Tag Archive for adolescence
Mom Has Biggest Impact On Girls’...
“Even if a mom says to the daughter, ‘You look so beautiful, but I’m so fat,’ it can be detrimental.”
SnapChat and the Ostrich Parent
72% of parents are simply sticking their heads in the sand and just “hoping for the best”?
Facebook Friends Are Pushing Teens...
Adolescents can be influenced by their friends’ online pictures to smoke or drink alcohol
Explaining Twerking to Your Parents
it’s far better for you to be the one to explain than for them to learn on their own by searching YouTube
Are Selfies Self-Centered? [Infographic]
The growing phenomenon of selfies
Generation Validation
It’s like we’re recreating high school every single day using social media. And it’s weird
Dads Who Do Overtime Are More Likely To...
In Germany, 15 per cent of fathers of children aged three and four worked 55 or more hours a week in 2011
Flashback: Dads Finding ‘...
Dads Choosing and Finding Fulfillment as At-Home Dads
In New Study, Video Games Not Tied to...
Youth violence were linked with aggressiveness and stress rather than with video game violence
Student Who Tore Her THROAT After Cheap...
..if I had eaten I could have got blood poisoning from the food or I could have choked if it had gone…
UK Crisis: “the addicted man of Europe...
Drug and alcohol abuse fuels poverty and deprivation, leading to family breakdown and child neglect, homelessness, crime, debt and long-term worklessness
Alcohol breaks brain connections needed...
a much better idea of what is going on in the brain that leads to..social disinhibition, aggression and social withdrawal
Music Affects How Teens Drive
male drivers,..make more frequent and serious mistakes when listening to their preferred music
Is Drug Use Clothing Becoming...
Clothing collection showcasing Adderall, Xanax and Vicodin criticized..
Girls Who Drink Early Could Increase...
Women who drink…during their teens could increase risk of developing breast cancer
In Teen Girls, Alcohol Habits Tend to...
“We found that prevalence of alcohol use was higher among white, relative to black, girls during adolescence,”
Flashback: Girls Binge Drinking
One in five high school girls engage in binge drinking
Punished For Texting A Driver?
New Jersey court has ruled that the sender of the text messages can also be held legally liable for an accident
“Break-In” Turns Out to Be...
Four College Athletes leaving money at the register and waving to the cameras
Teen Sex Sleepovers: The Latest Fad in...
“Parents have more influence on what their kids think and do about sex than teachers do”
Hot Dog Legs Is a Disturbing Example of...
Objectification? Seeing women as a “piece of meat,” she argues, is a form of victimization
Florida High Schools Banning...
“And why can they wear it in front of thousands of people at a football field if they can’t wear it on…
Gaming Can Be Really Addictive: Latest...
MTV Sticky: The average millennial spends around 11.8 hours a week gaming on various devices
Did Miley Cyrus’ VMAs Performance...
“Robin is pissed,” “She was all over him, much more so than anything that was rehearsed.”
The Culture Behind The VMAs
What Millions of Teens Gleaned from MTV’s 2013 VMAs
Celebrating The Capabilities Of Early...
By Adam McLane
YouthWorkers Lessons From The Little League World Series
It’s the bottom of the 5th inning, the score is tied at 4,…
The Modern Addictions Of Our Generation.
if you don’t play or watch you are OUT…you disconnect from your friends for a long while
Flashback: One Alarming Trend In Youth...
How culture is shifting the language and thought processes of teenagers away from any connection to biblical truth or thought
Growing Pains of the Achy Breaky Heart
By Dan Istvanik
“Growing Pains of the Achy Breaky Heart and 4 Other Thoughts About the VMAs
What must Alan Thicke (the father “Growing Pains” and…
New Popular Teen App Spotlight: Ask.fm
..a potentially dangerous combination for teens
Popular Teen App Spotlight: Ask.fm
By:Dave Rozman
In elementary school, I remember being tapped on the shoulder and handed a note. The note had my name on it…
Parents Get Along Better With Their...
“Adolescence can be a tough time between parents and kids, but relations almost always improve from adolescence to emerging adulthood,”
Selfies Are ‘Damaging’ Young...
Selfies are ‘damaging’ and leave young people vulnerable to abuse, claims psychologist
Where In The World Are The VMA...
Posing their way to Sunday night’s 2013 MTV Video Music Awards
What We’ll See at the MTV VMAs Sunday
What will young people take away from Sunday night’s show?
Beloit College Mindset List for the...
A look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall
Many Teen Girls Using Tanning Beds
The desire for a ‘healthy glow’ outweighs skin cancer concern
Flashback: What Dads Wish They Could...
How to Find a Quality Guy Without Getting Your Heart Shredded
Teen Charged In ‘Thrill Kill’ Has...
“90% of white ppl are nasty. #HATE THEM.” “Ayeee I knocced out 5 woods since Zimmerman court!
Georgia Tech student on epic welcome to...
Nick Selby talks about viral video
Ga. Tech student welcomes freshmen with ...
“an absolutely enthusiastic and motivational welcome” for the entering Freshman
Flashback: YOUNG MILLENNIALS WILL KEEP...
57% like to take a break from technology to make things with their hands
Adults vs Teens: How We Use Social Media
Pew found that 94 percent of teens are using Facebook. Only 26 percent said they used Twitter.
Skateboarders return lost phone
They could have sold the phone, made some good coin and continued skating, but they didn’t
Flashback: “Early Puberty and Teen...
Early puberty may not be the root cause of adolescent turmoil, study says
‘Normalizing Teen Sex’: A Critical...
Underlying message of “You are not popular without sex” sends a dangerous signal to teens already pounded with sexual pressure
Teens Call Out Blurred Lines
Is This What They Call Pop Culture?…”these girls being sexualized”
Early Sex, Drugs More Common Among Teens...
Study Suggests Having children with multiple partners is increasingly common
Lesbian Cheerleader And Lover Defied...
Allegedly contacted each other 20,000 times
Mexico heads back to school with flawed...
Only 47 percent of the country’s children graduate from the equivalent of high school
Silk Road is a popular online drug
Teens on Tumblr can’t stop bragging about Silk Road drug deals
Warrants fuel questions in Hannah...
Hannah Anderson sent James Lee DiMaggio letters
Rescued Teen Hannah Anderson Moving...
Dr. Ablow: Kidnap victim’s actions ‘not normal grieving’
Why a Teen Kidnapping Victim Turned to...
“This is just a way of storytelling, through social media, which is fairly normal and healthy response to trauma.”
Laptops actually hindering kids in...
‘It can change your grade from a B+ to a B-.’
Mom Slams steamy ad in during am show
Debate over steamy ads on the airwaves
Ashton Kutcher Delivered An Incredible...
Ashton gives great speech at 2013 Teen Choice Awards
Teenagers, “Daddy Issies”...
..don’t you dare feel sorry for me because on June 23, 1974 I met a Father who will never leave me or…
Cyber Bullying, Virtual Cheating Rampant...
The disconnect between bullying, cheating teens, and their parents’ awareness — or lack thereof
Great sexpectations: young teens are not...
80% of 21-year-olds have received raunchy ‘sext’ messages and couples are the worst offenders
Hookup culture is apparently a myth
Millennials aren’t having any more sex with more partners than past generations
Impacting Your Community’s Schools...
Public schools are the largest mission field in the USA. 12% of students attend Church. 95% attend School. Do the math
The 10 TED Talks Every Youth Leader...
Youth leaders get fresh perspective and new ideas, TED talks are a brilliant resource
The 10 TED Talks Every Youth Leader...
Top 10 awesome TED talks for any youth worker
Flashback: ‘Religion Important To...
Although lives of adolescents can be turbulent, religion is one aspect of their lives that remains consistent
Kids’ Chronic Stomach Pain Tied To...
It’s very prevalent, and it’s one of the most common reasons that children and adolescents end up in their pediatrician’s office
Why Troublemaker Kids Make Great...
What they found was that those entrepreneurs were more likely to show anti-social tendencies in adolescence
NEW ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR...
“THE MOST ORIGINAL STUDENT DEVOTIONAL I’VE EVER READ.”
-Josh Griffin
Two Teens Came To The Defense Of A Wendy...
She gave us free frosties and chicken nuggets,”
youth ministry as a place of rest
Marko: “i don’t think jesus thinks over-commitment and busy-ness are good things”
Tawana Brawley Rape Hoax Leads To...
The grand jury concluded that Tawana was not abducted, raped..They surmised that the teenager faked the attack to avoid punishment from her…
‘My Little Pony’ Goes High...
Princess Twilight Sparkle finding her way as a teenage girl
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