For a decade or more, I've asked myself (and others with ears to hear) this one vital question: "How well do we know and understand kids?" The answer I keep coming up with is that young people between the ages ...

Some of your students graduated last year and went off to college. Some of these students will be coming home for the holidays and/or winter break. Youth workers differ over the best way to connect with them...

Parents want their kids to be happy, healthy and safe; but what about money management? The average young adult amasses $45,000 in debt by the time he or she turns 29, according to a recent PNC Bank report."Thi...

Woman Responds to Insults with ClassGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat HappenedSeveral days ago, someone secretly took a picture of Balpreet Kaur—a female s...

Some youth workers may overlook the challenges of ministering to youth with disabilities.If you are one of these youth workers, Benjamin Conner would like to challenge your thinking, as he does in his latest bo...

Jack and Jill, sitting in a treeK-I-S-S-I-N-GFirst comes love, then comes marriageThen comes baby in the baby carriage.My childhood friends and I would chant this poem in unison when we mocked our peers who had...

How do children learn to be adults when it comes to project and money management? MyJobChart.com, which was introduced in 20009 and now helps 250,000 families, was designed top do just that. Created by Phoenix ...

Child advocate Michelle Bellon says there are things parents can do to decrease the likelihood of their children being abused while entrusted to churches, schools or other institutions:1) When choosing a progra...

A 13-year-old girl allegedly was raped in a stairwell on the campus of Tulsa's Victory Christian Center, and she's not alone. Three other allegations also are being investigated at the church. See an article he...

Introduction: If you could choose to be famous for something, what would it be? Have you ever met someone who is famous? Who? How did people react when they saw him or her?Study1. Concentrate while reading John...