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What Works: Why Teens Choose Purity (2010)

  WHAT WORKS: WHY TEENS CHOOSE PURITY Dr. Crouse expands on the survey [www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_030.pdf], presenting convincing evidence of the influence of the faith community and the transmission of religious and moral beliefs within families on...

Why Not Your Best? by Hal Urban

NOTE: While this article is aimed more at classroom teachers, parents can also find helpful thoughts and ideas in this article by Hal Urban.   WHY NOT YOUR BEST? Creating a Culture of Excellence in the Classroom by Hal Urban When I was a high school history and...

Give Kids Respect, Not Contraceptives (2008)

by Susan Wills, Esq. & Theresa Notare The sexual drive is a natural impulse in adults and adolescents. At the same time, cultures throughout history have recognized that sexual activity often results in the procreation of children who will require from their...

Young People & Happiness: MTV Study (8/07)

MTV AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RELEASE LANDMARK STUDY OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND HAPPINESS  In-Depth Research Reveals How Sex, Money, Race, Faith, Family and Technology Affect the Current and Future Happiness of America's Youth New York, NY – August 20, 2007...

Raising Children of Character: 10 Principles

by Tom Lickona, PhD "Raising a civilized child takes 20 years of constant teaching and another 10 of review." — Judith Martin (Miss Manners) Parenting is arguably the hardest job there is and the one for which we get no training. Here are ten...

Developing Capable People

Guidelines From the book Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World by H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen 7 Strategies for Developing Capable People 1. Recognize that the rate and intensity with which knowledge, technology, and lifestyle are changing have...

Porn Common Among Child Molesters

About 40% of pornography users are molesters, a recent study released by the New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center found. The report was based on interviews with police investigators. “We have never found one case of child sexual abuse where the...

Parents: Make Teens Strong

When faced with tough choices, will your child be self-confident? Teach your tweens & teens the “5 Knows and the 5 Nos”: 5 Knows 1. Know yourself. Think about who you are, who you want to become and what you believe in. Know your...