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Youth Vaping Declared an Epidemic

According to the National Institutes of Health, "America's teens report a dramatic increase in their use of vaping devices in just a single year, with 37.3 percent of 12th graders reporting 'any vaping' in the past 12 months, compared to just...

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Have You Had 'The Prom Talk' With Your Teen?

With spring comes the anticipation of prom season for thousands of parents and teens. Formal attire is purchased, hair appointments are scheduled and arrangements to take pictures at a unique location are made...

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Raising a Knight to Remember

On Saturday, March 9, the Abstinence Clearinghouse hosted a Knight to Remember for mothers and sons in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event encouraged young men to choose to reject passivity, accept responsibility, lead courageously and reach for...

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A Father's Honest Reflection

It is with gratitude that Dr. Michelle Watson shared a father's honest reflectionsas a man whose daughter paid the price for unwise decisions that he had made in the past. Despite being a father with a failing marriage, with a daughter who was...

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Lies Young Women Believe: I Can't Handle the Loneliness of Staying Pure

A young girl enrolled in a Christian middle school gave voice to the great loneliness many feel in their quest for purity. She said: I think that at my school, having sex is normal. Everybody has either had sex or they are really close...

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Helping Your Daughter Become a Confident Woman

A father can have a heroic impact on his daughter as he helps protect her from the negative influences of our culture. In a recent broadcast by Focus on the Family, Dr. Meg Meeker encourages fathers to model the kind of honorable character...

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Adolescent Sleep Deprivation & Depressive Symptoms

Tim Elmore set out to discover what kept teens and college students up at night. Young adults made known that binge watching YouTube videos, social media and texting their friends late into the night motivated their lack of sleep. In addition to...

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Discover Your Strengths and Weaknesses as a Parent

Good parents aren't perfect and that is ok! There is no "one size fits all" formula to follow, but there are ways you can grow daily as a parent. Focus on the Family's 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment gives parents an honest look at...

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Colorado House Approves a Bill Requiring Comprehensive Curriculum

On Tuesday, the Colorado House approved bill HB19-1032, requiring school districts who choose to provide sex ed courses to teach a comprehensive curriculum. According to Colorado's 9News, Jeff Johnston, a culture and policy analyst for Focus on the...

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YouTube is a Facilitator of Sexual Exploitation

Last week, we shared a press conference by the National Center of Sexual Exploitation as they released their 2019 Dirty Dozen List. Among the companies listed, YouTube was found to be a corporation that profits from sexual exploitation,...

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