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Nick Cannon from the 2005 Single: “Can I live” told the story of how he was almost aborted before his mother changed…
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Teen “Choking Game” Played Solo...
Kids who tried the “choking game” alone were almost 5 times more likely to think of killing themselves
Flavored E-Cigarettes May Entice...
Fruit- or candy-flavored electronic cigarettes may entice American teens to start smoking tobacco
E-Cigs Tied To Frequent, Heavier...
Teens who regularly “vape” e-cigarettes are more likely to become frequent and heavy cigarette smokers
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Fascinating Millennials?
Youth workers, parents, pastors, teachers. . . all of you. . . give this a look.
“Mass Murderer Fidel Castro...
Executed thousands of innocent people Still, was romanticized by leftists around the world, who hailed him as a hero
Free Pill-Testing Kits To Be Made...
Kits can confirm whether or not pills contain a particular drug
Adolescent Binge Drinking Can...
“Adolescent binge drinking not only is dangerous to the brain development of teenagers, but also may impact the brains of their children,”
5 Ways To Save A Girl
The kind of (youthgroup) girl who draws you in and makes you actually glad to work more hours for less pay than…
Kids…..Ice Cream For...
SAT Prep?….ice cream for breakfast improves a person’s alertness and mental performance
Teen Gets Sex-Change Treatments...
Mom sues after her transgender teen gets sex-change treatments without her consent
Listen To Jonathan McKee On Focus...
Focus on the Family’s daily broadcast with Jim Daly talking about how to connect with your tech-absorbed kid
4 Ways YouthCulture Has Changed And...
“A generation ago the latchkey kid was the poster child for neglect; nowadays it might be the overscheduled kid who never…
Shepherding Teen Identity…...
Students in our ministries are trying to answer the “Who am I?” question. “What is the youth pastor’s role in helping students…
Today’s College Experience
Somewhere Between Animal House and American Pie 2
Flashback: Marijuana Impacts Teens...
Study shows that the age at which an adolescent starts using marijuana affects which parts of the brain will be affected
‘Campus Craziness’:...
To focus on racist, misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ acts. But what about anti-American acts?
Study: The State Of Youth Ministry
The findings of three nationwide studies. What’s going on in youth group? And is it working?
Flashback: Creating A Culture Of...
When we teach students to value each person as God does, their perspective changes. And once students have a changed perspective, we…
Discussion Guide: Doctor Strange
What Marvel’s latest hero movie teaches us about engaging sufferin
Researchers Have Figured Out What...
Hint: It has less to do with programs…
What Parents Need To Say To Their...
Based on psychological research, the three healthiest statements moms and dads can make as perform are
4 Ways To Go For Grit Over Grades...
“What do you think matters more—talent or effort?”
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A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Few States Have Plans For Kids...
All U.S. states have “return-to-play” laws designed to protect young athletes who’ve suffered a concussion. But only a handful have regulations on…
Problem Behaviors Spread Between...
Investigators determined siblings play a key role in the escalation of problem behaviors over time, over and above the contributions of genes,…
Why Is The Teen Birth Rate So Much...
Fewer teens are giving birth nationwide, but new government data reveals that teen births are much higher in rural areas than urban…
Teen Facebook Live Streams Himself...
Charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, discharging a firearm within city limits and an illegal weapons offense
A 15-year-old Trump Supporter Was...
A 15-year-old Trump supporter was attacked and beaten up by students who staged a walkout protest
YM360’s Friendly Guide To...
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“Word Of The Year”&...
How the word “post-truth” became the “word of the year” and what it means for evangelism
Why We Got Into Ministry In The...
“If you’re not spending time with teenagers, then you’re done with student ministry.”
National College Walkout Seeks &...
Students at more than one hundred schools plan to participate in a nationwide walkout Wednesday to demand that college
MAP Of US Campuses Outrage, ‘...
Every instance recorded by Campus Reform is depicted in a map showing the reactions
Depression On The Rise; Teen Girls...
This Might Be Why Depression Is Rising Among Teen Girls
Conservative Cardinals Challenge...
Worry he is weakening Roman Catholic rules on moral issues such as homosexuality and divorce while focusing on social problems….
Flasback: Moving People To Service
People like the idea of service more than they like to serve.
Isn’t it true?
Building A Ministry Team
Ministry is about people. It’s not really about programs, events or curriculum. It is all about relationships; with God and others
Parents And Youth Pastors...
Parents youth pastors disagree about biggest challenge in youth ministry
YOU VOTE FOR HIM, YOU GET OUT &...
A Texas mother — if you can call her that — booted her young son from the house after he “voted” for…
Vets Gift Disabled Teen Featured In...
Arek Trenholm went viral after his uncle snapped the photo of him standing for the flag at a town parade
FBI Operated Almost Two Dozen Child...
Investigators allegedly used the sites to lure and catch online predators
U Of Penn Offers Puppies Coloring...
Some professors turned Wednesday’s classes into ‘safe spaces’ in which students could freely express their concerns for their futures
Teens Often Ignore Online Risks
New research finds that adolescents are more likely than adults to take online risks, regardless of the gamble involved
Teen Night Owls Struggle To Learn...
Students who go to bed late tend to be both sleepier during the day and have more trouble with self-regulation, regardless of….
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Let’s Be Honest, Numbers Matter
Now before you get all puffed up, let’s really talk about it
Snapchat Will Sell Its Spectacles...
Snapchat’s $130 Spectacles are already in high demand
Five Actions That Form A Healthy...
We live in a “tell all” culture. Social media, image consultants, photographs, smart phone in our hand to record ourselves
Commercialization Of Legal Pot Has...
over 11% of Colorado’s (teens) use pot. 40% increase in drug-related suspensions and expulsions — the vast majority from marijuana
Teen Use Of Opioids Linked To...
Teens who take opioid painkillers without a prescription also often use cannabis, according to a new study
Tis The Season For Time Together
Making Sure Tech Doesn’t Hijack Your Holidays
Victoria’s Secret Fashion...
Bella Hadid: ‘I want boobs… I want my a** back’
Apple Bans Rich Kids app
They claimed the price to join was fair as “if it was too much, it just isn’t for you”
Honor Who We Are Not What We Do&...
True honor comes not because of what someone has done but because of who someone is
Ministering To The Fringe Kids
Let’s categorize the basic needs of the teenager into three areas: IDENTITY, PURPOSE, and COMMUNITY
MS-13 Surging With Influx Of Youths...
Census: Record 42.4M Immigrants, 23% of School Kids, Muslims Biggest Jump
More US Middle Schoolers Die Of...
The suicide rate among U.S. middle school students doubled from 2007 to 2014, surpassing for the first time the incidence of youngsters…
High School Fakes Student Deaths To...
“They were trying to teach using scare tactics, which doesn’t teach,” he said. “It just makes you not trust the teachers and…
Hillary , The F-bombs…N-words...
F-bombs and N-words permeated from the stage as Jay Z belted out the misogynistic lyrics to his 2009 song “Dirt Off Your…
Flashback: Trump, The P-word, and...
Americans are all shaking their heads at Trump, and calling his statement “offensive”,… we ignore the exact same talk and worse from…
2 Teenage Girls In Morocco Face Up...
The two girls, 16 and 17, were held in an adult prison — instead of a juvenile detention center — for about…
The 4 Siblings Behind The Designs...
LifeCulture Apparel was launched in September by the Cunningham siblings: Ian, 24; Aidan, 20; Alyssa, 18; and Sophia, 16
Book: Return To Order….Values
Important instrument in reshaping the educational (financial) foundations of our youth, preparing them for leadership
Millennials aren’t wearing...
The CDC says that almost 20 million new STIs occur every year, over half of them afflicting people between the ages of…
Melania Trump: We Must Teach Our...
“We need to teach our youth kindness, honesty, respect, compassion, charity, understanding,” Melania said. “Our culture has gotten too mean.”
How Welfare Undermines Marriage And...
The collapse of marriage in America began with the War on Poverty and the welfare programs that penalizes low-income parents who do…
Flashback…Marriage: America...
Child poverty is an ongoing national concern, but few are aware that its principal cause is the absence of married fathers in…
7 FACTS ABOUT THE STATE OF YOUTH...
Is there a typical youth group? Is it just me or are teens more busy than…
SERVING PARENTS WHO DON’T GO TO...
Can our ministries find better ways to support our parents, especially parents that don’t already attend church? Here are a couple of…
Trump Edges Out Clinton In High...
More than 77,000 students from 213 high schools participated in the first round of the mock election
Number Of Home-Schooled Students...
36% of parents said that providing “religious or moral instruction” was the most important reason for home-schooling
Ever Wonder What Technology Can Do...
A powerful new music video by Moby
Teen Arrested For Sharing Exploit...
He inadvertently flooded emergency services with fake calls
Teen Depression and Anxiety: What...
And, for the teenage perspective on mental health, check out this short film
Discussion Starter: Woman 21...
She holds her virginity to the highest value. So she is autioning it off to the highest bidder?
Biebs: Watch What You Wish For
“Justin Bieber is no longer a fan of the roaring masses,”
Flashback: How Decades Of Divorce...
The children of divorced parents have grown up to be adults of no religion
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