“Our only way of being alone was to do it over the phone.” – one teen, about why she began sexting
No other state has more teens thinking of taking their own lives than Indiana does
Teens Raise Thousands Of Dollars And Awareness About Domestic And Dating Abuse
Jim Liebelt
The survey, completed by 29,832 students in Grades 7-12 most reported being in good physical and mental health; feel connected to their…
Booze ads reach kids far younger than the legal drinking age
The study’s results can help parents and psychologists know who is most in need of treatment
One out of every five suicides in the world can be associated with unemployment
Appears to be the largest yet on the matter of same-sex households and children’s emotional outcomes
Lower risk of suicide..students who regularly attended religious services and regularly ate a meal with their family
Psychosis is defined as a form of mental illness where people experience delusions, hallucinations
Husbands A Bigger Source Of Stress Than Kids For Nearly Half Of Moms
Research into how the human brain develops helps explain why teens have trouble controlling impulses
The role of media and technology in the development of kids’ and teens’ body image attitudes and behaviors
..parents play a huge part in shaping how kids relate to their bodies
Help your daughters learn to identify unrealistic media representations of beauty and to value themselves for who they are
From selfies to shout-outs, girls are using social media both to build up and break down their self-image
Barna
The more religious a teen is, the less likely he or she is to abuse drugs
Adolescence, lack of sleep may be related to high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, suicidal behaviors and drowsy driving
Sleep and memory go hand-in-hand
College students age 18 to 25 years old have the highest rates of binge drinking episodes
Binge drinking increases the risk of accidents and traumatic injuries. One-third of trauma patients have alcohol in their systems
It’s a virus that is responsible for almost all cases of cervical cancer
The show touches on many of the issues teens’ face – from drinking and the pressure to have sex – to sexual…
Each family dinner adds up to benefits for adolescents
A felony for anyone to participate in a criminal street gang,…or benefit from that activity.
About 70% of marriages that began in the 1990s reached their 15th anniversary
New E-Cigs have a higher voltage and the vapor they produce is a lot stronger in at least one carcinogen than…
Nearly 9% of eighth-graders said they’d used an e-cigarette in the past month
“Being Heard by Your Teenager: Communicating Without Control and Manipulation”
Sadly, suicide shirts aren’t the most offensive clothing items for teens. Here are 5 more examples
Unfortunately, addiction is not the only problem associated with Smartphones
The Effects of Their Sleep-Deprivation Lasts Way Past Lunch
“Our findings suggest that decades of anti-tobacco work have succeeded in convincing adolescents that heavier smoking patterns are dangerous,”
when separated, we experience a lessening of ‘self’ and a negative physiological state
The study included 22 children….more than 6,000 “head impacts” were recorded
It looks at rates of secondhand exposure among more than 350,000 teens from 168 countries using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
I often wonder if the changing times today are similar to periods in history where cultures were transformed by the tools they…
Here’s What Some Teens Are Using Instead Of Snapchat And Instagram To Share Pictures In Class
Youth unemployment in 2014 was 18.1 percent (18.1 on YMI), with almost six million young people between the ages of 16 and…
The percentage of Americans attending religious services weekly declined by 1.0 percentage point
The percentage of 12th graders reporting current drug use increased by 1.4 percentage points
As Marriage Goes, So Goes the American Dream
Renewing Our Culture
America’s greatest strength is its civil society. And central to this civil society is family and the capacity to provide for one’s…
The work participation rate for work-eligible households receiving aid from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program declined
From 2002 to 2012, the percentage of individuals living in poverty (excluding welfare benefits) increased by 2.9 percentage points.
From 2002 to 2012, the percentage of children born outside of marriage has grown by 6.7 percentage points.
“A lot of kids are doing this somewhat regularly, they’re doing it repeatedly,”
Year-in-Review
Roughly 2,500 teenagers who died during the span studied, 82 percent were driving cars that were over six years old
The Denver Post
People who attend religious services on a weekly basis are nearly twice as likely to describe themselves as “very happy”
Exodus of young men from relationships with women…college-aged men are using online porn at epidemic levels
In the UK, the Guardian reported last July on the “loneliness epidemic among young adults”
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Students in the two lower grades reported that marijuana is less available than it once was
UAlbany Study Finds Social Media to be Potentially Addictive, Associated with Substance Abuse
USA Today
Violent Crime Arrests Plummeted
Young people were like “overloaded packhorses”, becoming increasingly burdened by other generations’ debts
CDC
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Regular teenaged consumers are more likely to binge drink later on, a Concordia study shows
Researchers who tracked web use habits say 44,000 primary school children in the UK accessed adult material
Shocker: New Study Shows High School Boys Are Meaner Than Girls!
Leisure distress is feeling uptight, stressed and anxious during free time
Since these children have fewer opportunities for physical activity and may face other dietary challenges they are left with limited healthy weight…
Evidence has already shown that cyber dating abuse is linked to physical, sexual and psychological abuse
Teenage girls are increasingly wearing yoga pants instead of jeans
You need to address these issues with your child at an early age
They have been studying the online behaviour of children aged 9-16 since 2006…children are now more likely to be exposed to
CNSNews
The potential appeal of ecstasy for people who are dealing with depression or anxiety may be part of the explanation as to…
I hallucinated a lot. It was kind of like I was in a dream or something, like so disassociated. I liked that…
Dr. Max Gomez
How pressures of online life undermine teenage girls’ self-esteem
62 percent of non-Christian Millennials have never even read the Bible
If you think “my teen would never sext,” you might be mistaken.
“Before , your bullies at school stayed at school,” “Now, through social media, they follow you everywhere,”
“I think many parents have a mindset that prescription drugs are much more dangerous than over-the-counter drugs, because they can be purchased…
