Parenting Teens - Christian Family Resources

As a mother of two sons in college, it's more than disturbing to hear college faculty announce that they cannot give me any information about my sons without my sons' permission. The truth is, there are circumstances under which a school can release information - even without student consent.

“It’s difficult to really be abstinent until marriage because it’s a lot of different things pulling at you when you’re a teenager.” No, that’s not Jamie Lynn Spears talking...

Kids that cut themselves come from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, and from every type of family you can think of. What was once confined to mental hospitals has for teens become a new way of coping and has entered the mainstream of discussion among our teens.

God promises glory on the other side of this struggle if we will commit our way (and our teenager) to Him.

Why would a modest homeschool girl want to be in a pageant? Read her story of transformation from a painfully shy wallflower to a confident contestant.

Boundaries are simply limits set around behavior to try to change the direction a child is going. They define what you will and won’t accept, and should come from what you believe is right for your teen at this stage in his life and for your family.

As your child grows into a teen, it's important to change how you enforce the rules. Otherwise, your child will be unprepared to cope with a culture that is constantly changing.

Wrapped up in all of the hub-bub of the holidays, yet trying to keep things simple, I've discovered one hitch that serves as a hang-up for many of us: Too much tradition.

Are the answers given at your house gentle, truthful, humble, and delivered with kindness, understanding and wisdom? Or is your behavior exasperating your teen?

Parents dealing with a troubled teen can feel a similar sense of grief and loss as if the teen had actually died. This puts a great amount of pressure on the marriage and all too often leads to divorce.

Teens often look at spirituality differently than their parents, and unfortunately, their poorly defined spirituality makes them vulnerable to things like witchcraft and the occult.

Handing over some control is essential to fostering maturity in your teen.

Grace, given at just the right moment, has the power to change the direction of any struggle, and may ultimately bring it to an end.

Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Albert Mohler recently interviewed author and columnist Diana West about her new book “The Death of the Grown-Up: How America’s Arrested Development is Bringing Down Western Civilization.”

Dangerous teenage stunts may be seen on YouTube and other Web sites eager to “cash in” on the fun: kids stapling their mouths shut, jumping off cliffs, drilling screws through their arms and setting themselves on fire. What’s going on here?

Modesty. It's the latest form of rebellion—and as the father of three daughters, I can tell you I welcome this kind of rebellion.

Last year, eight teens traveled to Vietnam to witness firsthand the persecution of Christians in the Asian nation. Their adventure was captured on film and is available now on DVD from The Voice of the Martyrs.

The big question many parents have is: Should their kids be reading novels about wizards and witches and magic?

The Harry Potter books and movies have divided Christians into two camps: those who see author J.K. Rowling’s work as dangerous, and those who place the stories in the fantasy camp along with Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.