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 Being a parent isn't easy!! Students today, have all kinds of things grabbing for their attention, time, money, etc. They have questions. Questions about so many things, including God! The youth ministry team here at St. Matthews UMC pray that you can find here, the comfort, support and help you need to be the parent you want to be. We want to partner with you and provide whatever resource that you may need, to insure that your child grows in their relationship with Christ!
Being a parent isn't easy!! Students today, have all kinds of things grabbing for their attention, time, money, etc. They have questions. Questions about so many things, including God! The youth ministry team here at St. Matthews UMC pray that you can find here, the comfort, support and help you need to be the parent you want to be. We want to partner with you and provide whatever resource that you may need, to insure that your child grows in their relationship with Christ!
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SUNDAY NIGHT YOUTH SERIES
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 Each week you can come to this part of the website and CLICK HERE to find out what the lesson was about. You'll find the main focus, the key scripture, and some discussion questions for your family to talk about after youth group. It's important that you take time to do this, so that your student's faith isn't just lived out at church, but at home and school and other activities. We at SMUMC are praying for you and your family as you try to put Christ above ALL else! Let us know how we can continue to partner with you, the parents, to help you raise up great spiritual leaders!!
Each week you can come to this part of the website and CLICK HERE to find out what the lesson was about. You'll find the main focus, the key scripture, and some discussion questions for your family to talk about after youth group. It's important that you take time to do this, so that your student's faith isn't just lived out at church, but at home and school and other activities. We at SMUMC are praying for you and your family as you try to put Christ above ALL else! Let us know how we can continue to partner with you, the parents, to help you raise up great spiritual leaders!!
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Close Family Relationships as a Teen = Healthy Adult Functioning Later
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 Teens who feel they are an important part of their family or who have a trusted family confidant are more likely to become healthy functioning adults, according to a study recently released by the journal Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The study found that adolescents who reported feeling highly valued as a family member at age 15, compared to their peers had higher self-esteem, fewer interpersonal problems, and a lower likelihood of tobacco use, at age 30. Further, the study results suggested that confiding family relationships were significantly more influential than confiding peer relationships in promoting positive functioning as an adult.
Source: PRNewswire
Article taken from homeword.com
Teens who feel they are an important part of their family or who have a trusted family confidant are more likely to become healthy functioning adults, according to a study recently released by the journal Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The study found that adolescents who reported feeling highly valued as a family member at age 15, compared to their peers had higher self-esteem, fewer interpersonal problems, and a lower likelihood of tobacco use, at age 30. Further, the study results suggested that confiding family relationships were significantly more influential than confiding peer relationships in promoting positive functioning as an adult.
Source: PRNewswire
Article taken from homeword.com
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The Importance of Family Dinners
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 In their latest report, The Importance of Family Dinners VI, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University examined the link between the frequency of family dinners and teens’ substance use, their access to substances, and the quality of teens’ relationships with their parents. Compared to teens who have frequent family dinners (five to seven per week), those who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week) are:
• Twice as likely to use tobacco;
• Nearly twice as likely to use alcohol; and
• One and a half times likelier to use marijuana.
Simply put: frequent family dinners make a difference.
Source:
CASA
Article taken from homeword.com
In their latest report, The Importance of Family Dinners VI, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University examined the link between the frequency of family dinners and teens’ substance use, their access to substances, and the quality of teens’ relationships with their parents. Compared to teens who have frequent family dinners (five to seven per week), those who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week) are:
• Twice as likely to use tobacco;
• Nearly twice as likely to use alcohol; and
• One and a half times likelier to use marijuana.
Simply put: frequent family dinners make a difference.
Source:
CASA
Article taken from homeword.com
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319 Browns Lane - Louisville, KY 40207 - (502) 897-6449
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