“No one is immune to the disease of addiction,” warns Katherine Ketcham, the coauthor of thirteen books, including Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs – How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It and the bestselling classic Under the In...
Sometimes, the harsh truth is that your children made bad choices even though you did your very best to teach them morals and gave until it hurt. It is critical to your own mental and physical health to step away until they acknowledge the pain they have inflicted and sincerely apologize. ...
You can name it as child vs child dangerous sexual activities. You may have heard the news story in whichteens pimping out teens on social media. We mostly always think about the predators online used to targeting kids over the years as a team. But at the same time, we sometimes forget ...
Then a village-wide ceremony and celebration takes place, presenting the adolescent girls to the community. Rites have significance beyond just honoring or acknowledging the change in the girl's life. Some cultures use this as a chance to teach ethics and sexual morality to girls, or to choose...
A recent viral video of a group of pre-teen kids bullying and berating an elderly bus monitor showed us just how pervasive it is in society for children and teens to be rude and disrespectful to adults. Sadly, this kind of behavior from kids is everywhere, and it only seems to...
Lord, I pray that we will be more considerate and not hesitate so much about helping others but will love and reach out to each other more freely. Help us consider it an honor and privilege to be able to help someone, no matter what their circumstances may be. Teach us to love more ...
Break down the "Hail Mary" prayer into short phrases that the kindergartners can focus on learning gradually. Sometimes a large amount of text can be overwhelming. The teacher could highlight the phrase, "... pray for us sinners ..." and explain to the children why we pray to Mary. ...
USE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY TO TALK TO PRETEENS AND TEENS As Catholics, says Rose, we have a unique and beautiful resource that allows us to teach our children about human dignity — St. John Paul II’s theology of the body, in which he places an emphasis on sexuality as a gift and ex...
A“Thank you for cleaning up your room by the end of the weekend”note placed in the right place on a Thursday, for instance, also provides teens with plenty of time and independence to decide when exactly they would like to get the job done. ...
Stoick: We move to the lower defenses. We'll counter-attack with the catapults. [A dragon swoops down and sets another house on fire.] Hiccup (v.o.): See? Old village, lots and lots of new houses. Viking: FIRE! Astrid: Alright, let's go! [The Viking teens are seen carry...