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From a very early age, we are all taught to want and to spend, the two elements of the consumerism equation. Even very young children are enticed by a barrage of advertising whose main purpose is to encourage desire, to make them want something that ...

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A faith-based look at food choices: organic, vegetarian, kosher, vegan, North ■American, and more global models for eating and faithful living are explored in this ■study for Christian youth.

How to Eat Responsibly

By Sue Washburn

French fries or locusts? Organic pork or Mountain Dew? Kosher beef or tofu? What teens do and don't eat makes a big difference depending on choices about taste, faith, the environment, and who is eating with them. But how should they decide among all...

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Is Lying Ever Okay?

By Kate Ott

Most of us lie at some point in our lives. Is lying always wrong? What does the Bible say? What does the church say?This one session youth study looks at things we should consider when we think about lying to friends or teachers. It also provides par...

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As Christian parents we don't want to think that teenagers are cheating in school, ■but they are. This study helps parents recognize the signs that their children might ■be cheating and provides tools for talking with their teen about cheating.

Is Your Kid a Cheat?

By Martha Bettis-Gee

Has your teen been caught cheating at school or do you suspect this may be happening? What's changed for our youth since we parents were in school? How have methods changed for cheating and for catching cheating in school? What should Christian paren...

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A little white lie never hurt anyone, but thirty might! This study provides parenting ■advice for teaching parents how to be truthful and gives tools to parents for ■raising truthful teenagers.

Lies, Alibis, and Fibs

By Martha Bettis-Gee

Is lying always wrong? Does your child lie? Do you? This study looks at things we all should consider when we consider lying to others.One study reported that 81.2 percent of high school students have lied to a parent in the last year about something...

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Teens and technology: What's the fascination? And how do I help my child learn ■responsibility in using these wonderful and frightening technological tools?

Parenting in a Text Messaging World

By Leslie Scanlon

Today's teens are bombarded with technological gadgets that were not around when their parents were teens. How does one parent in unknown territory?Some adults prefer to not use social networking sites or text message on cell phones. But for many tee...

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Drawing on the Bible verse, Genesis 1:25, this study examines the personal value ■of pets and the financial costs of pets.

Pets
Our Best Friends

By Megan Pillow Davis

We love our pets! Many young people have grown up with pets around their home. Relating to other animals is part of recognizing the vastness of God's creation and pets often provide comfort and receive our love.High school is a good time to think abo...

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Pop Quiz
Will You Cheat?

By Marti Reed Hazelrigg

Young people today are under immense pressure to get good grades and have the best possible test scores. For some young people the academic pressure comes from trying to get into the college of their choice; for some the pressure comes from peers or ...

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School Violence
What Can I Do about It?

By Martha Bettis-Gee

Columbine . . . Pearl . . . Paducah . . . Virginia Tech. These names have the power to evoke chilling images of adolescent killers roaming school hallways while terrified teenagers frantically seek cover. Yet our fears of school shootings actually ar...

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Step Away from the Computer
Using Technology Wisely

By Megan Pillow Davis

There is no doubt our lives have radically been changed by technology. Yet, with new gadgets and communicative tools being created daily, we seldom stop to consider how to use them for the greatest good.This one- session study invites youth to consid...

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Christian youth considering military service and other forms of service such as the ■Peace Corps and AmeriCorp.

Thinking about Military Service

By Megan Pillow Davis

How should the church feel about young Christians in military service? Should youth group leaders help shape teens' views on serving in the United States military? What do our youth really think about military recruitment, and do they have an underst...

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A Christian youth study for both boys and girls that compares perceptions of body ■image in the media and the Bible. Activities encourage youth groups to embrace ■the Biblical model of inner beauty.

Wonderfully Made
Building Body Image in Youth

By Sue Washburn

Image is everything: the key to love, happiness, and contentment . . . or is it?Modern media and marketing certainly would like us to think so, but when we look at the Bible, we get a radically different story. The Bible's story isn't flashed on TV s...

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