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“Like the Air They Breathe” — The Online Life of Kids by Al Mohler
According to a recent study, teens spend an average of 7.5 hours interacting with some sort of electronic device. The way that they multi-task means that they are usually consuming about 11 hours worth in that 7.5 hours. Dr. Mohler [...]

Posted by: Mike Fennema on Sunday, January 24th, 2010

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Who is Paul Tripp?
Paul Tripp is coming to Augusta in the beginning of January, and I highly recommend all parents (not just parents of teens) and people who think that might be parents someday to attend. And its free!
Teens and ‘Sexting’
CNN looks at a Pew Research study that shows 15 percent of teenagers participating [...]

Posted by: Mike Fennema on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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Review of the new Twighlight movie New Moon
Another review of New Moon
If your students go see this movie, go see it with them and have a talk about it afterwards. If they won’t be caught dead with their parents in the theater, take your spouse on a date and talk with your students [...]

Posted by: Mike Fennema on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009