When you are going about your day to day parenting duties do you ever wonder what exactly does it mean to be a parent? This article digs deeper into this ongoing discussion about why we parent, and what our purpose…
What is Echo Springs? Echo Springs Transition Study Center offers a unique program for young people, ages 18 to 24. The down to earth approach models and teaches effective setting of boundaries, realistic life skills, real world job exposure, goal…
What Is Emerge? Emerge integrates student support services, advocacy, mentoring, and coaching into the students’ college experience. It has expertise and specialization in transitional services and advising families who are facing challenges with their young adults’ behavioral, emotional, and learning…
In the 60's, Christian parents were outraged over the "shocking" youth culture. However, parents today may wish for the "good old 60's," because on all levels, kids today are into far worse stuff, thanks mostly to the Internet. Who would…
Parents of teenagers can grow anxious about the path their teen is choosing in life. They might worry about their teen’s future, or even fret over whether or not they’ll have a good relationship with their teen after they leave…
A Look at Parents Reflecting on Their Mistakes If you had the chance to sit down with dozens of veteran parents to ask them what they would have done differently with parenting their teenager if they could turn back time,…
Well-intentioned parents, doing as they have always done to protect their children when they were young, often circle the wagons and marshal control when their teenager makes a mistake in judgment. Others keep their wagons circled all the time, never…
Fearful parents of teenagers today often believe that they’ll avoid trouble by keeping their teenager always in their sight, by fixing their every problem, and by generally keeping them under their control. But parents will gain more in the long…
A teen needs to be involved in the decisions that affect their life rather than be left in a vacuum or void about it. Teens develop by doing, seeing, and experiencing. They crave freedom and they want to show the…
Younger individuals expressing anger by snuffing out the lives of others in public places has become an all too common scene. Whenever such tragic events occur, a lot of parents are left wondering if their child may be the next…
Parents of teenagers need to get out of the way and allow their kids to bend in the winds of life a little more. Through that gentle buffeting they’ll gain strength and wisdom to stand upright and flourish as adults.…
Losing a friend or loved one is always difficult, but it can be much harder for a teenager to deal with the loss of one of their peers because they still at least somewhat believe that they are invincible. After…
What Is Future Men? Future Men for God is a facility dedicated to transforming young men who have childish obsessions and behaviors such as problems with self-control, sloppy clothing, offensive habits/language, disrespectful, anger, slothfulness, foolish friends, and godless music, to…
How To Connect With Your Millenial: Teenage Girls Parents and teens have always argued with each other, since time began. They have argued about school, relationships, privileges, responsibilities, and everything else you can think of. However, teens today have a…
Communicating with teens can be one of the hardest parts of parenting. Teens are going through a lot of changes, and these can cause them to behave in ways they wouldn’t otherwise. No matter how much your teen pulls away…