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Can Graffiti Be Copyrighted?
Affiliation with artists…is highly sought-after by retail brands for the cultural cachet and access to the profitable youth demographic that it offers
Teen Smoking Declining, E-Cig Use...
“What we traditionally see is people aren’t quitting smoking, they’re just switching from traditional cigarettes. They’re still addicted to nicotine,”
Video Released Of Brutal Beating...
Four adults and two juveniles accused of crashing a birthday party and brutally beating one of the guests…
Deceiving American Families
ObamaCare Architect “American Voters Are Too Stupid To Understand The Difference”
Secret Lives Of Teens: Translating...
Teens explain all the terms they use to keep things hidden from parents
Secret Lives of Teens: Selfie...
They crave positive feedback to help them see how their identity fits into their world
Secret Second Lives: The Dark Side...
More than 95 percent of teens are online. On average they’re online nearly 11 hours every day, a Kaiser Family Foundation study…
A Closer Look At Teen Addiction
In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or older, had used an illicit drug or abused a psycho-therapeutic medication in…
Maryland School District To Strip...
Future school calendars will now list the students’ Christmas vacation as “winter break”, the Easter vacation as “spring break.”
HBO CONCERT SHOCK: ‘HAPPY...
Eminem Drops More Than a Dozen F-Bombs on National Mall During ‘Concert for Valor’
More Teens Than Ever Dealing With...
33% of teenagers say they deal with feeling alone and bullying, but only seven percent of parents say they’re worried about cyberbullying
YS Group Texting [Review]
The best thing about using a texting program is that people actually will see the message
“14 Year Old’s Cyber...
Teens are impulsive and, because of their brain structure, more likely to post hurtful messages without pausing to think about the consequences….”…
The Shrinking Influence Of Youth...
Many youth workers seem to feel their ability to influence teenagers may be lessening
Condoms Not Effective Against HPV...
EXPERT ADVICE From Dr. Ricki Pollycove
How To Get Started In Youth...
some advice to those looking to get started in youth ministry, and invites other youth workers to chime in as well
Nicki Minaj’s New Video...
This imagery is deeply disturbing and offensive to Jews and all those who recall the sacrifices Americans and many others had to…
Gretchens Take When Will Epidemic...
More than 24 million families with single mothers in US
The State Of Marriage In America
Fewer Americans getting married, study says
School Tells Kids: Stop Praying To...
“He was told that he could no longer pray with his fellow students during free time because of the separation of church…
Atheist Scientist Claims Religion...
So if we can plant the seeds of doubt in our children, religion will go away in a generation, or at least…
Police ID Michael Brown’s...
“a large group of about 20-30 subjects ‘jumped out of vehicles and rushed them.’”
MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW...
The MPS has been stung by reports that students of color are 10 times more likely to receive a suspension than white…
Malaysia’s Sharia Law Costs...
A Muslim with a non-Muslim spouse who seeks custody from the Shariah court is almost certain to win because the spouse has…
Texas Dr. Offers The Home Invaders...
This is pointing at society and trying to say, ‘listen, we need to get this element out’ and what’s the best way?…
Mexican Attorney General: 43...
Under the orders of the Mayor Jose Luis Abarca the cops kidnapped the students and then turned them over to hitmen from…
Sexualized Body Image Has Negative...
Middle-school girls who value sex appeal differ from their peers in troubling ways
Flashback: Parents’...
Adolescents whose parents better understand their daily experiences have better psychological adjustment
Q&A With The Teen Who Took the...
This shows you how fast something can go viral. It’s, like, scary. It really is. Because if you say one wrong thing…
Six Lessons From A 17-Year-Old...
Observing her life and words, some specific lessons surface for all kids everywhere
You Can’t Know Everything But It...
Something so important that it will help you with every situation you come across
How To Effectively Ruin Your...
If you find yourself agreeing to things or relaxing the rules to avoid an argument, you run the risk of your…
El Salvador: Final Update of V2H...
The other side of The Youth Culture Report
Keira Knightley Posed Topless To...
I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photoraphy is partly to blame…
18-Year-Old Freshman Elected To W...
Becomes Youngest State Lawmaker In US
Teen Girl Accused Of Plotting...
“The rumor was this was going to happen at the pep rally.”
The Summit Nov 7-8 Nashville
Summit is intentionally designed to stir your youth ministry imagination and assist you in discerning God’s leading
Pot Proponents Look To California...
Waiting until the presidential election year in 2016, with its anticipated bumper crop of younger voters
Youth Culture And The New Relevance
Relevance is knowing what those you are ministering to need most…an orthodoxy that has withstood the centuries
The No. 1 Reason Teens Keeps The...
The holy grail for helping youth remain religiously active as young adults has been at home all along…
Duck Dynasty Duckling Showcases Her...
Because this dance so directly reflected her Christian faith… I do feel pressure to make it right
Top Ten Ways Churches Drive Away...
…My surprise was not the presence of this item. The surprise was that it was not ranked higher.
Success Isn’t Forever And Failure...
Lesson #3 of the 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons I’ve Ever Learned
Being a Christian Doesn’t Always...
Churches need to ditch their religious cookie cutters
Shia LaBeouf ‘Became a...
….While Filming ‘Fury’; Says Co-Star Brad Pitt Was ‘Instrumental’ in ‘Guiding’ Him
Ex-Teen Hacker Tells Paris Hilton...
Who stole nude photos from Paris Hilton’s cellphone and swiped a half million dollars from unsuspecting consumers
Flashback: Why The Real Battle For...
The west has nationalized families over the last 60 years…old age, health,single motherhood- everything is the responsibility of the state
Here’s Proof That Your Vote...
A few elections in which history was determined by slender margins
Rock The Vote Hypocrites
At least 5 stars in a recent Rock the Vote PSA urging youth to exercise their franchise didn’t bother to show…
Florida Vote No Against Marijuana...
Florida Vote No Against Marijuana And Amendment 2
Study: Self-Harming In Teen Years...
Teenagers who hurt themselves intentionally are at a higher risk of developing mental health and substance abuse problems later in life
The Parenting Secret I Learned At A...
Our flaws are not failures, they’re part of our authenticity
Ministering To Changing Families
Different Families, Different Ministry
Flashback: Marriage Guards Children...
As a Senator, Barack Obama was right—there are serious disadvantages to being raised without a father
Welfare Programs: Discourage...
It’s Time for Welfare Programs to Require Work, Not Subsidize Idleness
Harry Potter-Inspired Fantastic...
“The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or…
Democrats Losing Millennial Voters?
Poll: More Young Republicans are excited about the midterm election
Father Of Eight Refusing To Pay For...
Wants kids to earn their education
Teens With Controlling Parents Have...
Without opportunities to practice self-directed, independent decision making, teens might give in to their friends’ and partners’ decisions
10 Most Violent Video Games of 2014...
Games like The Walking Dead Season 2 and Grand Theft Auto V might be visually and technically spectacular, but they’re certainly not…
Former Marine Banned From Daughter...
“We cannot discuss our Ten Commandments in school but they can discuss Islam’s Five Pillars?”
Flashback: Instagram For Dummie...
Numerical values: For the first time ever your children can determine their “worth” using actual numbers provided by their peers!
From Ebola Suits To Terrorist Garb,...
“People are going to offend everyone this year. It’s an offensive holiday,”
Victoria’s Secret ‘...
I’ve tried to teach my daughter size doesn’t matter. She’s perfect EXACTLY the way God made her
Showing Skin Equals Success In...
Is getting sexy the only way to assert your womanhood?
5 Reasons You Struggle To Get Along...
…getting along have not always been so easy…in my own heart several reasons causing me to struggle to get along
10 Traits Of Pastors Who Have...
The median tenure of a pastor at a church is around four years
Prevalence Of Teen Sexting
The most common reason for teens to engage in sexting was to give someone a “present” or in an attempt to establish…
A New Way To Manage My Work...
My personal way keeping myself accountable to accomplishing my weekly tasks, remaining available to the people and issues necessary, and sticking as…
Bold Parenting Book By Lars Rood ...
Raising kids to be more than just rule-keepers
Flashback: Top Needs Of Teenage...
Here is our list of the top needs of teen girls
Fewer Teens Drink At Parties In...
When laws hold adults responsible when kids drink on their property, kids are less likely to spend their weekends drinking at parties
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