In Sermon Illustrations: "Special Needs Children"

Teens Who Are Under High Stress, Are Often Bored, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Teens who are under high stress, are often bored, or have $25 or more a week in spending money, are twice as likely to smoke, get drunk, and use illegal drugs, according to a survey released this ...read more

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Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President of the National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1 to 2 million children representing 2% to 4% of all U.S. school children are taught at home. 96% of colleges reported a steady or higher number of home-schooled applicants last year. In ’00 50% of U.S. ...read more

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Catholic And Other Religious Schools Are More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Catholic and other religious schools are more likely to be drug free than are public schools (78% vs. 58%).(Foster ...read more

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Teens Who Attend Religious Services At Least Once ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Teens who attend religious services at least once a week are at significantly lower risk of substance abuse. (Foster ...read more

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Young People Ages 15 To 24 Account For Half Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Young people ages 15 to 24 account for half of the world’s new cases of HIV/AIDS. (Foster Letter ...read more

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2 Billion Of The Worlds 6.3 Billion People Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1.2 billion of the worlds 6.3 billion people are ages 10 to 19. (Foster Letter ...read more

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The Average Teacher Spends $521 Per Year Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The average teacher spends $521 per year of his or her own money on teaching aids. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Home Schoolers Excel: A National Home Education ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Home Schoolers Excel: A National Home Education Research Institute study has reveals that home-schoolers are more likely to attend college and be more politically active than their peers. 74% of home-schoolers ages 18-24 had taken college courses (compared with 46% of their general population ...read more

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54% Of Female High School Seniors Believe That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

54% of female high school seniors believe that having a child out of wedlock is a worthwhile lifestyle, vs. 33% in ’80. ...read more

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82% Of Teens Say They Want To Learn More About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

82% of teens say they want to learn more about faith. (Foster Letter ...read more

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My Smiling Child

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

My smiling child Named for a noble ancestor Great hunter or warrior You will be one day. Which will give your papa pride But always I will remember you thus. ...read more

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Life Is A Corrupting Process From The Time A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Life is a corrupting process from the time a child learns to play his mother off against his father in the politics of when to go to bed; he who fears corruption fears life. Saul Alinsky (1909–1972), ...read more

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Blessed Be Childhood, Which Brings Down Something ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness. Henri-Frédéric Amiel ...read more

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Fifty Years From Now, It Will Not Matter What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Fifty years from now, it will not matter what kind of car you drove, what kind of house you lived in, how much you had in your bank account, or what your clothes looked like, But the world may be a little better because you were important in the life ...read more

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The Trouble With Being A Parent Is That By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you ...read more

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Teenagers Are Like People Who Express A Burning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Teenagers are like people who express a burning desire to be different by dressing exactly alike. Anonymous. The Last ...read more

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Proverbs According To Kids: A First Grade ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 5, 2006

Proverbs According To Kids: A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader. Strike While ...read more

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Why Do Teens Drink? 66% Cited Stress And Boredom, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Why do teens drink? 66% cited stress and boredom, 25% said they drink to get high, and 31 percent said they drink alone. In 1989 3000 teens between the ages of 15 and 19 died in alcohol-related auto accidents. The favored drink among teenagers is wine coolers, but many choose beer because it is ...read more

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By The Time Young People Reach The 10th Grade, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

By the time young people reach the 10th grade, only three in ten are non-drinkers. Results of a study indicate that about a third of high school students are moderate to heavy drinkers in the classification of the scientists who organized students into six categories: abstainers, infrequent, light, ...read more

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Bouquet Of Love

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Attention is like a daily bouquet of love. Bob Keeshan, ...read more

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