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Parents who want to protect their teenagers from some of the toughest pitfalls and temptations they'll face as they mature should consider their child's spiritual side, according to one of the leading experts on the intersection of spirituality and well-being.
"It is not a matter of opinion, it is scientific fact that there is nothing as profoundly protective against the most common forms of suffering in adolescence as a strong personal spiritual life," Lisa Miller, professor and director of clinical psychology at Columbia University, told a packed auditorium at Brigham Young University Thursday night during a Wheatley Forum in Faith & Intellect presentation.
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