I believe American teens are in the grips of a “the bystander effect” that has eroded much of their capacity to connect with genuine emotion and is, therefore, crushing their empathy
Massachusetts Principal Is Canceling His School's Honors Night
Honors Night could be ‘devastating’ to the students who worked hard, but fell short of the grades
The Largest Mission Trip Made By Teens In The World
1,000 teenagers” giving up their spring break to serve in Mexico
Millennials Act Way Too Immature At The Office
New research from the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania
Number Of Children With Autism Higher Than Previously Thought
1 in 50 school-aged children have autism
"Do These Things: Youth Ministry Best Practices"
A youth ministry book full of simple, practical advise for youth workers at any stage in ministry
Education Over Incarceration
Teens are feed up with Detroit Public Schools outdated Zero Tolerance policies
Teaching Fifth-Graders To Say No To Tobacco
Irving school district
Family’s Home Raided over Facebook Photo of Child’s Rifle
The Dad is a certified firearms instructor a range safety officer and a hunter education instructor. The son has a hunting license and recently passed the state’s hunter safety course
Why Aren't Low-Income Students Succeeding in School?
1.7 million low income first-generation college students are reading and doing math at an eighth grade level are admitted into college
Teen Creates Algae-Powered Biofuel in Her Bedroom Lab
17-year-old Sara Volz is the winner of this year’s Intel Science Talent Search
Students Confess Their Darkest Secrets on Facebook
Hundreds of high schools and universities have unofficial Facebook confession pages dedicated to sharing anonymous admissions
Flashback: Maltreated Girls More Likely to Engage in Risky Online Behavior
Girls whose parents monitored their behavior and encouraged open communication reduced the association between a teen’s risk factors and risky online behaviors
Six Youth, Ages 13-15, Brutally Beat Man While "Looking For Something To Do."
“I didn’t think kids could do something like this,”
Attention, Parents: Common Core Opt-Out Form Now Available
Protect your children from the nationalized Common Core
Homeschoolers: Keep On Top Of Which Homeschool Curricula Are Rejecting Common Core
Common Core: What’s the Big Deal?
“I Don’t Want My Kids’ Privacy Bought And Sold Like This.”
Time To Opt Out of Creepy Fed Ed Data-Mining Racket
Teen Girls Charged for Allegedly Threatening Steubenville, Ohio, Rape Victim
Circle of Accountability Widens in Steubenville
School Districts Crack Down As Teen Cellphone Use Skyrockets
Teachers need to change the way they teach
Stories From Women Who Don’t Want To Have Children
There “is no way I am willingly going to pass along these mental health issues to an innocent child,”
Tablets vs. TV: Which Screen Time Is Better For Your Kids?
If kids are going to enjoy media, he (Harvey Karp) would prefer they do so interactively (with an iPad screen) as opposed to passively (with a TV screen)
Will Facebook's Changes Drive Away the Teen Crowd?
This follows suggestions that Facebook is already losing its allure for many teens, as they shift to other social platforms
What the New Pope Means for Evangelicals
He is intent on getting the gospel out to all generations especially the young people
The Music Genre Kids Like
Which genre is young people’s music of choice? Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop… Country?
New Pope Urges Church to Return To its Gospel Roots
Pope warns the church that it could become just another charitable group if it forgot its true mission
Hard To Hear
If you do all the talking when you pray, how will you ever hear God’s answers?” –A. W. Tozer
Children With Autism At Greater Risk For Suicide
Autism Speaks and the Children’s Miracle Network funded the study
Teen Dance at Strip Club Cancelled
A mom who says her goal is to keep her pretty 14-year-old daughter off drugs and stripper poles
More U.S. Teens Are Using Smartphones To Get To Internet
37% of Americans ages 12 to 17 go on to the Internet from a smartphone
Flashback: African-American Teen Abortion Rates Reach Twice National Average
Black women account for 30% of all abortions, despite African-Americans making up only 13% of the total population
Is It Ever Okay To Keep A Secret For A Student?
Keeping a student’s secret has real ramifications.
Make sure you know what you’re doing
Youth Ministry Is a Spectator Sport
Are Your Students Participants in Their Faith or Just Spectators?
A Few Thoughts On Discipleship!!
Duffy Robbins workshop on discipleship at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2013
I hope not......'Porn literacy': Is this the future of sex ed?
Do you believe teens are internalizing what they see onscreen?
Boy Who Threatened Suicide on Instagram Gets Letters of Hope from Strangers
“Day of scheduled suicide, February 8th, 2013, my birthday.”
“I just felt like everything was worthless,”
Why I’m already registered for next year’s SYMC
From Great variety in tracks and workshops to Informal atmosphere
How high dare we raise the bar for teens?
The world is very OK with teens living average lives, but we shouldn’t be
Seventeen Magazine Pushing Sex as a Drug to 12-year-olds
The sexualization of children is a runaway train—and they are being brought aboard
Wash. May Approve Alcohol Tasting For Some Teens
To permit alcohol tasting for students enrolled culinary, beer technology or similar programs
5 Year Completed Study On At-Risk Teens Finds Solutions
How do you discourage teenagers from drinking, doing drugs, fighting, joining gangs and getting knocked up?
Victoria’s Secret Goes After Teen Market
Girls these days are growing up way too fast and they’re missing out on those wonderful carefree years
A Detroit School Where Jesus Is Head of the Class
Since 1991, Cornerstone has grown from 165 to 1,500 children—90% of whom go onto college or the military
More Student Prayer Coming to Mississippi Public Schools
Teachers and school administrators are confused about what religious expression is legal
Proposed Bill, Students Who Form Finger In Shape Of Gun Would Not Be Suspended
He wants it to bring some common sense discipline to state schools
The Problem With Numbers In Youth Ministry
It’s good to run a large ministry, but it’s even better
to run the ministry God called us to
Drug Testing Company Sees Spike In Children Using Marijuana
“In high school it has kind of gotten out of hand,”
School Confiscates Cupcakes Decorated with Toy Soldiers
Plastic figurines representing World War Two American Heroes are not psychopathic killers
Pop-Tart Pistol Counseling At School
School offers counseling for traumatized students who saw classmate chew breakfast pastry into shape of gun
Students Can Reach One-Third Of Their Friends With The Gospel
Facebook Post Seen by One-Third of Friends
80% Of Recent NYC High School Graduates Cannot Read
They had to re-learn basic skills — reading, writing and math — first before they could begin college courses
“PORN IS THE NORM”
Links and resources for ministering to teens in “porn in the norm” culture
