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We're a fan of iDisciple – and we think you will be, too!
We’re a fan of iDisciple – and we think you will be, too! Check out iDisciple, a platform that provides an engaging on-the-go resource for growing closer to Christ. We hope you enjoy the app! You also can find additional content from Shaunti using iDisciple’s Life Themes, which brings transformational content to your fingertips. We know your […]
Gain More Pull With Your Kids By Pushing Less
Dear Shaunti, My 13-year-old daughter rocks at math and science. She is at the top of her 8th grade class, and is one of the only girls in a robotics elective. My husband and I have always told her she’ll make a great engineer or doctor someday, and she used to LOVE that. But she […]
Understanding Guys: What They Really Think About Girls
For girls: Understanding teen guys!
What Girls Look for in Guys
Understanding girls and what they really want in a guy.
Discuss With Your Daughters: Miss America’s Red Cup and Being Yourself
Did you catch the Miss America pageant this weekend? A large percentage of the population missed it, either accidentally or on purpose –so did we!—but the social media world exploded anyway. And instead of people analyzing the dresses, rolling their eyes about the swimsuit contest, or dishing about the embarrassing personal revelations, everyone was talking […]
A Letter From A Mother of Young Women
Cathy Kidd reads a comment from a mother who highly recommends that every young woman read For Young Women Only before reaching dating age!
A Letter From a Mother of Young Women
Cathy Kidd reads a comment from a mother who highly recommends that every young woman read For Young Women Only before reaching dating age!
A book, a forum … and here comes the bride
Meet Clarissa and Grant – two singles who met on Shaunti’s teen forums and … well, let them tell you their story Boy Meets Girl Grant: After reading FYMO (For Young Men Only) as recommended by a friend, and several failed attempts at relationships over the years, I joined the FYMO/FYWO (For Young Women Only) […]
Teen Finds Courage with Girls After Reading For Young Men Only
Staff member Cathy Kidd reads a letter from a teen guy who shares how reading For Young Men Only gave him courage to step out on a limb …
Desperate Girl
This Meme cracked us up. Reminds me of this section from For Young Men Only:* “A girl we’ll call Molly told us that she had signed an abstinence agreement with her parents and fully intended to save sex until marriage. But then she had a pushy boyfriend and wasn’t careful about the make-out situations she […]
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Visual Nature of Guys
Clip for youth events – discussion of how girls dress affects young men.
Single Men and Sex
Clip for Youth Events – discussion of why single men should wait for marriage to have sex.
Gender Differences The Survey
Clip for Parents Events and for youth – discussion on the surprise gender difference findings in the research.
How Guys Think
Clip for Youth Events – discussion of how guys think and how their thinking is different from that of girls.
Cover Girl!
Sunscreen, towel, bathing suit…..and cover up! Something to think about when we take our daughters shopping for that new bathing suit or cute outfit! Summer is here along with all the fun bright patterns and colors, sandals and pedicures … and swimsuits. For the majority of moms, when our little girls start blossoming, their natural […]
Am I Ugly?
Moms, Lets Counter the Trend of Our Girls Feeling Inferior! As a mom of an almost-12-year-old daughter – and a social researcher who has extensively interviewed and surveyed teenagers – my heart is hurting as I see the newest YouTube trend.
Modesty Matters
In this Focus on the Family article, Shaunti Feldhahn discusses how clothing that calls attention to one’s figure presents a serious temptation to even the most godly of men. Download Modesty Matters Article
Are you dating a player?
Download “Are you Dating a Player?” article
Virtuous Reality
This website offers separate online magazines for middle school girls, high school girls, college women, and mothers. Virtuousreality.com features age-appropriate articles, surveys, an advice column, bulletin boards, a prayer board, and much more. Virtuousreality.com receives visitors from all fifty states and over 30 countries worldwide.
Remuda Ranch
Remuda Ranch provides intensive inpatient and residential programs for women and girls suffering from eating disorders and related issues. The Christian-based programs offer hope and healing to patients of all faiths. Remuda Ranch
Girls of Grace
The Christian musical group Point of Grace holds fun filled, inspiring, weekend conferences packed tight with music, heart to heart talks regarding issues teenage gals face today, shopping, and looking our best with fashion and cosmetics-from the inside out! Girls of Grace
Pure Freedom
Pure Freedom is a program to equip young men and women to live a vibrant life of purity, to experience healing from past impurity if it exists in their lives, and to seek to experience a vibrant, passionate marriage which portrays the love Christ has for his Bride the church. (Ministry verse: Ephesians 5:31,32). Purefreedom.org
Boundless
From college to career to relationships, the Boundless website seeks to cast a vibrant vision for the single years, helping young adults navigate this season while preparing for the challenges and responsibilities of the one to come by bringing gifts, talents and Christian worldview to bear on all of life. boundless.org
Nine Things Teens Should Know and Parents are Afraid to Talk About by Joe White and Nicholas Comninellis
This book provides practical advice for teens to resist temptation and keep themselves pure, explains the physical and emotional changes that young people go through in concise and easy-to-understand language, and provides sensitive insights for teens on issues such as dealing with crazy emotions, sexual purity, false friends, and ungodly entertainment. With years of experience […]
Preparing for Adolescence: How to Survive the Coming Years of Change by Dr. James Dobson
Within the pages of this paperback, Dr. Dobson delivers a powerful message to adolescents, helping them to understand the challenges of their teen years. They’ll discover how to develop self-confidence, handle peer pressure, understand physical changes, make sound decisions, and learn the truth about real romantic love. Book
The Purity Principle, God’s Guardrails on Life’s Dangerous Roads by Randy Alcorn
God has placed warning signs and built guardrails to keep us from plunging off the cliff. This book covers training our children in sexual purity, protecting purity in dating (at any age), and maintaining purity in marriage. Book
Teen Virtue 2: A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide to Relationships by Vicki Courtney
This mega-book focuses on a teen girl’s relationships with friends, family, guys, and God. Easy-to-read articles such as “Life Lessons from Barbie and Ken,” “Online Diaries: Are you sharing TMI?” and “Google a Sinner,” are sure to make this Teen Virtue a favorite among girls. Book
Technical Virgin: How Far is Too Far? by Hayley DiMarco
The reality is that while you may have decided to save sex for marriage, you may still be having physical encounters-just not going all the way. Knowing when to draw the line will help save you the pain “everything but sex” can bring. This book can help you start over with a clean slate if […]
Every Young Woman’s Battle by Shannon Ethridge
The world you live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. This book can help you achieve or reclaim sexual integrity, while guiding you through the temptations and pressures of young adulthood. You can live your life to the fullest–without regrets. Book
