Wednesday, February 08, 2012 You Are Here: Parents Page  | 
Welcome Parents!
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www.HomeWord.com

   About HomeWord

 

Mission Statement
HomeWord seeks to
advance the
work of God in the world by educating,
equipping, and encouraging parents and
churches to build God-honoring families
from generation to generation.

“Train up a child in the way he should go,
even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6

America’s Parents Have Tremendous Needs

Consider that:
Nuclear families have dropped to
below 25% of all households.

The number of single dads grew 70%, and the number
of households headed by single moms grew 25% in the last decade.

Every thirty minutes in America - 29 kids will attempt suicide,
2,795 teenage girls will become pregnant, and 22 girls will get abortions.

Studies reveal that 85% of the people who make a commitment to
Jesus Christ make the decision by the age of 18, or they never will.

Churches are generally not equipped to respond to the needs of parents

Welcome to the Parents Page!  Here you will find important
information on up coming parent meetings, information on
Youth culture, parenting and marriage links.  Please fee
free to let me know how else this page can be of further
help to you as a parent of youth. 

 

In His Love and His Laughter,

 

Youth Ministry Team!

 
www.CPYU.org (Center for Parent and Youth Understanding)

 

The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers. At a time when an already confusing youth culture is changing quickly, CPYU helps parents, youth workers, educators, and others understand teenagers and their culture so that they will be better equipped to help children and teens navigate the challenging world of adolescence. 

 

Founded in 1990 by Walt Mueller, CPYU has developed an international reputation as a voice providing cutting-edge information, resources and analysis on today's youth culture.

           

The mission of CPYU is to work with churches, schools, and community organizations to build stronger relationships between young people and those charged with helping them grow into healthy adulthood.  This mission is accomplished by:

  • Helping parents understand and respond to the complex world of their children and teens from a distinctively Christian point of view.
  • Equipping teenagers to deal with the challenges of adolescence.        
  • Equipping parents and teens to respond to these challenges through a distinctively Christian world and life view.
  • Raising the youth culture awareness of youth workers and educators, thereby helping them increase their effectiveness with parents, children and teens.

The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding fulfills this mission through a variety of resources:

  • ENGAGE: The Journal of Youth Culture from CPYU is a quarterly newsletter offering in-depth analysis on different aspects of contemporary youth culture and family dynamics.  CPYU also offers a variety of other books, CDs and resources for use by parents, youthworkers, and educators.
  • Our free e-mail resource "Youth Culture e-Update" contains current articles, studies, stats and trends on youth culture, along with pop culture quotes, song lyrics, and a relevant magazine print-ad discussion starter.
  • The CPYU Parent Page is a monthly 2-page publication available for download that helps keep parents up to date on the latest youth culture news and information. Churches can subscribe and distribute this to the parents in their congregation.
  • CPYU also offers seminars and conferences for a variety of audiences on several topics related to youth culture and working with young people.
  • Youth Culture Today is a 60-second daily radio feature that will help equip adults to better understand and respond to the complex and rapidly changing world of their children and teens, all from a distinctively Christian perspective. Over 750 stations currently air the program.
  • Our research pages are updated regularly to provide parents, youth workers, and educators with the latest information they need on current trends and a variety of topics related to youth culture.
  • CPYU's archive of articles provides in-depth information on numerous topics relating to youth culture.
  • Our 3D reviews of various media are a helpful tool for parents, educators, youthworkers, and teens to help them becoming discerning media consumers.
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