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Are you a SAFE parent?
by Jamie Roach In the March edition of YF Family, I wrote about how to HOLD your kids during times of stress and anxiety. Kids ...
Read moreRace and Parenting: A Personal Journey
by Casey Phillips, Guest Blogger When you adopt a child who is a different race than you, it becomes apparent how white your world is. ...
Read moreTime to Play, Together
by Matt Saunders If there is a silver lining to our current situation of sheltering-in-place, it’s that the rhythm of our family schedule has suddenly ...
Read moreHow to hold on when times are hard
by Jamie Roach These are unprecedented times. Knowing what our kids need from us during this crisis can be hard. But being what our kids ...
Read moreMental Health Matters
by Caroline Oas, youth pastor and counselor Parents, and those who work with teenagers, I have a question. What’s scarier: a horror movie or a ...
Read moreLent: A time to slow down, notice and connect
by Jamie Roach Pay attention to your heart for from it flows the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 Lent is a 40-day journey with Jesus ...
Read moreBeware of New Year’s Resolutions
by Jamie Roach What do you hope for your children in 2020? If you could wave a magic wand and your children would grow or ...
Read moreWaiting Together
by Jamie Roach “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only ...
Read morePracticing Gratitude
by Jamie Roach “The root of joy is gratefulness…It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”― Brother David ...
Read moreUnlocking Secrets of the Teenage Brain
by Jamie Roach Does it ever feel like your adolescent isn’t thinking, doesn’t know how to act around your friends, is always arguing or ...
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