“I Love You 12”
– by Walt Mueller ©2001, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I never thought this day would arrive. Back in December of 1983, the fall of 2001 was light years away. But in hindsight, it went as quickly as an overnight. It’s…
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Teens and Fantasy Sports
– by Chris Wagner ©2005, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Sports fans are everywhere. Pro sports have become a staple of the American pop culture. Now that TV broadcasts games across the globe nearly 24 hours a day, fans…
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I Love You Just The Way You Are
– By Walt Mueller ©2003, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I experienced pains of “anticipatory agony” the night before my seventh grade gym class assembled on the cinder quarter-mile track for the annual mile run for time. I remember praying…
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Brokenness … Deep and Wide
– By Walt Mueller ©2006, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding When my daughter, Caitlin, was in first grade, I took her to see the elementary school I attended when I was her age. Closed for years, my peek through…
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Be-“tween”!
– By Doug West ©2003, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Marketers created adolescence as a bridge between childhood and adulthood. Now a new market segment has been created between children and teens. These post-child, pre-teen youth are being affectionately labeled as “tweens.”…
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Life at the Party
– By Walt Mueller ©2006, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding It’s been 20 years since The Beastie Boys burst onto the music scene to boldly trumpet their message to youth worldwide that “you’ve got to fight for your right to…
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Making the Young Old Before their Time
– by Paul Robertson ©2001, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Being a school guidance counselor can be quite an adventure these days. In the span of a few weeks, a guidance counselor friend of mine dealt with the following issues…
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Teens, Fitting Rooms and Social Media
On a blog post on his website, Dave Rozman talks about attending a CPYU seminar and shares some of his thoughts about teens fabricating their online identities. Read his post here.
The Age of Sideline Rage
– by Walt Mueller©2001, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding I’ll call them Mr. and Mrs. Sideline Parent. I was standing near them while watching a youth soccer game. Mr. Sideline Parent was making it hard for me to focus on the game.…
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Hazing: Not Just For College Anymore
– By Chris Wagner©2009, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Hazing isn’t a new trend, but rather one that needs to be addressed on a regular basis. A 2008 report titled “Hazing in View: College Students at Risk” describes the initial…
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Why Students Abandon Their Faith: Lessons From William Wilberforce
– By Derek Melleby©2008, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding College transition is a hot topic in youth ministry circles. More and more parents and churches are recognizing that students are not prepared for the challenges that college brings. Anecdotal evidence is…
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See The Signs
– by Walt Mueller©2005, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Even though it’s been two years since I saw it happen, its impact on me is still strong. I was sitting in the stands at a Good Charlotte concert with a raucous…
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