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Football
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WALT'S BLOG
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Posted by Walt Mueller on 1/29/2015
 
Teen Brain We love them, don't we? We love them so much that broadcasters indulge us with replay loops of hard hits, whether it be in football, hockey, or any other contact and even non-contact sport. Truth be told, we love them so much that our kids now see emulating the hard hits of their grown-up heroes as somehow heroic. And when it's our kid who levels the hit, we applaud. When it's our kid who takes the hit and winds up stumbling a bit, we brush it off with a quick "get back in there!"...

  

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TACKLING THE TOUGH STUFF
A one-day seminar from CPYU
with Walt Mueller and Marv Penner!
Tackling the Tough Stuff
Save the Date:
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Hershey, PA

This all-day CPYU seminar will tackle tough teen issues like suicide, depression, self-injury, narcissism and pornography.




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In This Issue

Media Highlights
Featured Music Video:
Only One Video

"Only One" by Kanye West ft. Paul McCartney


Top 10:
Albums 
Fall Out Boy Album

Issue Date 2/7/2015 

  1. Fall Out Boy - American Beauty/American Psycho
  2. Taylor Swift - 1989
  3. Meghan Trainor - Title
  4. Ed Sheeran - X
  5. Joey Bada$$ - B4.Da.$$
  6. Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
  7. The Decemberists - What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
  8. Marilyn Manson - The Pale Emperor
  9. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
  10. Mark Ronson - Uptown Special 

Source: 

Billboard Magazine


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CPYU on the Web
The Digital Divide

Seminar Bridges the Digital Divide Between Parents and Youth

A Florida newspaper does a write-up of an upcoming seminar Walt Mueller will be giving at Suntree United Methodist Church in Melbourne, FL. Read the article here.


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DIGITAL KIDS INITIATIVE
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Digital Kids Initiative


CPYU Annual Banquet and Auction!
Banquet and Auction
Join Us Friday, March 13, 2015 at Shady Maple Banquet Center in East Earl, PA



YOUTH CULTURE HOT QUOTE
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Jessie J
 
"I had really big teeth, a big fringe. I was just uncomfortable in my skin. I wasn't the pretty kid, I was the awkward one that didn't know who I fitted in with. The only place where I could escape was my dreams. I would enjoy going to sleep because I could dream about something that I wasn't living."

- 26-year-old singer Jessie J talking about overcoming bullies during her teenage years, BBC Radio 1 interview, aired January 20, 2015.



YOUTH CULTURE TODAY
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

 

Today's Show: SOCIAL MEDIA NARCISSISM

 
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COLLEGE TRANSITION INITIATIVE
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College Transition Initiative


3(D) REVIEW!
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Take Me to Church 3(D) Review

3(D) Review for the Song/Video
"Take Me to Church" by Hozier

CPYU ON THE ROAD
Here's where CPYU will be presenting seminars in the early part of 2015!

1/23/2015 - The College Transition: Your Purpose, Your Faith, Your Community - Front Range Christian School, Littleton, CO1/30/2015 - Understanding Today's Youth Culture - Elm Church, Saskatoon, SK
2/20/2015 - No Parent Left Behind - Suntree United Methodist Church, Viera, FL
3/13/2015 - CPYU Celebration Banquet and Auction - Shady Maple Banquet Center, East Earl, PA
3/19 + 3/22/2015 - Tech Savvy - Calvary Church, Souderton, PA
3/28/2015 - Tackling the Tough Stuff - Memorial Hall at Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA

Click here to view more details and see the full calendar of upcoming events.
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