
– by Doug West © 2003, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding As parents of three young children, my wife and I are constantly on the lookout for our girls, whether by being physically present or being within ear shot. We are particularly mindful…
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Confusion or Clarity? Youth Culture At the Crossroads
– by Walt Mueller ©2002, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding He survives a plane crash into the sea – and after weathering four years on an uninhabited island, Chuck Noland is rescued and brought back to civilization. Chuck Noland – played…
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