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How Can I Get My Teen To STOP...
She’s placing too much value on what her peers think of her..especially for her self-identity?
Sports Versus Youth Ministry
95% of youth workers struggle with students choosing sports over youth ministry. What’s the solution?
Youth Worker: The Most Meaningful...
Forbes tells us what we already know today – youth ministry is the best job in the world!
How To Sign Students Up For An...
#1. Be sure your volunteers and the students understand the vision of the trip
More Hard Questions about God and...
Students who felt like they had a safe place to be authentic about these doubts actually showed stronger faith across the transition…
Giving Attention To Details
Be obedient in the small things because they really do matter
Teens Are Actually On Google+ For...
Teenagers’ use of Google+ is no doubt bound to YouTube
Snoop Dogg Just Invested In A Weed...
Eaze promises to deliver medicinal marijuana in less than 10 minutes
Kelly Ripa’s Impression Of...
“I don’t think she likes me, but I don’t care. I’m like, ‘I’m not your friend, I’m your mom.’
The Case For Taking Parental Leave...
“Kids like being with their parents at this age,” he says. “A lot of surveys say they wish their parents would talk…
Ever Wonder What Your Teenager Is...
92% of teens go online every day, and 24 percent say they’re online “almost constantly
50 Schoolgirls Kidnapped By Boko...
Despite international pleas for their return, the girls have never been traced, and little has been heard of them since they were…
HarperCollins Buys Rights To Teen...
The Teen author series has been making the rounds in middle schools across the US
‘Hippie Crack’: Why Is...
Laughing Gas was the 14th most used drug globally-placing in front of other legal highs such as caffeine tablets or Ritalin.
Surge In Young People Dabbling In...
The proliferation of “beautiful young vampires”,True Blood and Twilight movies is encouraging young people to dabble with occult
See What Women Do When They Have to...
Dove’s latest campaign hopes to boost body image, but is requiring ladies to choose a label the solution?
Dashcam video Shows How Little It...
Based on examination of 1,691 eligible crashes, distracted driving was the cause of 6/10 accidents.
Gap’s Tale Of 2 Brands Shows...
Old Navy sells to value-seeking families Vs Gap expensive trend-conscious shoppers
21 Year Old Dominates Masters
The second-youngest champion in the history of the Masters
Students Suspended After Charges In...
A horrible event, but it was witnessed by so many people who did absolutely nothing to stop or call police.”
Middle School ‘Sextortion’ Suit
Middle School settles ‘sextortion’ suit after allegations boys pressured girls for nude photos
‘Free-range’ Children...
They advocate a hands-off approach, where children are allowed to go out and experience the world on their own
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3036412/Free-range-children-SEIZED-CPS-wandering-park-month-parents-guilty-neglect-refused-change-ways.html#ixzz3XC94Tj1X
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MTV’s First Stab At Turning...
Trailer Features A Severed Head In A Hot Tub
Another Madonna Moment?
Britney Spears almost re-creates THAT kiss with Iggy Azalea on set of throwback themed Pretty Girls music video
Madonna, 56, makes out with Drake,...
Madonna didn’t see was that when she was finished, the musician looked horrified, even wiping his mouth
Naked Spring Break Photo Girl Tells...
Photos of her, enclosed in a group of raucous male party-goers, has left authorities fearing for her life
Selling It
When a volunteer fully owns the vision for your ministry, you have them hooked for years.
2 High School Freshmen Save...
“I was nervous. ‘Is it going to work? Is it not going to work?'” “I never thought I’d actually have to…
Student Died…Tried To Save...
“When we try to recruit kids, they usually have one or two of the Army values in them. Jesse had them all,”…
Pricey Proms, Parents Picking Up...
The average 2015 spending on high school proms will be down 6% over last year, but this year parents will be covering…
Family Stress Linked To Adolescent...
There is a relationship between long-term exposure to three specific types of family stressors and children becoming obese by the time they…
Energy Drinks Carry Cardiac Risks...
According to new research, energy drinks pose serious cardiac risks for the adolescents who consume them.
Teens, Social Media &...
24% of teens go online “almost constantly,” facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones
A ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’...
Your darkest animatronic nightmares are headed to the silver screen
Parenting Means Wrestling Demons
We know that God is in the fight on our side
ESPN Will Not Pay 12-year-Old...
He put more than 11-million people to shame when he tied for first in ESPN’s bracket challenge
The Sex Appeal Of Non-Conformity
New research finds following your own path is a turn-on to potential romantic partners of both sexes.
How being Stubborn, Depressed, And...
A MUST read for every teenage girl…the intent to help teens feel less alone in this world
Learning To Love Our Bodies
I have a pre-teen daughter. She doesn’t think she is beautiful and it breaks my heart
France Votes To Ban Ultra-Thin...
Modelling agencies protest as those employing models considered too thin face fines…six months in prison
Flashback: Israeli Law Bans...
The new law poses a groundbreaking challenge to a fashion industry widely castigated for promoting anorexia and bulimia
Spring Break Busted
LSU students accused of hauling alcohol to Gulf Shores
THE CHANGING DIGITAL LANDSCAPE
We are living in a world of 24/7 connectivity, accessing our content on our own terms, and we like it that way
ISIS Bans Skinny Jeans
Imprisoned for 10 days and forced to take an “Islamic course”
What Your Pastor’s Jeans Say...
Back in the ’90s, this minister was likely the coolest youth pastor in town…
‘Selfies Are Bad’,...
“Seriously! You need to get out of it. I know you’re young but selfies are bad,” he added. “Just take a normal…
The Utter Futility Of The Plastic...
Dr Fredric Brandt, the ‘Plastic Surgeon to the Stars’ who hanged himself at the weekend, allegedly in a deep depression
Flashback: The Teenage Plastic...
Between 1996 and 2010 the number of teenagers aged 13-19 having elective cosmetic surgery has increased by 548%
5 Ministry Opportunities Unique To...
I can think of at least five opportunities that are unique to campus life.
Teens Getting Shut Out Of The Work...
The number of jobs held by teens between 14 and 18 years old shrank by 33 percent between 2001 and 2014
92 MILLION AMERICANS Out Of The...
The share of Americans in the workforce has sunk to its lowest point in 35 years
How Technology Is Changing...
There is no doubt that technology is changing the culture and the way people living out their faith. The real question…
Stepping Out Of Student Ministry
When is it time to step out of student ministry?
The Need For Expository Preaching...
we have grossly under challenged students by simply assuming they cannot handle deep doctrines of the faith
Hero To The College Students
Students at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, decided to pay her back in a huge way
Relationship Help For Busy Parents
An interview with Relationship Experts Les and Leslie Parrott
Study: 1 Of Every 6 People...
Makes the “unaffiliated,” as the study calls them, the third-largest group worldwide
Muslims Projected To Outnumber...
By 2050, four of 10 Christians in the world are expected to live in sub-Saharan Africa
The Most Common Spoken Language...
91.4% of refugees from the Middle East were on food stamps
Muslim Population Could Catch Up...
Similarly, in the United States, Christians will decline from more than three quarters to two thirds in 2050
Study Reveals Shocking Effect Of...
The researchers studied nearly 1,100 individuals between the ages of 3 and 20,
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Upsets...
“We have the Montessori school just down the bike path… Children go by here all the time,”
Retreating Boko Haram Fighters...
Reported use of children as “expendable cannon fodder” and human bombs would, if confirmed, constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity
Study Finds Black Girls Face...
Teachers said girls have been more likely to get into fights than boys. Tend to carry disputes from social media into the…
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