Parents and Parties
Earlier this fall, a news story broke about a high school in Massachusetts that had to scramble to delay the start of its in-school opening by two weeks, leading to two more weeks of students learning remotely. The delay was…
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How to Love Your Kids
One of the most disheartening realities regarding beliefs and behaviors in today’s youth culture is the way that the word love has been re-defined in ways that drain it of its power and meaning. As a parent, you need to…
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When Do Kids Feel Loved?
It’s been my experience that research findings often-times confirm what we’ve known to be true through observation, intuition, and just good-old common sense. That’s certainly the case with a new study entitled “When Do Adolescents Feel Loved?” that’s been published…
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Bridging the Parent and Teen Gap
I like to think of culture as the “soup” our children and teens swim and marinate in everyday. To know kids we must regularly lift the lid on the soup pot to see what’s in the mix. Take one look,…
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Parenting and Difficult Times
After he became a grandfather and then a great-grandfather, my dad would oftentimes look at me and say, “I’m so glad that I’m not raising kids in today’s world.” My dad recognized that while he didn’t raise his own kids…
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Parents as Agents of Grace
One of the unforgettable lessons I remember hearing from the late Christian writer, Dr. John White, was in response to a question he was asked about how he had learned to relate to his own wayward son. White simply said…
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Social Media and Parental Identity
As you scan social media, what can you learn about your kids and their needs based on what they are posting online? Because they yearn for attention and acceptance, our kids will try on different social media selves in an…
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The Spiritual Storm of Adolescence
Parents and youth workers should certainly tell the truth and point kids to the truth. But we must also take courage, realizing that when teens question the Christian faith while investigating other faith systems, they may in fact be taking…
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