Mid-Morning Full Archive

What has positive music teens love, a campground, festival food, and an encouraging message for parents? It's Ichthus Fort Wayne and it's coming to the Kruse International Auction Park in Auburn on September 25! A Panel of teenager experts including Mark Vermillion, Clinton Faupel and Dr. Jimmy Myers join Char during Thursday's "Mid-Morning" to share all the details of the Ichthus Festival and to help you engage in the best for your kids.

Are you at the end of your rope with your defiant teen? Take heart! Help is on the way. Licensed professional counselor and author of "Toe to Toe with Your Teen" (Regal, ISBN# 978-0-8307-4901-0), Dr. Jimmy Myers, joins Char during Thursday's encore Mid-Morning to offer proven strategy for overcoming unruly behavior. Dr. Myers offers fresh hope to those of you who are disheartened and doubtful of the difference you can make in your teen's life. Exerting your God-given authority will enable peace to replace the chaos created by your rebellious teen. Originally aired on March 11, 2010.

Ever caught yourself saying, "I never thought this would happen to our family?" Family scenarios include your daughter starts talking, acting or dressing like a completely different person; your son's grades plummet and he drops out of extracurricular activities as well as church; your family conversations become war zones, or your daughter comes home drunk. Mark Gregston, counselor and author of "What's Happening to My Teen? Uncovering the Sources of Rebellion" (Harvest House, ISBN# 978-0-7369-2444-3) joins Char to shed light on how to navigate through the difficult years of your teenager and come out on the other side with relationships intact.

As a parent, it is a relief to know there are others cheering your children on and providing a solid foundation to help your kids make positive choices in their one and only life. Youth For Christ is an organization doing that and much more. If you need encouragement and restored hope for your teen, join Char and a panel of Youth For Christ leaders as they share how God is gripping teens and changing their lives through this ministry.

Thanks to breakthroughs in neuroscience research, we're learning the impact sexual behavior has on the developing brains of adolescents and young adults. Dr. Freda Bush, co-author of "Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting our Children", sounds the alarm on how today's promiscuous attitude toward sex affects the brain. Join Char during Friday's encore Mid-Morning and gain insights on how to help the teen in your life steer away from devastating life-changing mistakes.

If you have a teen under your roof, listen up! Your teen is under attack. No generation in history has faced anything like the onslaught of destructive influences attacking today's youth. The good news is you can fight for your teen and win. Nationally recognized youth expert Jeffery Dean and author of "The Fight of Your Life" (Multnomah, ISBN# 978-1-60142-110-4) joins Char Binkley and Clinton Faupel during Thursday's Mid-Morning to shed light about what's really going on in your teen's life. Get ready to "power up" in key areas of concern and fight for your teens' faith while keeping their God-given dreams alive in a culture that would persuade them to do otherwise.

The Fact 58% of teen drivers are involved in a crash within a year of getting their license proves that teenagers need more than just the mechanics of how to drive a car to be smart and safe drivers. What's a parent to do? Crashproof them! Certified driving instructor - and parent of three teenagers - Timothy Smith explains how in "Crashproof Your Kids" (Fireside, ISBN# 0-7432-7711-2).

During Friday's encore Mid-Morning, Kathy Pride, author of "Wining the Drug War at Home" (Living Ink Books, ISBN# 0899570828) shares the story of her own son's struggles with addictive drugs. Pride knows the agony that parents go through when they learn their teen is that "one in ten teenagers" who is using marijuana. Learn how to let go of the hurt, confusion and loss of dreams and how to restore hope and broken relationships as Kathy joins you in the trenches of your own battle at home.

In the book of Ephesians, the apostle Paul calls all Christians one-of-a-kind masterpieces - poiema in Greek -- each with a unique expression of God's story. Meet two of God's Poiema People, who share how God is doing a good work in them and through them for His glory and the good of the world He loves.

Today's teens struggle with modesty, purity and sexual temptation as never before. So what's a parent to do? During Friday's Mid-Morning Char and a panel of youth leaders will introduce you to an outstanding event coming to Fort Wayne on April 11. Dannah Gresh, known to all of us as founder of Secret Keepers, is bringing the Pure Freedom tour to Fort Wayne for middle school and high school teens. It's a fast-paced evening of interaction, creative presentations and challenge. The Pure Freedom tour could be just the answer for your teens.

Gracie Rosenberg lost both her legs in a car wreck at age 17. On the September/October issue of Today's Christian Woman Live on Mid-Morning, the vibrant wife and mother of two teenage sons shares her story and the mighty work God is doing through Standing with Hope, the ministry He's entrusted to her. Celeste Palermo's explains why she's wealthier and wiser after going on a shopping fast. Suzanne Eller explores why teen girls and young women are willing to expose and exploit themselves in her article, "The Rise of Raunch." And Stephanie Voiland explores God's all-out declaration of love and promise written on His hands in "God's Tattoo."

Whether you're computer illiterate or a seasoned web surfer, Connie Neal, author of "My Space for Moms and Dads" (Zondervan, ISBN# 0310277434), can help you understand the social networking evolution of teens during Thursday's encore Mid-Morning. Learn how you can make confident decisions about your son's or daughter's use of MySpace and sites like it.