On April 28, 2013, Therese Cirner, LPC, NCC spoke to parents of middle and high school students about helping their teens transition from childhood to adulthood. She covered several topics like discipline, natural consequences, age-appropriate freedoms and expections.

Contact Therese at:

734.477.9020, or tcirner at yahoo dot com

The handouts for this talk are available online at http://www.rc.net/lansing/ctk/lifeteen/transitioning_to_adulthood_handouts.pdf.

On January 30, 2013, Brad Schmidt gave a presentation to parents of 6-12 grade students about the issue of sexual purity among teens, and how parents can better equip their sons and daughters to deal with temptation in a healthy way. This is an updated version of the talk originally given in May of 2011.

The handout, listing online resources for parents and teens, as well as some guidance about how and when to address these issues is online at http://www.rc.net/lansing/ctk/lifeteen/parent_resources.pdf.  This handout also includes things to look for to help identify if this is an issue in your family.

Brad Schmidt gave a talk to parents of teens on December 2, 2012 about current youth culture and its impact on families and parenting today.  Teens today are different than they've been at any point in history, partially due to the impact of technology, partially due to the influence of a culture that's radically different than even 10 years ago, and partially due to the parenting styles of Generation X and later Baby Boomers.

The talk is based on the book "Generation iY," by Tim Elmore.  To order a copy, click here.  

For more information, visit the SaveTheirFutureNow.com

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On May 1, 2011, Brad Schmidt gave a presentation to parents of 7-12 grade students about the issue of sexual purity among teens, and how parents can better equip their sons and daughters to deal with temptation in a healthy way.  

The handout, listing online resources for parents and teens, as well as some guidance about how and when to address these issues is online at http://www.rc.net/lansing/ctk/lifeteen/parent_resources.pdf.  This handout also includes things to look for to help identify if this is an issue in your family.

Therese Cirner spoke to parents of teens on March 13, 2011 about recognizing depression in teens and what to do about it. 

She printed off several web pages as resources for the participants to take home.  Those websites are:

• http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm
• http://nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/how-can-i-help-a-friend-or-relative-who-is-depressed.shtml
• http://www.save.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=705F4071-99A7-F3F5-E2A64A5A8BEAADD8

 

She also had several recommended websites for parents of teens to become familiar with:

• National Institute of Mental Health - nimh.nih.gov
• http://www.teenshealth.org
• http://www.suicidehotlines.org
• 1-800-suicide

 

Therese works at the Family Counseling Center, "Where Psychological Science & Christian Values Come Together."  For information on the Family Counseling Center, visit their website at http://www.fccannarbor.net, or call them at 734-477-9999.

Talk given at the 7:30 p.m. All Parish Pentecost Prayer Meeting on Friday, May 21, 2010, by Tom Stempky, Christ the King Catholic Church.

Talk given on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in the Year of St. Paul at Christ the King Catholic Church by Steve Ray, Christ the King parishioner and internationally known Catholic apologist. Many thanks to Steve for his permission to make this talk available online. (Note: There is a brief gap in the talk at the 1 hr 17 min 45 sec mark when the CD needed to be changed.) For more information about Steve and his many ministries, including videos, books and pilgrimages, please go to www.catholicconvert.com.

Talk given on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the Ann Arbor Catholic Men's Night at Christ the King Catholic Church by Bp. Daniel Flores, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Posted with the kind permission of Bp. Flores and the assistance of Henry Root.