by Jerold Aust
Pressure to conform is especially powerful when we are young. How does peer pressure work and how can we master it?
by Cecil Maranville, Jim Tuck, Tom Kirkpatrick
The average age at which U.S. teens start drinking is 16-down from 18 in the 1960s.
by Steven Parker
There was a time in our society when smoking was portrayed as the cool thing to do. Characters like the Marlboro Man and Joe Camel depicted smoking as socially acceptable, even harmless.
by Jerold Aust
Finding true friends and dealing with unwanted pressures are challenges at any age. Where can teens turn for help?
by Amanda Stiver
Vertical Thought discusses the pathway to a positive high school and college experience with Dan Salcedo, principal of Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, California.
by Becky Sweat
With the increased expectations aimed at children in today’s society, is it possible that they are growing up too quickly?
by Jerold Aust
Finding true friends and dealing with unwanted pressures are challenges at any age. Where can teenagers turn for help?
by John Ross Schroeder, Scott Ashley
Almost half of American teens have stolen, and most admit to cheating and lying, according to a survey of middle—and high-school students. At the same time most also say that "good character" is important.
by Vertical Thought
Teenagers attending the United Church of God congregation in Freeport recently provided insight into what it's like to be a teen living on Grand Bahama Island in the nation of the Bahamas. Ariel, Ashley, Daniel, Destiny, Gabriel, Hubert...
by Amanda Stiver
Cyberbaiting: Students provoking teachers into angry outbursts in the classroom and then recording and posting video of the incident to social media.
by Matthew Bates
Deadlines, meetings, activities, school- life can be stressful. Yet Christ never buckled under the enormous pressures He experienced.
by Larry Greider
Parents, did you know your teens often want you to say no?
by United Church of God
Being social creatures, it’s easy to be influenced by our peers and friends. Have we been persuaded lately into something that is not God’s will?
by Lowell Crosby
Children are hurting each other but what can be done? See how God says we should handle ourselves.
by David Treybig
The ability to make, evaluate and sustain relationships has never been so critically needed. Proper relationships with siblings, relationships with friends, relationships with teachers and, most importantly, relationships with God are...
by Scarlet Ellis
Some stages of life seem to test our Christianity more than others. What can you do as a young person to resist negative influences?
by Amanda Stiver
Guard your mind from the "super-peer"
Marriage and Family: The Missing Dimension
by United Church of God
Given all the confusion that exists today regarding sex, it's important for us to understand some of the most common but mistaken ideas about this subject.