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"Netflix and chill," "broccoli," and LGBTTQQIAAP+. If you don't know what these words and phrases really mean to your teen, you are not alone. The verbal terrain of today's youth can be difficult to navigate, and sometimes requires a guide--a culture translator to help parents of teens decipher the codes and unlock the doors to an ongoing conversation about faith and life. David Eaton and Jeremiah Callihan provide just that in Engaging Your Teen's World, teaching you how to maintain open communication about everything from relationships to technology and media in order to help teens grow in their faith and successfully deal with difficult issues. Eaton and Callihan bring a wealth of frontline experience, sharing a big-picture view of your teen's world and how to interact with it, followed by more specific information on · what your teen is thinking, doing, and watching · conversations about sex, gender, porn, sexting, and drugs · being a missionary to your teen · and much more Despite the many challenges facing teens and their parents, this frank, insightful, and practical book offers a hopeful view toward the long-term goals of your relationship with your teen and for their relationship with the Lord.
Brian Housman helps parents become a greater influence in their teen's world, revealing which values motivate teens and offering practical ideas on how families can engage the world through service and love.
Based on proven theory and real-life experience, this guidebook provides a one-stop resource for educators, librarians, and storytellers looking to introduce storytelling programs for young adults. Storytelling is often associated with storytime and library services to young children, but effective storytelling speaks to all ages—including teens. Engaging Teens with Story: How to Inspire and Educate Youth with Storytelling offers an in-depth look at storytelling for young adults that explains the benefits of storytelling with this audience, what current practices are, and storytelling opportunities to explore with youth. It provides a unique source of expert guidance that youth services librarians, professional storytellers, and middle and high school teachers will appreciate. Readers will learn how to find stories for teens, apply proven techniques for successful telling of tales to teens, use traditional literature as a basis for creative writing, and establish a teen storytelling club or troupe. The guide also covers how teens can create their own stories with digital media; the connections between traditional folk and fairy tales and today's film, television, books, and online media; and how storytelling can be successfully used with at-risk youth.
As pastors, the authors understand the turmoil church leaders are dealing with today. They know that pastors keep searching for the next new program or formula that will bring these spiritually hungry people back to their churches. In the midst of today's cultural upheaval and changes in the worldview, they present a whole new opportunity to do church differently. LifeShapes for Leadership is designed to transform the church through biblical principles presented in the form of eight simple and memorable shapes. These shapes form a discipleship approach that helps churches gain a greater understanding of what God intends to do in their church and world.
Guest Pass: Access To Your Teen's World gives you a back-stage entry to "tour" your teen's world. It is co-written by a mother/psychologist and daughter/high school junior who discuss topics relevant to today's teenage culture from multiple perspectives. This book explores parent-teen issues related to the use of social network media, body art, emotional distress, substance use, and more. Although the specifics of parents, adolescents, and their relationships are unique, there are common challenges that arise during this developmental stage. Guest Pass: Access to Your Teen's World provides theoretical analysis and clinical research to facilitate your understanding of your teenagers. Each chapter also includes exercises for self-assessment, questions to explore with your adolescents, and practical suggestions on how to apply what you have learned. By increasing your knowledge, you will be better equipped to build healthier relationships with your teens.
There is a battle raging. It's not in the Middle East. And terrorists are not the threat. But millions of souls are at rish. There is but one hope, and if we fail - the youth of our nation could be lost...forever. Now is the time to read the Battle Cry for a Generation. In North America today, there is the largest number of teens since the baby boomer generation. These teens hold the future - yours our ours - in their hands. Battle Cry for a Generation tells us why and how to reclaim our youth for Christ.More Information at : http://www.battlecry.com/
Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism is a light-hearted and informative handbook introducing an ancient spiritual practice to today's young adults and beginning seekers. Modern shaman and author S. Kelley Harrell, gives insight into growing from an intuitive youth into a mature facilitator of healing for others, covering the history and roles of the shaman, and their relevance in our shifting times. Complete with instructions on ecstatic journeying, this guide also presents how to incorporate shamanic insights into daily life, and how to talk with others about the modern shamanic path.
