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our CALLING,

the most ETERNAL thing we will ever do,

the one thing that adds more

ENERGY, PASSION,

JOY, DIRECTION & FOCUS to our life than anything else is to

Parents-Kids 8-10 Human Authority

Parents-Kids Moved Out - Human Authority

TeenageTR

AN

SFER of

Isolation

of Parents

as the

ONLY

Source

of

TRUTH

Teenager– WHY should I trust, obey, & believe YOU?

Set up your teen in 30 - 40 short

courses w/ 20 - 30 great adults

that you choose during their teenage yrs.

1. Word of God – Practical, Real, Answers, Final Authority!

2. Amazing Adult Friends Ø  Teenage Hunger (ARP, Equal Sharing)

Ø  You choose the BEST (Community of Believers)

Ø  Closer to Parents (see parents in courses) (Sounding Board)

By Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Royal Society Research Fellow and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL.

1.Adolescent Brain Development:What have we Learnedin the Past 15 years?

Adolescence is DEFINED as the period of life that

Ø STARTS with the biological

changes of puberty and

Ø ENDS at the point at which an

individual attains a

STABLE

INDEPENDENT role

in society.

One of the brain regions that undergoes the most striking and

prolonged changes during adolescence is the prefrontal

cortex.

This is the part of the brain at the very front, and is involved in a wide variety of

high level cognitive functions, including

1.  Decision-making and

2.  Planning,

3.  Inhibiting Inappropriate Behavior,

4.  Stopping you from taking Risks,

5.  Social Interaction and

6.  Self-awareness.

One of the main findings is that grey matter, which contains brain cell

bodies and connections between cells in the prefrontal cortex, increases in

volume during childhood, peaks in early adolescence and then starts to

DECREASE in adolescence,

and this Decline Continues

throughout the Twenties.

So, the prefrontal cortex LOSES

grey matter during

adolescence

This process, which is known as Synaptic Pruning, partly Depends

on the ENVIRONMENT in that

Ø connections that are USED

are STRENGTHENED;

Ø  connections that AREN’T used are

LOST – they are pruned away.

Synaptic pruning fine tunes brain

tissue according partly to the ENVIRONMENT

Studies from our lab and from other labs shows consistently Higher levels of

activity in a social brain region

called the medial prefrontal

cortex in adolescents

when they carry out

SOCIAL TASKS

1.  that Require UNDERSTANDING,

2.  thinking about Social Emotions

3.  thinking about Someone ELSE’s Intentions.

We and other labs are finding that the

ability to understand other

people, for example to take

another person’s

perspective to guide

decisions, is still developing

in adolescence.

Wiser Kinder!

GOOD Synaptic Pruning

We and other labs are finding that the

ability to understand other

people, for example to take

another person’s

perspective to guide

decisions, is still developing

in adolescence.

At the same time, many studies have

shown that the ability to PLAN and

Delay Gratification is still

developing during this period of life.

Wiser Kinder!

GOOD Synaptic Pruning

Another area of adolescent research is

Risk - Taking. It is well

documented that teenagers

tend to take risks, Especially

when they are with their

PEERS. Anger Selfish

Me, Me, Me

Cut, Cut

BAD Synaptic Pruning

Another area of adolescent research is

Risk - Taking. It is well

documented that teenagers

tend to take risks, Especially

when they are with their

PEERS.

There appears to be a drive towards

seeking the approval of

peers, and becoming

Independent from one’s

Parents, in adolescence.

Anger Selfish

Me, Me, Me

Cut, Cut

BAD Synaptic Pruning

Dt. 6:7 NAS You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and

when you lie down and when you rise up.

Dt. 11:19 NAS "You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when

you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you

lie down and when you rise up. Lam. 3:27 NIV It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. Prov. 22:6 KJV Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is

old, he will not depart from it.

More Time with PEERS!

Brain PERMANENTLY develops 1. Weak Long Term Planning



2. Irresponsibility



2. Irresponsibility

3. Resistance to Parents (Authority)



2. Irresponsibility


4. Self-Centered – unable to process or care about others emotions or intentions



2. Irresponsibility



5. Don‘t care to Understand



2. Irresponsibility




6. Weak Decision making Skills



2. Irresponsibility




6. Weak Decision making Skills

7. Taking of Foolish Risks



2. Irresponsibility



5. Don‘t care to Understand 6. Weak Decision making Skills


4+ Short Courses / Year w/ Godly, Gracious, Wise ADULTS as Friends!

Brain PERMANENTLY develops

1. Strong Long Term Planning



2. Irresponsibility








2. Very Responsible



2. Irresponsibility








2. Very Responsible

3. Understanding of Parents (Authority)



2. Irresponsibility








2. Very Responsible


4. Empathetic – Perceives & cares about others emotions or intentions



2. Irresponsibility








2. Very Responsible



5. Loves to Understand



2. Irresponsibility








2. Very Responsible




6. Great Decision making Skills



2. Irresponsibility








2. Very Responsible




6. Great Decision making Skills

7. Avoids Foolish Risks

Next Week

1.  How does a teen’s perspective change toward Christianity, Foundations course, Church, etc. after 5 Godly Adult Friends, 15 Godly Adult Friends, 25 Godly Adult Friends?

2.  When a teen faces struggles, how do short courses change their relationship with their parents?

3.  How does their perspective on adults & maturity change after 5, 10 & 20 short courses?

4.  How does their choice of studies change after 5 ,10 & 20 short courses

5.  How do I get started? ____ + ______

6.  How does my teen’s career path improve after 5, 10 & 20 short courses?

7.  What if my teen does not want to do short courses? How do I motivate them?

8.  What about sexual predators?

9.  What if 3-4 parents want me to do short courses with their kids at once?

10.  Will this result in more teens attending small group with their parents?

11.  What if a parent wants me to do a short course once a year with their teen every year?

12.  Should I OFFER to the parents to do a short course with their teen?

What PRICE will you pay

for the souls of your Children

& Grandchildren?

If you HAVE: If you DON’T Have

What price will you pay for

the souls of the Children &

Grandchildren

in your Church Family Will you:

Ø  Re-PRIORITIZE your life?

Ø  Raise your Children by God’s Wisdom?

Will you:

Ø  Lay down your life for them!

Ø  W/as Much Love as you would your OWN children?

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