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New study links phone use and mental health issues in teens
A new study in the journal Child Development shows nighttime usage of a cell phone can increase anxiety and depression in teenagers and reduce self ...
Graduation: Grief and Gratitude
In some ways, her graduation this week is a continuation of everything I’ve been experiencing since I gave birth over 18 years ago. Motherhood feel ...
40 Old-Fashioned Skills that Kids Need to Know TODAY!
Our world has gone digital, but there are so many analog life skills that our kids still NEED! It’s no secret that life has changed in the past 25 ...
Parallel Lives: TCKs, Parents, and the Culture Gap
Expat parents have parallel experiences to their children – in the same places, but qualitatively different. When p ...
Lessons from the longest study on human development
For the past 70 years, scientists in Britain have been studying thousands of children through their lives to find out why some end up happy and hea ...
The Brain Circuits Underlying Motivation: An Interactive Graphic
In the interactive graphic, hover over or click the labels on the brain regions to learn more about how each region affects motivation, and hover o ...
Parent Cue
Parent Cue is a team of family experts and everyday parents working together to help you make every moment count as you launch your kids on their n ...
Dare to be different - Parenting - WORLD
Ten reasons why parents should offer the gift of a smartphone-free childhood
What is Epigenetics? The Answer to the Nature vs. Nurture Debate
Scientific research shows that experiences can affect whether and how genes are expressed. Nature vs. Nurture is no longer a debate—it's nearly alw ...
11 Safe Video Chat Rules You Probably Haven’t Taught Your Kids
You can provide safe video chat for your kids. They can enjoy building close relationships with loved ones and avoid dangerous people and situation ...
Are Short Term Missions Worth It?
Mark Crocker, Executive Director of STMleader.com, shares with us his insights on Short Term Missions, having trained tens of thousands of voluntee ...
Tips on security and longer term engagement for short term mission trips
Two experts respond to these questions on security and longer term engagement we received from a ministry leader in Brazil: I’d like to hear about ...