May
22
2006

Roger Butner
The very serious problem of “cutting” (also known as self-injury or self-mutilation) is growing to epidemic proportion at an alarming rate – particularly among adolescents (a group that spans from about age 10 to 25). I will write more about this dangerous struggle later, but for now, here is a MSWord document listing quite a few [...]
Tags: adolescence, parenting, self-injury, teens
May
22
2006

Roger Butner
Earlier this year, I co-taught a class at our church, addressing many important issues relating to today’s adolescent. Here is a link to Blaine Tucker’s website (my co-teacher) with all the paper and online resources we utilized: www.blainetucker.com/teenworldclass Much of the structure and material for the class came from Chap Clark’s excellent and compelling book, [...]
Tags: adolescence, media, parenting, teens