Kristen on Board at The Yunion Leading Our Youth Advisory Design Team!

Parents, we know that raising a family can be hard. Raising an introverted child in this extroverted world can be even more difficult! Know that nothing is wrong with your child, they just view and interact with the world differently. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦…

A little highlight reel of our Cave of Adullam documentary premiere from a couple weeks ago! 🍿 This was so fun, we are so grateful to everyone who was able to attend and celebrate these young men! We also want to give a very special…

Our Annual Staff Retreat a few weekends ago was EPIC! 🎉 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Our theme this year was “Back 2 Basics”! During our 2 day retreat, we had our staff revisit the mission and vision of our organization. In doing so, we were able to…

Parents, although sometimes we may hate to admit we were in the wrong, apologizing is one of the noblest acts a parent can perform. 👏 It requires humility, and acknowledgment that we did something wrong. Apologizing is a sign of strength, not a sign of…

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦⁣ ⁣ This means, put down the phone, gather everyone together, and create some fun, meaningful memories! 👏⁣ ⁣ Making time to connect with family usually requires a bit of planning, and sometimes even a bit of money, but the…

Hey parents, did you know…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞-𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲. ⁣ ⁣ In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦.” 🔹Parents, you don’t have to be perfect. Your child just needs you to be honest and authentic. As parents, it’s ok to give ourselves the green light to make mistakes…

Wondering how to deal with your teenage son? 🤣⁣ ⁣ Raising boys isn’t always easy. It requires patience, empathy, and compassion. Not to mention, teenage boy behavior can be particularly challenging!⁣ ⁣ 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯!👇⁣…

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Yes, there are some things that come from nature that we cannot protect them from, but most of who they are and how they grow comes from us as parents. We are…

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ Almost all kids see bullying happen at some point. They may not be getting bullied nor the ones doing the bullying, but witnesses are just as important. Their reactions can have a direct impact on the situation.⁣ ⁣ A bystander…

Parents, we know sometimes our kids can have a false sense of confidence and think they can do… literally anything. 🤣 But, it’s our job as parents to help them be realistic with some of their expectations or assumptions. Our kids need honesty, if we…