Tagged with "Teens"
Modesty: It's for Boys, Too
LDS girls are constantly reminded to be careful of their hemlines and sleeve lengths. But are we doing enough to teach our boys about modesty? Recently, my 13-year-old son began lifting weights after school. As a result, he has developed large, well-defined biceps. Anxious to show off his new...
Dave Says: A Model Opportunity?
If your children start earning money while still in their teens, don't forget to teach them the three basics of money: saving, spending and giving. Read more about teaching kids about money here.
Teaching Kids Money Sense
In today’s economic conditions, it is more important now than ever to teach kids about money and financial responsibility. Yet many parents are unsure how to raise their kids with an appreciation for financial values. “Don’t use real money. Use that magic piece of plastic.” Those...
Tips for living: Fantastic friendships better for teens than romance
Teens and occasionally their parents seem to think something is wrong if the adolescents aren’t in a romantic relationship. In her book, “UnSteady Dating: Resisting the Rush to Romance” (Cedar Fort, $12.99) JeaNette G. Smith dispels the notion that teens and romantic relationships are...
Do Your Children Act Entitled?
Do your children seem to be demanding things you never had at their age? Are you frustrated with your kids and their lack of respect toward you and others? If so, you're not alone. There has been a shift in culture and expectations among young people today. “What’s in it for me?” is now the...
Music Video: Mission Man
MR says: The LDS teen who made the video was the winner of this year’s EFY International Video Contest. In the spirit of the new missionary age announcement, “Mission Man (Gotta Teach ‘Em All!) is a video put together by the young men of the West Hills Ward in Knoxville, TN. It’s a parody of the...
ESPN: LDS high school quarterback helps bullied special needs student
MR says: One of the most prominent sportswriters in the country, ESPN's Rick Reilly, usually doesn't write stories like this because they turn out to be half true. But this one's the real deal. In the scrub-brush desert town of Queen Creek, Ariz., high school bullies were throwing trash at sophomore Chy...
Church-going teens go further with school
MR says: According to the study, Jewish and Mormon youths have the highest odds of graduating high school and college enrollment. For many American teens, the road to college goes through the chapel. Sociologists from Brigham Young University and Rice University found religiously-affiliated youth are 40...
Relationship tips for teens from the Book of Mormon
MR says: Using a Book of Mormon example as a guide, teens can protect themselves from unhealthy, manipulative relationships. As a Sunday School teacher to my oldest teen daughter, sometimes I stand a little braver teaching gospel messages laced with ulterior motherly motives. For us, Book of Mormon stories...
20 Tips to Help Teens Through the "Awkward Stage"
Ah, adolescence. Aggravating acne. Lanky limbs. Varying voices. Plump perms. (Those yelps you hear are our mothers: “Perms were in, we tell you. In!”) Fast-forward to 2012, and our tweens and teens are facing the same issues and insecurities we did—albeit with much better hair. As your kids...
What Do Teenagers and the 1940 Census Have in Common?
That's easy: A promise and the Spirit. The World is hard peeps, and our teens are bombarded with hard things daily. I'm holding Elder Bednar to his promise where he stated: ". . . And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate...
Teen pleads guilty to setting fire to LDS church, sentenced
One of two teens accused of burglarizing and then setting fire to an LDS church in Santaquin has pleaded guilty. A 16-year-old boy entered a plea of guilty to arson in 4th District Juvenile Court late last week and was sentenced to a juvenile work camp, authorities...
Raising teens: There's no instruction manual, but there are some guarantees
For whatever reason, children are the experts when it comes to asking, “Why?” It starts around age 2 with genuine inquisitions about how the world works, then peaks in the teenage years with genuine challenges of your authority. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not implying that parents don’t...
BYU study finds profanity link to aggression in teens
MR says: Did you know kids these days spend more than 40 hours a week using media--woah! Profanity in media is linked to teen aggression, a recent study out of Brigham Young University found. Research shows that exposure to profanity directly relates to an individual's beliefs and behavior. "We were really...
Accidents claim the lives of 7 LDS youth
MR says: This is devastating. Our prayers are with their families. Seven LDS teenagers were killed in two separate accidents on Oct. 15, three from the community of Covered Bridge in Utah County, and four from southern Alberta, Canada. According to an article in the Calgary Herald, the four Canadian LDS...
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