Most of us have heard it quoted that the average length of a youth minister’s stay at any one church is a year and a half. Even though this little stat has been a staple food among church chatters for a long time it should be put to rest. A research group has went on […]
The following tips may sound elementary but often I encounter parents violating several basic parenting rules. Sense we all need help with some area of parenting, I thought I would share the most common and essential Do’s and Don’ts of parenting. 1. Never ridicule a child in front of others. Deal with discipline in private […]
Mark Gregston offers some quick insights into students and a trend in lying. The latest “Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth” (by the Josephson Institute of Ethics) shows that teens are lying more often, and more easily, than ever. Dishonesty may seem like a minor issue in comparison to other adolescent problems like […]
Discipline and Consequences Discipline is when we as parents apply punishment in order to gain control of situation, influence behavior, shape someones future actions or enforce obedience to a system of rules. Consequences are outcomes that can be either negative or positive resulting from a person’s action. An average person, by nature will naturally strive […]
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Isaiah 1:17 gives us a clear mandate: Seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case for the widow. Isaiah is pleading with a nation and generation who was blind to the plight and suffering of their fellow human beings. Not that our cause is to be social antidote to […]
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At a recent Parent Conference, a single mom of a 9th grade girl pulled me aside to talk during the break. She wanted to know how she might identify the symptoms of teenage eating disorders. Not being a psychiatrist, Nutritional expert or medical doctor, I gave her a few quick insights and told her I […]
Table 1: Key Features of the Three Stages of Adolescent DevelopmentAspect ofDevelopment Early AdolescenceAges 10-13 Middle AdolescenceAges 14-16 Late AdolescenceAges 17-19Physical • Significant physical/ sexual maturation• Intense concern with body image • Continuing physical/ sexual changes• Less concern with body image • Physical/ sexual changes complete• Greater acceptance of physical appearanceCognitive • Concrete thinking • […]
Active ListeningMost parents are not ignorant of the concept and technique known as active listening. The problem arises when you overuse it or dismiss it in frustration. As an important skill for every parent and should be mastered. When you listen actively, you are sending your child the message that they are important enough to […]
