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Children, Dating, Friends, Parenting, Technology, Teenagers Barrett Johnson Children, Dating, Friends, Parenting, Technology, Teenagers Barrett Johnson

PhotoBomb Your Kids' Lives

PHOTOBOMB. Foe-tow-bom (verb) - to drop in a photo unexpectedly...to hop in a picture right before it is taken. (Definition from the Urban Dictionary) Sticking your face into a photo where it does not belong has long been a practice of your prank-minded friends. Now we finally have a name for it...

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Dating, Sex, Teenagers, Divorce Barrett Johnson Dating, Sex, Teenagers, Divorce Barrett Johnson

How to Double Your Child's Chances for a Successful Marriage

If I could recommend a magic pill that you could give your kids now that would give them twice the chance of having a lasting marriage someday, would you make them take it?

Of course you would.

With the divorce rate being what it is, wise parents with any foresight at all want to prepare their kids for long-term relational success. After all, you have seen the pain and hardship in the dissolved marriages around you. You want to give your kids the best possible shot at a life-long marriage...

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Children, church, Dating, Sex, Teenagers Barrett Johnson Children, church, Dating, Sex, Teenagers Barrett Johnson

Would You Send Your Kids to War Equipped Only With a Squirt Gun?

Before any of us assume that we have done an adequate job of equipping and protecting our children, we should consider what our kids say. According to research done by ABC’s Primetime in 2006, while about 90 percent of parents say they've spoken to their teens about sex, only half of their teens agree. There is an obvious disconnect.

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