Peer Influence and Online Gambling
The online sports media platform RG recently ran a piece on gambling addiction in adolescents and young adults. The story caught my eye as we here at CPYU believe that sports gambling is the next big frontier for adolescent addiction.…
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Marketers and Teen Spending
Now that I have grandkids entering their teenage years, I’ve got a front-row seat to see what’s popular among kids, especially when it comes to shopping and spending money. In today’s world, the top categories for teen spending are clothing…
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Episode 220: “Are Teens Gambling Online? You Bet” with Kyle Fulks and Katie Schneider
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:Kyle Fulks – Hope Community ChurchKatie Schneider – Highview Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchCPYU Research FellowsSucker: My year as…
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Pushing Back on Materialism 5
As we finish up our week-long look at nurturing our kids away from materialism, here are some practical guidelines to help you address this issue in your home. Sit together as a family and read through the Sermon on the…
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Teens and Sports Gambling
It’s been a few weeks since the initial arrests involving an FBI investigation into a widespread gambling network which included several people involved with the NBA. This story reminds us of just how prevalent gambling is, including sports gambling, which…
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Episode 97: “From Burnout to Fruitfulness – Productivity for Youth Workers” with Reagan Rose
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.RSS FEED – click here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:Kyle Hoffsmith (website)Old North Church (Kyle’s church)Reagan RoseRedeeming Productivity: Getting More Done for…
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Pushing Back on Teen Online Gambling
Parents, the world is full of distractions for our teens, and some can be more dangerous than they appear. While we teach them values rooted in faith, we must also be aware of the modern cultural challenges they face. One…
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Teaching Teens to Spend Time Wisely
A recent survey conducted in England asked parents to report on how many hours a week their fifteen to seventeen year old boys were playing video games. The survey found that on average, the boys were gaming for almost thirty-four…
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Are Your Kids Prepared to Handle Finances?
A recent survey by Wired Research, asked one thousand parents of kids ages fourteen to eighteen if they thought their children were prepared to manage their finances in adulthood. The survey found that only eight percent of the parents surveyed…
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The Financial Cost of Youth Sports
Late last summer, I checked off a long-standing bucket list item by spending a day at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Experiencing it for myself was awesome, and it was made even better by taking my three…
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Parent Prompt: Fast Fashion
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. In today’s digital world, teenagers are being bombarded by a constant stream of marketing, especially in…
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