There’s just no respect.
A friend of mine was sharing with me not too long ago. He was talking about his teen son who wasn’t treating him very well. Then he proceeded to tell me about some of the things he was doing. Feeling [...]
Tattoos are in—I want one.
I don’t know how you feel about tattoos, but I don’t like them. Other people can have them, that’s fine. But for me, I just couldn’t mark up my skin with something I’ll probably get sick of in just a [...]
Why are you hanging out with adults?
That’s a frequent question my daughter gets when her friends discover how much time she’s spending with adults. Why does she do it? First, she seems to enjoy the attention these ladies give her. Secondly, a few of these gals are [...]
Don’t forget, your family wants to see you, too.
Our kids’ high school days are FULL of activities. Athletics, clubs, student council, music, and the list can go on and on. At church, there’s youth group, small group, worship team, babysitting, and more. It’s easy to lose those intimate moments [...]
Mark Twain on raising teens
Mark Twain said, when a child becomes a teenager, you should “put him in a barrel and feed him through” a hole in the lid. When they turn sixteen, Twain said, “Plug the hole!” If you have challenging teenagers, you [...]
Do your kids doubt?
We continue looking at why young people fifteen and older leave the church, according to Barna research.1 The latest reason is young people don’t feel safe questioning their faith. Young people have said that the church "feels unfriendly to doubters." [...]
My teen won’t read their Bible
I'll be honest, I'm not a reader. While I do read more now as an adult, I hated to read when I was a teen. But if there was something I was really interested in, that changed everything. I'd consume [...]
Are we forgetting about our teens?
It can be easy to do. Our teens act like they’re self-sustaining. They don’t say much when they’re home, but did you ever think they’re saying things like fifteen-year-old Elizabeth? “My parents sometimes give some extra time to my younger [...]
Drugs are tearing our family apart
The opioid crisis is out of control. More than 72-thousand people died from drug overdoses in 2017. Even young people. If you have a drug addict teen or young adult in your house my heart goes out to you. You’re [...]