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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The Greatest Inheritance
As a father and now grandfather, I often think about the wise words of instruction found in Proverbs twenty-two, six. “Train up a child in the way he should go; and even when he is old he will no depart…
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When Do I Get My Kid a Smartphone?
A couple of years I heard some very challenging words from the parents of a ten-year-old girl. They were part of a roomful of parents attending a seminar where I was speaking about kids, technology, and social media. At the…
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An Encouraging Word for Parents
Today, I want to take a minute to offer some encouragement to parents who are enduring difficult times with their kids. If you’re currently struggling as a parent, you are not alone. All of us are broken people raising broken…
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Sowing Seeds in a Child’s Life
One of the best guides for how to pray for our kids is the parable of the sower, which can be found in Mark four. As Jesus is teaching about the power of Gospel to transform lives, he uses this…
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Parents and Youth Sports
If you’ve got kids who play youth sports, and that’s true for the majority of parents these days, I want to share with you some words from Linda Flanagan in her excellent book, “Take Back the Game: How Money and…
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Spiritual Nurture: Make Life Hard For Your Kids
In today’s world, parental intervention and running interference for our kids has become standard practice… But are these practices that make for good parenting?” Download the free Spiritual Nurture handout here.
Is Life Getting Harder?
When you were growing up, how many times did you hear your parents begin a sentence with these words: “When I was your age. . .” What usually followed was some kind of revelation comparing the relative ease of teenage…
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