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Far from being the source of comedy as it is often portrayed in film or books, bullying is a serious public health problem with the potential to shape the life of a child for good or for ill. No young person should have to endure being bullied. Nor s...

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Children and Video Games
What's the Problem?

By Alexa Smith

'Have you watched your child playing video games lately? Fact is, most parents don't have the time to do that. They think, "Well, my child is in the house. At least I know where he is."While not all video games are violent, today's sophisticated game...

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Christian parenting in tough financial times can be an opportunity to evaluate ■priorities with your teen.

Helping Your Family through Financial Stress

By Faye Burdick

Guilt. Sadness. Regret. Blame. Transitioning to a lower income is stressful for individuals and families. For middle and upper-class families, the security and comfort that was once there has now disappeared. This study for parents of teens explore t...

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How do you convince your child that while your love for your spouse may have ■died, your love for your child never will? What is the Christian response to ■parenting after a divorce? How can our Christian values guide us in our effort to ■redefine family?

Parenting during Divorce

By Sue Washburn

While there is no way to make a divorce easy on a child, there are good and bad ways of handling the situation. In this study, we'll explore some of the more challenging aspects of severing a marriage when children are involved.Legally divorcing a sp...

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How can a Christian parent help a teen with negative body image? What's the ■difference between what marketing aimed at teens and the what Bible says about ■the value of outward appearance?

Promoting Positive Body Image

By Sue Washburn

From movie stars being criticized for not being dramatically underweight, to male models becoming shirtless "collectibles" on bags from teen clothing stores, our teens are inundated daily with messages that tie their self-worth to a certain standard ...

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The Bible presents many cases of multi-generational family living arrangements ■that benefited each generation in different ways. But in our contemporary world, ■Christian families face many challenges when sandwiched between their parents ■and their children.

The Sandwich Generation

By Faye Burdick

The month of July is "Sandwich Generation Month," but not everyone in the middle feels like celebrating.The Pew Research Center reports that one of eight Americans ages forty to sixty is raising a child while caring for a parent. Over seven million a...

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Smartphones can be misused by teens for sexting, cheating, and to escape from ■reality. Parents must teach their teens responsible phone use, especially regarding ■Christian values.

Smartphone Etiquette

By Sue Washburn

A phone can enhance communication and relationships. Biblically, we are called to be in relationship with both God and our neighbors. In Genesis, God creates males and females because it is not good to be alone. We understand the Trinity as a \most h...

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As Christians, we can look to the Bible's Ten Commandments for basic rules on ■how to conduct ourselves. But for tweens and teenagers, manners and etiquette ■are far too often ignored; knowing the rules of basic, polite interaction with others ■is vital to strong relationships.

What Manners Are You Teaching Your Kids?

By Sue Washburn

For many teens, the concept of manners or etiquette may seem horribly formal and outdated. But in fact, basic guidelines for social interaction represent more than just another set of rules teens must follow; they are tools that teens can use to form...

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What should my child or teen wear to church? It can be difficult to figure out ■what's appropriate to wear to church. This study for parents of teens will help.

You're Wearing That to Church?!

By Sue Washburn

Teens, clothes, and church intersect at two highly charged emotional flashpoints--teen independence and appropriate worship. The parents, teen, and worshiping community have thoughts and feelings that run deep regarding appropriate ways to dress. The...

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