Happy Friday ,
Here's my end of the week update for October 24th, 2025...
🗒️ Children and Teens Need Real Relationships
Children and Teens Need Real Relationships
Why AI Chatbots Can’t Replace Human Connection—Especially for Kids in Foster Care A new study released on October 8, 2025, by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) revealed a startling trend: 1 in 5 high school students say they—or someone they know—have had a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot.
Even more concerning, 42% of students say they or someone they […].
Give Yourself Grace!...
Parenting is not always easy. Excerpt from "Let Them Grow" training.
🗒️ When They Turn 18: The U.S. Crises of Teens Aging Out of Foster Care
When They Turn 18: The U.S. Crises of Teens Aging Out of Foster Care
Every year in the United States thousands of young people leave foster care not into a permanent family or a stable job, but into adulthood with far less support than their peers.
The statistics are stark and heartbreaking — and they show a problem that’s solvable if we act with intention, funding, and community will.
How many youth age out — and what that looks like…...Every year in the United States thousands of young people leave foster care not into a permanent family or a stable job, but into adulthood with far less support than their peers.
🗒️ “A Voice for the Voiceless”
“A Voice for the Voiceless”
Some children have no one to speak up for them.
Today, we choose to be their voice.
Will you stand with them?
#PureReligion #StandSunday
Enjoy,
Chaplain Ted Stackpole
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