Sleep-deprived teens are more likely to engage in risky behavior, including vehicle-related risks, than those who get enough rest

How to Engage with Kids Who Can’t Seem to Pry Their Eyes from Their Devices!

by Walt Mueller

You may have wisdom to offer, but it will miss the mark without a rich combination of context and empathy

An 18-year-old girl from Atlanta who almost killed herself and left another driver with brain injuries when she…

You’ll need a permit for that at NC State

Having lots of friends is a better painkiller than morphine

Marko

18 exclusive modules of church planting and multiplication that provide practical, actionable advice, taught by leading experts

Of all the ways a divorce negatively impacts a child’s life, the impact on their religious life may be the most detrimental of all

The Ark will be using techniques that include virtual and augmented reality to tell original different biblical themes

Bono is singing to the very people I did this work for. I feel that we are allies in this

Have you ever noticed how we cave to popular culture in our youth programming? giving them..? in order to make them happy

…the point is not to “keep an eye on them,” but to find more time to invest in them

New Research Reveals 10 Trends

Barna Research Releases in Leaders & Pastors

..continued to livestream the rape of her teenage friend on Periscope because she ‘got caught up on the likes’ the video was receiving

Millennials are leaving the church. Nearly 6 in 10 (59%) young people who grow up in Christian churches end up walking away

Working with teen mothers to help them understand the abusive relationships that many of them have with their “baby daddy”

The 8 attributes of discipleship found in the research from the book, Transformational Discipleship

The 8 attributes of discipleship found in the research from the book, Transformational Discipleship

The 8 attributes of discipleship found in the research from the book, Transformational Discipleship

Demonstrate Courage: There is something contagious about someone who is courageous

If you are in youth ministry you need to be exposed to MIKE YACONELLI

Some experts say Kim Kardashian, Emily Ratajkowski sending wrong message

Across the world, young people desire higher expectations and greater accountability. And the Church should be first to lead the way forward by offering them exactly what they want and what they need

Snapchat drastically changed how replays work with an update on Thursday night

The boat that carried Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, both 14, was spotted and recovered 100 miles off the coast of Bermuda

Family ‘devastated’

Prince Trending Today….

Teen tobacco use hasn’t declined at all since 2011 — and it looks like the rising popularity of e-cigarettes is to blame

Teen birth and pregnancy abortion rates in the United States all reached new historic lows in 2011, according to two new analyses from the Guttmacher Institute

TMZ…

“Why young men who grew up with Internet porn are becoming advocates for turning it off.”

A Look Inside the Top 10 Songs

Anna Scally / Cornerstone Media

Not sure I feel my daughter is safe with a strange man in the girls bathroom

Iconic singer and musician leaves behind prolific, groundbreaking catalog

The customers parked and walked into the store before dumping out the water and pouring soda into the cups

…was meant to lend historical accuracy to the presentation. But it created an uproar after photos were posted on social media

If you live in California getting your marijuana just got a whole lot easier

Called the activists a “propaganda control arm” who are “here to control us” “It’s classic tyranny.”

“I have never seen an epidemic emerge so rapidly but literally disappear so quickly,”

CNN

George Lockhart

If they can deal with the cruelty of a teenage girl then they can deal with almost anything

Adolescents who are repeatedly exposed to large amounts of the stimulant amphetamine might be at risk

by Walt Mueller

The decisions you make (or don’t make) in the first 30 days have a profound effect on the rest of your ministry

“It’s not cool for the kids to talk to the police,” Knecht said. The clergy members offer an alternative

Selfie Age, We see images of ourselves constantly on social media, we’re much more aware of how our lips look

The study examined nearly 400,000 people located in the United Kingdom, United States, and iceland

High School Principal Warns Parents About Risky ‘Squirt Gun Assassin’ Game

From racism and sexism to global warming and a weak economy, is united by the ideology of “Christian hegemony

Cyrus wore a Planned Parenthood promotional button that reads, “Don’t f**k with us, don’t f**k without us”

Interacting with students outside of our meeting times is the heart of what it means to be a youth worker

CA Teacher, Coach Fired for … Giving Fruit to Students?!

The FYI team has developed a proven process to help you lead change in your ministry

“…turn off the phone, don’t ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow,”

YouthWorker

For the study, Cheng and her colleagues collected data on about 390,000 U.S. teens and young adults aged 12 to 24

The move to indoctrinate children with the idea that they can pick their gender amounts to child abuse

Fatigue increased the risk of shoulder and elbow injury

25% of teens respond to at least one text while driving, every single time

Iskra Lawrence was let go as a teen because her 36-inch hips were “too big.”

One year and one day after her first crash, she drove off a freeway embankment while texting

“Never in a million years did we think (Mom) would get him into heroin,” “..he did it was to get her approval.”

I wouldn’t be an architect without Legos, and I likely wouldn’t be as creative without a fun and silly outlet like Legos

The small weekly gatherings morphed into a popular gathering spot for hungry kids with nearly 500 turning out

Teens who partake in cultural activities with their parents are more likely to want to continue learning

Twitter continued its slow decline, while Facebook saw a slight bump

At age 14..sexually objectifying herself and receiving..mass amounts of praise, attention, and value from society

Teenagers use the controversial dating app to brag to friends the number of people who want to go on a date with them

Treating your child with junk food when they behave ‘can lead to emotional binge eating and weight gain’

Sex education has placed such a strong emphasis on how to avoid pregnancy, and some are leaving it too late

USA Today

When you’re a seven-year-old boy being transported in a container by human traffickers, it helps to have a cell phone

Jesse Watters investigates..

“You know we only see 12 seconds of ,” the student said. “That’s all it is. It’s not the whole thing.”

Half of the world’s population is under 25 years old

The fired youth worker, the newly hired..who is replacing them, and those of us on the sidelines

Differences in how an emoji displays on one device versus another can make things even worse

CPYU: Books Books Books With Byron Borger

by Andy Blanks

Kids in Crisis

While social media didn’t cause Nicole’s death, the story does serve as a powerful reminder of our need to set social media limits for our kids

Just a Few Hours Later, Her Nightmare Started

Meeting these demands can have negative effects

I might have forgotten to say thank you then, but he’s never forgotten how you were there for him

Never failing to take a topic and look at it from a current cultural perspective. Fitting in, dealing with pressure, and family relationships

Most millennials probably can’t remember a world without social media…

Teens and young adults still tune in to TV — but they watch considerably more Internet sources

Jim Liebelt

Including video, audio, stickers, and GIFs and allows users to move more seamlessly between the different types of communication

Summer is not just a time to rest. It’s also a great time to evaluate and plan for changes in your youth ministry and life

Strategic thinking gets results

YOUTH SPECIALTIES and YOUTHWORKS commissioned BARNA GROUP to conduct a nationwide study of youth ministers, pastors and parents of teenagers

Prayer is probably one of the more challenging of the spiritual disciplines for me

by Ben Trueblood

This pointless and unhealthy trend is another in a line of similar viral “challenges” that shame women