What Teens Are Searching For On The Internet

Select this link to view an article summarizing what kids and teens are searching for on the internet. I was surprised by some of the findings (and not in a good way).

Youth Culture Podcast

Listen to a podcast, with guest Walt Mueller (an expert in youth culture), about how culture has changed, and also about its effect on kids. Grab a notepad because Walt shares some practical ideas for handling today's youth culture, as well.
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Gospel Powered Parenting

Parents who claim the gospel as their own have an enormous effect on their marriage, their integrity, and their love for their children. Keeping the gospel at the forefront of every aspect of marriage helps parents fear God, sensitizes them to sin, motivates them to enter their children's world, and causes them to preach the beauty of the gospel to their children through their marriage.
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New Research on Faith and Parenting

Click the below link to read an interesting article by Ed Stetzer.
Faith and Parenting

Cell Phones- Powerful Devices

Cell phones are quickly becoming one of the biggest ways kids are exposed to inappropriate things like nudity sent in text messages and pornography on the web. I know that not everyone has an iphone, smart phone, or web browsing cell phone, but most will soon. So, check these out and strongly consider what's being offered.
A Guide to Parental Controls as the Number of Dirty Downloads Increases (referring to cell phone web browsing/downloads) – VERY GOOD ARTICLE!
http://www.thesource4ym.com/youthculturewindow/article.asp?id=98
For those that have iphones – here’s another filtering system:

www.safeeyes.com/iphone