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Religious Development in Youth:

Religious Development in Youth:. How Relationships Affect Commitment Kimberly Cardon. Is there a God?. Of the 90% of youth who do believe in God, only 69% view themselves as religious (Roehlkepartain 341). Ways Religious Youth Worship. (Roehlkepartain 341). Discussion Points.

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Religious Development in Youth:

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  1. Religious Development in Youth: How Relationships Affect Commitment Kimberly Cardon

  2. Is there a God? Of the 90% of youth who do believe in God, only 69% view themselves as religious (Roehlkepartain 341)

  3. Ways Religious Youth Worship (Roehlkepartain 341)

  4. Discussion Points • Does it matter if youth are religious? • Does it matter if youth believe in God? • Are there noticeable differences between religious and non-religious youth? • How can LDS youth internalize the Gospel? • What can parents and leaders do to help youth?

  5. Religiosity Matters! • Positive Peer Interaction • Less Promiscuity • Less Depression • Less Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Layton et al.)

  6. How Can Parents and Leaders Help LDS Youth Internalize the Gospel? LDS Youth who have “internalized the Gospel avoid delinquency to a greater extent than those who have not.” (Top et al)

  7. Communicating with YouthHow to be Affective

  8. Parents – Show You Care! • By setting boundaries and limitations that youth and parents agree upon together, youth feel loved and cared for. • “The more a mother sets rules, monitors compliance, and dispenses appropriate discipline…the stronger [the youth’s] religiosity” (Top et al)

  9. It Takes a Village to Raise a Child – Let Leaders Help It’s powerful when the youth get similar counsel from different adults based on religious principles and character values. That ‘second witness’ is so important during those years when youth are yearning for direction and yet wanting to establish a sense of independence from Mom and Dad (Bergin).

  10. Give Youth Opportunities Encourage youth to participate in wholesome youth groups, including church and other school and recreational groups.

  11. Remember… …bonds with youth leaders matter…. Family traditions that build faith matter. The time and effort and consistency parents give really matter. Youth need all these factors to help them anchor their faith. Testimony comes as a result of connection with the Spirit, but that connection is fostered by a hundred smaller connections that put youth in a place to be open and receptive to the Spirit (Bergin).

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