Remember when your boys climbed jungle gyms and went up and down slides? That’s where they cultivated friendships and learned to navigate their world.

Now they’re teenagers, and the playground is social media. That’s where they connect, form relationships, and shape their identity, much of it around how well they feel they measure up – or not – with “influencers.”

For these reasons, parenting a teenage boy can be daunting. The good news is, we can do better in equipping our teenagers for their journey. The key is to find ways to get into your son’s world and engage him.

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The Guy’s Guide to Four Battles Every Young Man Must Face

Youth culture expert and author Jonathan McKee gets real about the four common battles every young man will encounter: 1) Sexual Temptation, 2) Screens, 3) Controlled Substances, and 4) Self-Esteem. With humor and honesty, McKee offers up practical, spiritual advice filled with real-world application helping you face today's distractions.

Romance: Beyond Valentine’s

Many married people don’t have the “spiritual gift” of romance. I remember a young wife telling her sports-crazed husband during a counseling session, “You can remember to turn on the TV every day, but you can’t remember to turn on me.”

Ouch!

Passion and intimacy in a relationship are like oxygen and water to the body. If the body doesn’t get the right amount of oxygen, it shows signs of stress: deep breathing, nausea, headaches and such. If it doesn’t get enough water, it dehydrates and slowly dies.

Onward (PG)

Ian and Barley Lightfoot are two elven brothers on a magical quest. Ian is given a mysterious staff that has the power to revive their deceased father for 24 hours. But it brings back only dad’s legs. To restore the rest of him, they’ll need to find a powerful mystical crystal.