Tag Archive for adolescence
Gaza Police Shaving Heads Of Long-Haired...
New crackdown on long hair and tight or low-waist pants
Why Pizza, Tacos, and Pop-Tarts Have...
“During 2012, Taco Bell sold 325 million Doritos Locos Tacos,”
The Smartest Party Schools In The...
These colleges take working hard and playing hard very seriously
High Schooler Lands Million-Dollar Book...
Couldn’t find a book that appealed to her, she decided to write her own
‘Sexually Explicit’ In...
A flight was diverted after a young family objected to the plane’s “violent” and “sexually explicit” in-flight film
Family Dinner Benefits
An increase in family dinners is linked to fewer emotional problems for Adolescents
Segregated Prom Black Or White?
High School Students Set Up First Integrated Prom
Flashback: The Serious Risks of Low...
68% Received fewer than 8 hours of sleep on an average school night
Judge Rules Morning-After Pill Be...
It’s unconscionable for a federal judge to insert himself between parents and their children
Websites that Keep Me in the Loop
Chris McGough is the Asst. Professor of Youth Ministry at Central Bible College in Springfield, MO.
Selena Gomez: Breakdown
Selena Gomez: I had a ‘mini breakdown’ filming racy ‘Spring Breakers’
Why Focus On Middle School Ministry
“Jr. High Ministry is not second rate or a stepping stone”
Juvenile Church
How the church has accepted juvenile behavior as the standard measurement of spirituality in the church
Believing in a Better Modesty Movement
How we teach purity through a celebration of beauty and self-respect
Tweens and Instagram: How to Do It Right
Parents are navigating new waters with Instagram
15 Year Old Eviscerates All Gun Control...
She leaves anti-gun politicians speechless
Rush Cold-Hearted Or Just Real About...
We need to teach hard work, self-reliance, rugged individualism to the next generation
Is ADHD On The Rise – Or Just...
They get labeled rather than receive the kind of attention that they deserve
Child Poverty and Hunger Rates Remain...
The U.S. Census Bureau determined that 25.1 percent of African-American households and 29.2 percent of households with children are food insecure
Shain Gandee’s Funeral To Be Paid...
3 Million viewers, No. 1 original cable series on Thursday nights among 12- to 34-year-olds
Audrey Hepburn Was Insecure About Her...
She would look in the mirror and say, “I don’t understand why people see me as beautiful”
20% of Pregnant Teens Already Have a...
Repeat births can negatively impact the mother’s education, job opportunities and the health of the next generation
Teens Aren’t Doing “It”...
We are seeing teens waiting longer to have sex..less likely to become pregnant than peers of past decades
Fewer Teens Sexually Active, Coercion...
HAVING SEX: 33% of 16-year-olds, 50% of 17-year-olds, 61% of 18-year-olds and 71% of 19-year-olds
NY Sex Advice app For Teens Prompts...
Free info on where to get condoms, other birth control and where to find free pregnancy, HIV and STD testing
Middle School Puppy Love May Spell Out...
Twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use..worse study skills, drop out of school
Models Are Eating Tissues To Stay Thin
Former Vogue Editor Reveals Models Are Eating Tissues To Stay Thin In Tell-All Book
Will MTV cancel ‘Buckwild’?
Fans call on MTV to cancel popular ‘Buckwild’ after Shain Gandee’s sudden death
Teenage Activist Who Was Shot by Taliban...
I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of 61 million children who can’t get education
Number Of Teens Expecting To Depend On...
One In Four Teens Plan On Relying On Mom And Dad Till Age 27
Student Breaks Into Home To Use Facebook...
The photos on her Facebook profile page allowed the police to quickly locate her
Adults More Likely To Text And Drive...
49% of adults text and drive — even though nearly all of them say they know the habit is dangerous
Pope Francis Washes And Kissed The Feet...
Francis told the detainees that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion in a gesture of…
Students Unprepared For College?:...
Over half a million College Freshman drop out every year
Until You Leave Your Family Cell Phone...
The Family Plan Is The Last Vestige Of Extended Adolescence, It’s The Final Cord We Need To Cut
‘What’s the Netflix Password...
29% of parents of 18-to-35-year-olds continue to pay for their cellphone service even after the kids have moved out
Sex No longer Sells In HOLLYWOOD
Studios are now demanding script writers and directors create films that are more “family friendly” so they have a better chance at…
‘Thigh Gap’: New Teen Body Obsession...
Girls’ motivation to have a thigh gap isn’t to make themselves more desirable to boys. It’s strictly a girl thing, affecting popularity…
Yahoo Buys Mobile News App Summly From...
“I’ve still got a year and a half left at my high school,”
1 in 5 City Preteens Have Mental Woes
ADHD was the most common diagnosis: 4 percent, or 26,000 children
The New Modesty Makeover
For all the rules we’ve constructed about modesty, what we really need is a change of heart
Tough Love or Too Much?
Parents Force Girl to Hold Sign as Punishment for Being Disrespectful
Flashback: Parents Publicly Shame Teen...
I sneak boys in at 3 a.m. and disrespect my parents and grandparents
Children of Divorce More Likely to...
Out of 19,000 U.S adults, the odds of having smoked 100 or more cigarettes increased by 48 and 39 percent for kids,…
Family Dinners Can Bolster Teens’...
…Such gatherings contributes to good mental health in adolescents
Teens Feel Pressure To Put On ‘...
There’s a pain — all of us are hungering for real authentic connection.”
YouTube Is Teens’ Top Social...
Teenagers use the internet while studying, playing sports, and attending religious services
STROLLER SHOOTING
Two teen boys arrested in shooting death of Georgia infant in stroller
Geting ‘Graphic’
Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens ‘Surprisingly Willing’ To Get ‘Graphic’ In Spring Breakers,
High School Asks Students To Ax The Axe
Body spray can cause an allergic reaction
Quick-Thinking Teen Helps Catch Home...
Teen hides in closet during break-in
American Teens Gripped By Epidemic That...
I believe American teens are in the grips of a “the bystander effect” that has eroded much of their capacity to connect…
The Largest Mission Trip Made By Teens...
1,000 teenagers” giving up their spring break to serve in Mexico
Number Of Children With Autism Higher...
1 in 50 school-aged children have autism
“Do These Things: Youth Ministry...
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
Reality show: “Too Young To Marry&...
Paid $5K to Become Child Bride on TV
Teen Creates Algae-Powered Biofuel in...
17-year-old Sara Volz is the winner of this year’s Intel Science Talent Search
Students Confess Their Darkest Secrets...
Hundreds of high schools and universities have unofficial Facebook confession pages dedicated to sharing anonymous admissions
Flashback: Maltreated Girls More Likely...
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...
“I didn’t think kids could do something like this,”
“I Don’t Want My Kids’ Privacy...
Time To Opt Out of Creepy Fed Ed Data-Mining Racket
Teen Girls Charged for Allegedly...
Circle of Accountability Widens in Steubenville
School Districts Crack Down As Teen...
Teachers need to change the way they teach
Football Players Guilty
Steubenville, Ohio, Football Players Guilty in Rape Trial
Will Facebook’s Changes Drive Away...
This follows suggestions that Facebook is already losing its allure for many teens, as they shift to other social platforms
Flashback: Teens Rule the Web
70% of teens say they’ve hidden their online behavior from parents
The Music Genre Kids Like
Which genre is young people’s music of choice? Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop… Country?
Children With Autism At Greater Risk For...
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
Teen Booty Pop Dance
Teens need community alternatives to sexuality and violence
More U.S. Teens Are Using Smartphones To...
37% of Americans ages 12 to 17 go on to the Internet from a smartphone
Flashback: African-American Teen...
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...
Keeping a student’s secret has real ramifications.
Make sure you know what you’re doing
A Few Thoughts On Discipleship!!
Duffy Robbins workshop on discipleship at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2013
I hope not……’Porn...
Do you believe teens are internalizing what they see onscreen?
YOUR BRAIN ON PORN
Reasons why pornography (and also multiple sexual partners) is bad for you
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