The practice of self-injury is an important topic for parents of adolescents to understand and discuss with their teens. The practice goes by many names,
As we seek relief from emotional pain at varying points in life many of us use unhealthy coping methods such as food (too much or
Should I be concerned? My 13-year-old daughter recently started wearing long-sleeved shirts, even in warm weather. I have heard about the practice of cutting, and
By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Alabama Baptist What’s the harm in looking? When I was a teenager I started looking at girlie magazines with my
By Dr. Tommy W. Smith, LMFT and Lisa E. Keane, LPC-S Pathways Professional Counseling As professional counselors, we have many individuals who come for help
Viewing pornography is a temptation for most Christian men and yielding to this temptation always ends in loss. The battle to overcome pornography is brutal
“It’s over.” As I sat at my desk at the church, with my whole world spinning in my head, that was my conclusion. After 20-plus
Since 1999, American families have adopted 242,602 children from other countries. From 1999 to 2004, the number of international (also called intercountry) adoptions steadily grew
