Engaging Youth Culture Today

The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) endeavors to increase the ability of home and church to nurture children and teens into a lifetime of biblically-faithful, whole-life Christian discipleship.

Learn More
Partner with Us

From Our Blog

Pride Month. . . a Prayer to Pray

For those of us navigating life with our kids during this Pride Month, here’s a prayer I wrote that I…
Read More

Vanity: From Vice To Virtue

Over the course of my lifetime, the game of football has changed. . . a lot. . in ways that…
Read More

Olivia Rodrigo: “drop dead” influencer

Culture is both reflective and directive. It is both a mirror and a map. Looking critically and Christianly at cultural…
Read More

More Articles

Latest Podcasts

Youth Culture Today Radio Show

When They Consider Suicide

More Episodes
Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 221: “The Power of Networking to Help You Faithfully Serve” with NNYM

More Episodes
Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 107: “The Importance of Teaching about The Holy Spirit” with Alex Tufano

More Episodes

Featured Resources

Family TableTalk – Human Pride and God’s Rainbow

Parent Prompt: Perseverance

3(D) Review: “drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo

Family TableTalk – God on Gender

The Dopamine Delusion: Episode 4 – Dopamine and Consumerism

Parent Prompt: Monkey-Barring

Spiritual Nurture: Equipping Teenagers to Stand Firm – Moving From Motivation to Activation

3(D) Review: “Drag Path” by Twenty One Pilots

Spiritual Nurture: The Value of the Local Church

Teens And Digitally-Interrupted Sleep

Trend Alert: K-Pop Demon Hunters & Inner Battles

Parent Prompt: Fear of the Lord

In the News

Featured Seminars

Youth Culture 101: Cultural Forces Shaping Children and Teens Today

Our kids are growing up in a world that powerfully shapes and mis-shapes their values, attitudes, and behaviors. What are the major cultural forces that are influencing the worldviews of children and teens today? How can we begin to temper the negative influences that present challenges for Christian parents and youth workers? … Learn more here.

Catechizing 101: Raising Spiritually Healthy Kids In Today’s Youth Culture

Our children and teens are at a unique stage of life where they are making decisions about who they are and what they believe. . . both now and for the rest of their lives. Culture is “catechizing” or teaching them 24/7. The challenge for the Christian home and church is to counter this cultural education with the life-shaping truths of the Gospel. … Learn more here.

More Seminars

In Our Store