What Can We Learn from Support Teen Lit Day?
Regardless of whether you think The Hunger Games is abysmal or a triumph, there’s one thing that can’t be denied: teenagers are reading that series.
Archive October 14, 2010
DJing and the Art of Pastoral Care A Different Spin on the Role of the Pastor, Part 2
What do the Hip Hop DJ and the youth pastor have in common? In Part 2 of this series, Kimberly offers insights from DJs to improve your teaching.
How Teens Communicate
If you’ve been around teenagers for about five minutes, you know that some of the rules of engagement have changed in their social world, while others have stayed the same.
I’ll Share Mine if You Share Yours
Last week the NY Times shared another “aha” moment for parents of teenagers
Social Media as Portal or Pitfall?
Is social media ruining our kids?
Don’t Talk Back
Good news for frustrated parents everywhere.
Let’s End the Really Bad Power Point
OK, I have a confession: I really like Power Point (and other similar slide-type programs like Keynote).
Parenting Digital Kids
The Center for Parent-Youth Understanding is one of our favorite resources to recommend to parents when it comes to learning about youth culture trends and research.
Is Reality TV a Catalyst for Mean Girls?
Today’s our middle child’s ninth birthday, so in honor of Krista, I decided to blog a bit about girls, especially given some new research released by the Girl Scout Research Institute about the influence of Reality TV on preteen and teenage girls.
The Science of Storytelling and Listening
It turns out that learning more about the science of listening can actually change the way you and I teach kids in our ministries.