A funny thought hit me while sitting in the passenger seat of Lance’s first car—I should pay him back for all the crazy things he’s done to my vehicles since the day he was born!…
teen life
The Top Ten Dating Mistakes Parents Make (Part 2)
This is part two in a series of articles that flow from years of dealing with situations that arose out of well-meaning but short-sighted parental decisions…
The Top Ten Dating Mistakes Parents Make (Part 1)
Let’s consider the ways that parents often allow their children’s relationships to go too far, too fast, too soon…
Mutations, Confusions, and Transitions Part Four
Have you noticed that one day your teen can be on top of the world and the next day seem depressed and withdrawn? If so, read on…
Mutations, Confusion, and Transitions Part Three
The teenage years are the best years to increase spiritual development and to get God’s Word into a newly forming brain!…
Mutations, Confusion, and Transitions Part Two
Teens grow fast, that’s a given. But have you considered the physical energy that is consumed to produce that change? Have you considered the emotional impact of such physical drain?…
Mutations, Confusion, and Transitions Part One
Do you remember what it was like to be a teenager? Most adults that I talk to would rather lose a limb than have to go through that phase of life again…
Dealing with Dating Part 2
In the midst of a culture that is awakening sexual desires at younger and younger ages, how do we as Christian parents find the right biblical balance on this issue?…
Dealing with Dating Part 1
Have you noticed that our culture is trying to awaken and enlarge the desires of our young people at younger and younger ages?…
Understanding Hidden Dangers Part 4
These dangers or warning signs are harder to see because they are passive in nature. In other words, they do not involve what the young person is doing as much as what he is not doing…