Episode 199: “Adolescence” a Roundtable Discussion about the Netflix Series
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Adolescence on NetflixCPYU Research FellowsThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an…
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Neurological Science and Screen Time
Advances in neurological science point to the amazing complexity of our God-made brains, and inform us about how best we can parent our kids in ways that lead to their healthy growth and development. Recently, the American Psychological Association released…
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Digital Body Checking
One of the latest social media trends on Tik Tok, Instagram and other platforms is the posting of photos by young women showing their abs and protruding hip bones. These posts are often times accompanied with the hashtag body checking,…
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When Do Our Kids Feel Loved
It’s been my experience that research findings often confirm what we’ve known to be true through observation, intuition, and common sense. That’s certainly the case with a new study entitled “When Do Adolescents Feel Loved?” that’s been published in the…
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The Risks of Embracing God’s Sex and Gender Standards
Since this is Pride month, I’d like to spend this week sharing some words of wisdom from HarvestUSA’s John Freeman, on how to remain faithful when others embrace lgbtq+ theology. John tells us to expect misunderstanding and persecution. Our culture’s…
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Helping Kids with Body Image
In today’s appearance-oriented world, chances are good that your kids won’t get the right body-image perspective anywhere but from you. Of course, gaining the right perspective begins by showering your kids with love and acceptance that isn’t conditional on what…
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Tempering Appearance Pressure
Our children need parents who will openly explain and discuss what is happening to their bodies. Most of these changes occur during the middle school years, when group acceptance is of the utmost importance and when peers – because of…
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Bullying and Youth Group
With bullying being an issue for so many kids in today’s world, we need to be sure that our churches are building a youth ministry setting that’s safe. As a step towards making this a reality, counselor Julie Lowe offers…
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Performative Disapproving
One of the best ways to track cultural changes is to look at the new words that make their way into the dictionary each and every year. Back in January, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary added a two-word phrase that is worth…
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