We’ve created an environment that fosters anxiety rather than resilience
Sexually abused youths are turning more often to U.S. emergency departments for help, with the number of ER department admissions more than…
“I don’t know why you spend any time looking at pop culture. All you need…
I never thought about the consequences that could happen… I just thought about entertaining you guys
Drugs used as puberty blockers in youth linked to thousands of adult deaths, FDA shows
We found that many girls spend their Saturday nights home alone, watching Netflix and surfing social media
The paradox is—they are pulled toward both individualism and interdependence.
a 280% year-on-year surge in life coach bookings on its site, with 54% made by those aged 18 to 22. In its…
Teenagers (16–19-year-olds) have shifted away from working or seeking work, with a total decline in teen labor force participation of 15.9 percentage…
In the age of smartphones, social media, followers, and likes, reward-seeking behaviors in teens is increasingly associated with approval online. Instagram has…
Teen sexting is associated with mental health issues and risky behavior, according to a new study
The journal Child Development shows nighttime usage of a cell phone can increase anxiety and depression in teenagers and reduce self-esteem
The four biggest distractions today’s guys face: SCREENS, SUBSTANCES,SEXUAL TEMPTATION,STRUGGLES WITH SELF
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The percent of high school seniors who said they often felt lonely increased from 26 percent in 2012 to 39 percent in 2017
Most U.S. Teens See Anxiety and Depression as a Major Problem Among Their Peer
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain and increases…
More teens are vaping pot because it seems safer
Some children who spent more time on smartphones and other devices exhibited a different brain pattern than kids with less screen time
60 Minutes goes inside a landmark government study of young minds to see if phones, tablets and other screens are impacting adolescent…
Teaching Your Daughter to See Beyond Her Social Media Feed
How to host a social media detox for your teen or tween
Doctors Warn of Potentially Risky Results
If you let your emotions lead when navigating your emotional teenager, you will likely cause them to shut down further.
Our culture creates a lot of confusion about sex. Honestly, sometimes it’s difficult to know who’s telling the truth
Let’s talk about two elements, porn and cyberbullying
“an essential guide to preventing and stopping bullying behaviors.”
The average age a child is exposed to pornography is 8
Woman lists 22 things her boyfriend is banned from doing
The way a preteen values those friendships may be one of the greatest transitions of this phase.
An international study looking at more than 17,000 adolescents, ages nine to 19, from 2010 to 2017
Your response to 4-years-in-a-row of STD’s at a record high
54% of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen’s…
Study: teens raised in a religious or spiritual environment may be less likely to do drugs and engage in risky sexual behaviors.
Kids and teens who are raised with religious or spiritual practices tend to have better health and mental health as they age.
For anyone seeking to understand and disciple today’s youth, Eighth Grade provides an insightful glimpse into their world
but I’ve noticed these filters and monitoring software solutions also tend to build an “over-confidence” with parents who use them
Teens with low social emotional well being experience more of the negative effects of social media and kids with high social emotional…
A new study finds teens with similar levels of anxiety and depression are more likely to remain friends.
Amid roiling debates about the impact of screen time on teenagers, roughly half of those ages 13 to 17 are themselves worried…
Feelings of pressure to respond immediately to notifications, to a sense of being overwhelmed by the flow of messages and information they…
Just blaming the machines is a cop-out, a way to avoid the much more difficult task of improving young people’s lives
Ways to identify signs of anxiety and how to help your kids through their experience with it
13 Reasons Why We Need to Have Conversations With Our Kids
Up to 30 percent of teenage girls in some parts of the United States say they have intentionally injured themselves
Hot Cheetos and Takis under fire after snacking teen needs gallbladder removal
Survey shows that 40% of parents have to force their video-gamer children to leave the house
This year 1 in 4 high school girls will deliberately injure themselves by methods as extreme as cutting themselves or burning their…
Detailed analysis of Instagram, Snapchat, Texting, Calling, FaceTime.
Fewer high school students are drinking, having sex and using drugs… but still “leaves room for concern.”
Greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms and shorter sleep duration among adolescents.
There’s been a sharp spike in cases of major depression among teens and millennials
The largest study of its kind found teens who were exposed to more junk food advertising consumed more unhealthy foods every week.
Increases in depression and suicide appeared among teens in 2012 – the same time smartphone ownership became the norm
Youth aged 12-21 dramatically increased first-time consumption of marijuana a over alcohol and tobacco.
“And we wonder why our young adults are currently being diagnosed with depression and anxiety at staggering and unheard-of rates.”
Why girls are more at risk for depression than boys and how to help them cope.
Overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.
Burn Book — Post anonymous rumors about people through audio messages, tests, and photos
By default, every device that connects kids to the internet also connects kids to porn
On Netflix, a Growing Wave of Shows for and About Teenagers
In a decade London hospitals have gone from treating men in their twenties for knife and gun wounds to children still in their…
What is known is that smart, successful, gifted teens are committing suicide in increasing numbers
Internet a ‘Lord of the Flies’: Teen suicide rise started after Instagram, Snapchat began
The increase in depression and suicide rate correlates to the iPhones being released.
How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
…porn was their primary source for information about sex. Adolescents watch much more pornography than their parents know
How teens use fake Instagram accounts to relieve the pressure of perfection
Almost 27 percent of teens are receiving sexts and almost 15 percent are sending them
Teenagers are viewing far more pornography than their parents realize. And the porn they’re watching is much more “hardcore”
When parents supply the drinks, teens are more than twice as likely to binge-drink or show symptoms of alcohol use disorder as…
During the teenage years, there’s about a 20% of having depression or anxiety
Prticularly girls, may go to great lengths to create a favorable post…even to ask friends to like their posts
John Piper: “The guy you’re attracting by showing more skin is not the guy you want to marry.”
Facebook’s 12 to 17-year-old demographic declined by 9.9 percent in 2017, which amounts to approximately 1.4 million users
New 2018 Barna Group Research Reveals Troubling Trends In Gen Z
The latest Barna report is out and, ouch, Generation Z is the first truly post Christian generation in American history
The influence of Christianity in the United States is waning. Gen Z: they are the first truly “post-Christian” generation.
Adolescence is three times as long as it was in the 19th Century and it’s twice as long as it was in…
Here’s what David writes about the struggle with masturbation. . .
When teens step out of their comfort zone to help people they don’t know, they feel confident
“Dealing with Adult Children.” One of the biggest problems with today’s young…
That our focus has been so preponderantly on the sending, not requesting, of sexts underscores the exact problem we need to address
Teens who exhibit prosocial behavior — such as helping, comforting and sharing with strangers — have higher self-esteem a year later.
Nearly 40% of all 12th-graders surveyed had used some sort of illicit drug in the past year
The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s Tech Obsessions