Parental Resources

Youth leaders and parents of teens realize that pornography, sex and drugs are no longer reserved for the “bad crowd. These behaviors are now seen as normal in youth culture. Our youth are faced with compromising decisions on a daily basis and it’s important to identify risk factors and address »

At times, I’m certain, I over parent. Maybe it’s from what I see in the news or from working with teenage boys, but it is easy to become worried, jaded, and consumed with all the possibilities of what could happen. Like others, I just want my children to be safe, »

What is a dad? As the father of two growing children, I often feel like I am stumbling through parenting, not sure on how to handle the situations that come up or even respond in the right way. Certainly I am not alone. Dads struggle to parent in this current »

The wonder and innocence of childhood is a fragile and fleeting thing. The turns and tangles of the world beyond their parent's arms can be harsh and complex. The cultural pressure on children to abandon their innocence, grow up fast is enormous--and wrought with countless trials and tears. Self-esteem is the consequence of how we cope, what we believe, how we were raised and, most importantly, how we live.

DADDING DAILY BEFORE YOUR SON BECOMES A MAN – 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR DADS TO GUIDE THEIR SONS TO A BRIGHT FUTURE Guest Post By Drew Read, COO Paul Anderson Youth Home Phrases like “should have, “would have, “could have… are heard frequently among parents. Retrospectively, there are always things »

Tips on teaching your children to not only show kindness and caring, but to value it.

It is a season of thanks, when we gather together as families, big and small, blended and together, and acknowledge the blessings that relationships bring and truly how wonderful life is. What a gift it is to have loved ones. To sit around a table or on a couch, in »

I can remember when I called a fellow mother to tell her the exciting news that my daughter Mara had called me mom for the first time.  I had to laugh at her reply:  “You’ll grow to hate that word. Apparently, so have some of the children.  The Wall Street »

What is your place of influence?   We often live our lives as if no one else notices us.   The attitude of “what I do is my business, and it hurts no one but me simply isn’t true.   No matter who we are, our lives always touch someone else’s.    “No man »

Listen to the news, a conversation at work, or even around the ball field and it isn’t uncommon to hear the statement; “The problem is… Fill in the blank with any kind of issue from workplace to home to youth today to marriage to really just about anything. Problems, problems, »

It’s summer! We all have memories of childhood being a time when we were out of school and the summer was full of adventure. It wasn’t complicated, life was simply…simple. When we were kids, we were free to explore our imagination and create our own make believe world. Life seemed »

Every year technology seems to embed itself deeper into our homes and lives. Many electronic gadgets we never even dreamed about have now become essential devices we use every day. While the benefits of technology are readily seen and experienced by people everywhere, the dangers of new technological devices are »