Nick Cannon from the 2005 Single: “Can I live” told the story of how he was almost aborted before his mother changed her mind

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Kids who tried the “choking game” alone were almost 5 times more likely to think of killing themselves

Fruit- or candy-flavored electronic cigarettes may entice American teens to start smoking tobacco

Teens who regularly “vape” e-cigarettes are more likely to become frequent and heavy cigarette smokers

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Youth workers, parents, pastors, teachers. . . all of you. . . give this a look.

Executed thousands of innocent people Still, was romanticized by leftists around the world, who hailed him as a hero

Kits can confirm whether or not pills contain a particular drug

“Adolescent binge drinking not only is dangerous to the brain development of teenagers, but also may impact the brains of their children,”

A Professor In Post-Truth America…

The kind of (youthgroup) girl who draws you in and makes you actually glad to work more hours for less pay than 99% of your co-workers

SAT Prep?….ice cream for breakfast improves a person’s alertness and mental performance

Mom sues after her transgender teen gets sex-change treatments without her consent

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Focus on the Family’s daily broadcast with Jim Daly talking about how to connect with your tech-absorbed kid

“A generation ago the latchkey kid was the poster child for neglect; nowadays it might be the overscheduled kid who never rests but is shuttled from activity to activity.”

Students in our ministries are trying to answer the “Who am I?” question. “What is the youth pastor’s role in helping students answer that question?“

Brad Lomenick

Somewhere Between Animal House and American Pie 2

Study shows that the age at which an adolescent starts using marijuana affects which parts of the brain will be affected

To focus on racist, misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ acts. But what about anti-American acts?

The Full List of Winners

The findings of three nationwide studies. What’s going on in youth group? And is it working?

When we teach students to value each person as God does, their perspective changes. And once students have a changed perspective, we can train them

by Jeremy Zach

What Marvel’s latest hero movie teaches us about engaging sufferin

Ed Stetzer

Hint: It has less to do with programs…

Based on psychological research, the three healthiest statements moms and dads can make as perform are

“What do you think matters more—talent or effort?”

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

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 handling kids’ return to the classroom, researchers report

Investigators determined siblings play a key role in the escalation of problem behaviors over time, over and above the contributions of genes, friends, and parents.

Fewer teens are giving birth nationwide, but new government data reveals that teen births are much higher in rural areas than urban ones

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 attacked and beaten up by students who staged a walkout protest

Download this FREE Guide to Writing Bible Study for Teenagers

Podcast: Terry Linhart with Dave Rahn

How the word “post-truth” became the “word of the year” and what it means for evangelism

“If you’re not spending time with teenagers, then you’re done with student ministry.”

Students at more than one hundred schools plan to participate in a nationwide walkout Wednesday to demand that college

Every instance recorded by Campus Reform is depicted in a map showing the reactions

The critics…..

A little Prayer About Seduce-Ability/

This Might Be Why Depression Is Rising Among Teen Girls

Worry he is weakening Roman Catholic rules on moral issues such as homosexuality and divorce while focusing on social problems….

People like the idea of service more than they like to serve.
Isn’t it true?

Ministry is about people. It’s not really about programs, events or curriculum. It is all about relationships; with God and others

Parents youth pastors disagree about biggest challenge in youth ministry

It was a joke?

A Texas mother — if you can call her that — booted her young son from the house after he “voted” for Donald Trump at school

Arek Trenholm went viral after his uncle snapped the photo of him standing for the flag at a town parade

Investigators allegedly used the sites to lure and catch online predators

Some professors turned Wednesday’s classes into ‘safe spaces’ in which students could freely express their concerns for their futures

New research finds that adolescents are more likely than adults to take online risks, regardless of the gamble involved

Students who go to bed late tend to be both sleepier during the day and have more trouble with self-regulation, regardless of….

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

Now before you get all puffed up, let’s really talk about it

Snapchat’s $130 Spectacles are already in high demand

We live in a “tell all” culture. Social media, image consultants, photographs, smart phone in our hand to record ourselves

by Dr. Manny Alvarez

over 11% of Colorado’s (teens) use pot. 40% increase in drug-related suspensions and expulsions — the vast majority from marijuana

Teens who take opioid painkillers without a prescription also often use cannabis, according to a new study

Making Sure Tech Doesn’t Hijack Your Holidays

Jonathan McKee

A Helpful Video And Free Download

California, Florida voters say yes

Bella Hadid: ‘I want boobs… I want my a** back’

They claimed the price to join was fair as “if it was too much, it just isn’t for you”

True honor comes not because of what someone has done but because of who someone is

Let’s categorize the basic needs of the teenager into three areas: IDENTITY, PURPOSE, and COMMUNITY

Census: Record 42.4M Immigrants, 23% of School Kids, Muslims Biggest Jump

The suicide rate among U.S. middle school students doubled from 2007 to 2014, surpassing for the first time the incidence of youngsters aged 10 to 14 who died in car crashes

“They were trying to teach using scare tactics, which doesn’t teach,” he said. “It just makes you not trust the teachers and any of the announcements you’re going to get.”

F-bombs and N-words permeated from the stage as Jay Z belted out the misogynistic lyrics to his 2009 song “Dirt Off Your Shoulder.”

Americans are all shaking their heads at Trump, and calling his statement “offensive”,… we ignore the exact same talk and worse from the musicians (I use that term loosely) our kids listen to

The two girls, 16 and 17, were held in an adult prison — instead of a juvenile detention center — for about three days

LifeCulture Apparel was launched in September by the Cunningham siblings: Ian, 24; Aidan, 20; Alyssa, 18; and Sophia, 16

Important instrument in reshaping the educational (financial) foundations of our youth, preparing them for leadership

Sticky Faith

The CDC says that almost 20 million new STIs occur every year, over half of them afflicting people between the ages of 15 and 24

“We need to teach our youth kindness, honesty, respect, compassion, charity, understanding,” Melania said. “Our culture has gotten too mean.”

The collapse of marriage in America began with the War on Poverty and the welfare programs that penalizes low-income parents who do marry

Child poverty is an ongoing national concern, but few are aware that its principal cause is the absence of married fathers in the home

Is there a typical youth group? Is it just me or are teens more busy than…

Can our ministries find better ways to support our parents, especially parents that don’t already attend church? Here are a couple of suggestions

(staying home is not an option)

More than 77,000 students from 213 high schools participated in the first round of the mock election

by Jonathan McKee

36% of parents said that providing “religious or moral instruction” was the most important reason for home-schooling

A powerful new music video by Moby

by Doug Franklin

Telegraph.co.uk

He inadvertently flooded emergency services with fake calls

And, for the teenage perspective on mental health, check out this short film

She holds her virginity to the highest value. So she is autioning it off to the highest bidder?

“Justin Bieber is no longer a fan of the roaring masses,”

The children of divorced parents have grown up to be adults of no religion

5 Considerations to ponder