Helping Teens Every Day

When Karen visited the call center of The HopeLine, a teen radio program in the US, she heard how TruthMedia online mentors are meeting a critical need. They said, “Because of you, our team is able to go to sleep at night” . See how The Mentor Center is changing the lives of teens every day. [...]

As I look into the faces of the real teens that come into my office, I frequently see the troubled eyes of those whose lives have been compromised because of the adverse consequences of risky sexual activity. There are many challenges involved in addressing teen sexuality – sex is a very sensitive topic and it [...]

Here are ten aspects of financial management that you and your teens should discuss

Sex is a very sensitive topic and it is a topic which stirs up strong opinions.

Trained And Ready To Share

At a DRIME workshop Lillian and the team trained a group of high school students how to share their faith using simple dramas.  The teens went back to their city and started doing the dramas on the weekends.  They started out as timid teens and how they are boldly declaring Christ in their own city. [...]

A friend of mine (let’s call her Jill) works in a library. As part of her responsibilities, she ran a summer program in the library for local teens, the theme of which was finding success in life. At the conclusion of the program, she invited her boyfriend (he’s her fiancé now, let’s call him John) [...]

The Cost of Acceptance

C’mon, show me some skin! It’s not even a big deal!  It is horrendous what teens are asked to do online. Tatiana Buhler has spent some time talking to teens and young adults about their online activities. Young people are increasingly subject to provocative requests from friends and strangers alike using modern technology and social [...]

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Mentoring Changes Lives

Become a Mentor – Volunteer to join the 100′s already ministering online in their spare time Become a Mentor to Teens – We have a critical need for mentors to teens Download the video to show in your Church. Get your church involved in The Mentor Center. Endorsement: “I don’t see online mentoring as replacing [...]

Nothing is Private Online

Do you feel pressured online? Our mentors are here and we are ready to listen. Whether it’s the pictures your friend promised to delete or a comment you didn’t think your boss would see, privacy is so 2008. Teens are particularly vulnerable. Around 30 percent of 16-18 year olds participate in sexual activity online*. They [...]

If your household is like ours you are encountering a whole new sociological phenomenon:  the ‘always- in-contact’ generation.  Yesterday this hit an all new level for our family. I was making my morning latte when the telephone rang and my husband answered.  I heard the following his-half of the conversation:  “Hello”  “What?? (snicker, snicker)” “Okay” [...]