Tag Archive for adolescence
Who Are Generation Z And How To Reach...
79% are addicted to their devices. We are becoming what we behold. We desire significance and we are trying to find…
How Teens Media Consumption Has Changed ...
True Facts About Teens And Media: Now & Then
Sleepy Teens 4.5X More Likely To Commit...
“It’s the first study to our knowledge to show that daytime sleepiness during teenage years are associated with criminal offending 14 years…
Botox Is Booming Among Teens
Selfie culture…youngest patients are after a Photoshopped look (“It’s almost like auto correct,” he said) $382 per treatment
Book: You’re Loved No Matter What
Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect
Book: liked….Whose Approval Are...
For many girls it starts early. The desire to be perfect. The need for approval. The longing for acceptance and being liked…
Infographic: The Latest On Teen Drug Use
Monitoring The Future Study: 2016
Helping Parents Reclaim Beauty
I never knew how scary the world could be until I became a parent
Who Are Generation Z?
Gender fluid, hyper-stressed, politically engaged, connected but lonely: what do we know about modern teens?
Choose To Live Free, Rather Than To Live...
Perfectionism leads to two common problems: anxiety and procrastination
The Growing Teen Epidemic: Stress
On average, teens reported their stress level was 5.8 on 10-point scale, compared with 5.1 for adults
Teens Whose Parents Let Them Try Alcohol...
More likely… to drink, but less likely to binge
Dating In The Digital Culture
In this device-driven culture, students are often tempted to pre-judge the character of a person before having really spent any significant time…
The Drawbacks Of Constant Connectivity&...
Do you ever think about the ramifications of “constant connectivity” with our devices?
Do your kids?
Pope Urges The Faithful To Help Youth...
Pope: Help young people find purpose in the world, in “a culture that idolizes youth” and yet has made no place for…
Killer Teen Drugs
Inside the DEA: A chemist’s quest to identify mystery drugs
Bot Babies Meant to Scare Teens Out of...
2 out of 3 U.S. school districts buy infant simulators, but new research shows the automaton newborns simply don’t work
Book: Glow Kids
How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and How to Break the Trance
Study Finds Sex-Ed Programs Don’t...
A new peer-reviewed study of multiple “sexual and reproductive health” educational programs in several countries finds no evidence of improved health outcomes…
Fewer Teens Doing Drugs Than Ever Before
American teenagers are the best behaved they’ve ever been — drinking and smoking less and doing fewer drugs than their predecessors in…
Kids, Christmas, And Materialism…...
True success in life is faithfulness to God and obedience to his commands, whether your net worth is 10 cents or 10…
What Happened When 9 Teens Gave Up Their...
It was painful in the beginning. “I am going insane,” Yet, within days, there were significant changes…
Parents Should Not Put Too Much Pressure...
There is more to helping kids become successful than pushing them to be involved in a multitude of activities and to score…
Teens Tell All: Your Guide To Teen Slang...
As part of TODAY’s “Teens Tell All” series, we asked adolescents to enlighten the older crowd about all those mysterious terms they…
New Smutty “One Finger Challenge”...
The “one finger challenge” is an emerging, risqué social media fad where people are taking naked selfies of themselves in front of…
CDC Study Says Teen Virgins Are...
Teen Virgins rate significantly and consistently better in nearly all health-related behaviors and measures than their sexually active peers
Adolescent Suicides Rising At Alarming...
Children and teens suffering from a variety of mental health issues are increasingly resorting to suicide
Adolescent Binge Drinking Can Affect...
“Adolescent binge drinking not only is dangerous to the brain development of teenagers, but also may impact the brains of their children,”
5 Ways To Save A Girl
The kind of (youthgroup) girl who draws you in and makes you actually glad to work more hours for less pay than…
4 Ways YouthCulture Has Changed And What...
“A generation ago the latchkey kid was the poster child for neglect; nowadays it might be the overscheduled kid who never…
What Parents Need To Say To Their Kids...
Based on psychological research, the three healthiest statements moms and dads can make as perform are
Depression On The Rise; Teen Girls Most...
This Might Be Why Depression Is Rising Among Teen Girls
Teens Often Ignore Online Risks
New research finds that adolescents are more likely than adults to take online risks, regardless of the gamble involved
Ministering To The Fringe Kids
Let’s categorize the basic needs of the teenager into three areas: IDENTITY, PURPOSE, and COMMUNITY
More US Middle Schoolers Die Of Suicide...
The suicide rate among U.S. middle school students doubled from 2007 to 2014, surpassing for the first time the incidence of youngsters…
Melania Trump: We Must Teach Our...
“We need to teach our youth kindness, honesty, respect, compassion, charity, understanding,” Melania said. “Our culture has gotten too mean.”
Flashback…Marriage: America’s...
Child poverty is an ongoing national concern, but few are aware that its principal cause is the absence of married fathers in…
Teen Depression and Anxiety: What...
And, for the teenage perspective on mental health, check out this short film
Understanding Social Media and Teenagers
Adam McLane: My new online course!
A Look At Today’s Youth Culture &...
Sermon “Opening Up the Doors of Dialogue In Your Home” by Jonathan McKee
Values: 10 Effective Responses To Youth...
Youth culture is a force to be reckoned with. It can be really intimidating. Parents and Youth workers sometimes get overwhelmed
How America Outlawed Adolescence
At least 22 states make it a crime to disturb school in ways that teenagers are wired to do. Why did this…
Multitasking Teens Behind Steering...
Compared with older drivers, teens are more likely to..
Snapchat In Privacy Storm Over ...
Critics fear controversial device will be used to snap people without their consent
Lawyer: After School Satan Club Must Be...
A so-called “After School Satan Club” proposed by the Satanic Temple of Seattle to be held at Centennial Elementary School should be…
Style Trend: Crop Tops Now Show More...
I think everyone is trying 2 out-do the next person 2 stand out anyway they can, even if that means starting trends…
Students: Sex Education Is Negative And...
“If young people aren’t engaged with their sex and relationship education then valuable opportunities…are lost.”
Flashback: Study Linking Sexual Behavior...
Sexual Media Exposure, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Violence Victimization in Adolescence
Teen Gives Shoes Away to Homeless Man,...
His plan was to help pass out food to homeless people, but one encounter led him, to give his shoes away to…
Pediatric Group Says Doctors Should...
Medical Schools Are Expanding Their Training To Help Future Dr’s Fight Opioid Abuse
Factors That Predict Adolescent Alcohol...
Alcohol consumption accounts for more than 5,000 adolescent deaths each year in the U.S
Red Hot Chili Challenge
US teens hospitalized after consuming world’s hottest peppers
Digital Disconnect Exists Between...
a gap exists over their understanding of family rules about being online. Teens social media accounts parents know nothing about
Parents Can Help Reduce Teen Drinking
Parents can help prevent their underage kids from drinking by employing a relatively simple strategy: setting clear rules that prohibit drinking, new…
52 Ways To Connect With Your Smartphone...
Youtube interview: Jonathan McKee offers just the help you need to have meaningful interaction with your Smartphone Obsessed kids
Flashback: “Moralistic Therapeutic...
More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians
Going To Pot? New York Proposal Calls...
25 States currently have medical marijuana, but this is the first year that any states will allow the drug in schools.
American Teens Still Respect the Bible
Despite increasing secularization in American culture, a new study found that a majority of teens still have both “respect for and interest…
More U.S. Teens Experiencing Depression
According to new research, from 2013 to 2014, about one in nine teens in the United States had a major depressive episode,…
Teen Pregnancy: School Bans Romantic...
“Love affair will surely destroy the life of a young lady student therefore this institution prohibit intimate relationship between a male &…
Values: “Tips For A Healthy Digital...
The Digital Diet Of American Teens…. A helpful Infographic
10 p.m. Weeknight Curfew For Teenagers...
(Video) Sheriff Clarke: Police shootings don’t create riots…The social order, tribal behavior and rule of law of the jungle
The “Gender Unicorn”…Charlotte...
The gender unicorn…purple, has a tattoo on its crotch, and it wants to talk to your kids about sex. It’s truly the…
RIP Joel Stigale: Youth Ministry Legend
Well done, good and faithful servant!
It was an honor to work with Joel for so many years with Miami…
What Teens Need Most From Their Parents
As adolescents navigate the stormiest years in their development, they need coaching, support, good examples and most of all understanding
Helping Kids Navigate Through Crisis
How to identify the signs your child is struggling and how to respond in an appropriate way
“App and Drive” Is The New Danger...
27% of teens today still report texting and driving, a bigger concern is that two out of three teens (68%) admit to…
Study: Popular Kids In Danger In Their...
Had a 45 percent greater rate of problems due to substance abuse by age 22
Middle School: The New High School For...
Teens’ social secrets go deeper than parents think
Internet Savvy Teens Worse At Romantic...
Teens who spent more time communicating with their boyfriends or girlfriends through texting or social media were less adept at managing conflicts…
Screen Violence Harmful To Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics, screen violence — which includes violence in video games, news programming, and entertainment can be traumatic for children
‘Invasive’ Snapchat of Teen...
“youths may not understand the power of the technology that most are carrying in their pockets”
New Study Suggests Teens Love Chatbots?
Together, the top four messaging platforms — Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Viber — have more registered users
Teens Are Changing The Shape Of Retail...
56.36% said “style” mattered most. “Price” came in second, with 30.91%. Only 4.55% said that “brand” mattered most
5 Conversations You Must Have With Grads...
Don’t miss this opportunity before they leave
Depression Strikes Millions Of Teens...
Nearly 3 million American teens a year experience major depression
CHILDREN AT RISK? Lawsuit Says Snapchat...
Lawsuit: Snapchat doesn’t do enough to warn its young Users/Parents about the sexual content on its app
How To Talk To Your Daughters About Porn...
Tanith Carey is author of ‘Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World.’
5 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Theology
Secular society throws its own answers our way, but they’re never compatible with a Christian worldview
Overusing Social Media As An Adolescent...
Predominant use of social media may limit the opportunity to practice in-person conversations that are crucial for adolescents, particularly boys
Understanding Risk Factors Involved In...
A new study has found that demographic factors, cognitive functioning, and brain features during the early-adolescence ages of 12 to 14 years…
Pediatricians Urged To Screen For...
Family doctors should screen teens for suicide risks in the wake of new information that shows suicide is the second leading cause…
States Shifting Premiums For Teen...
The average car insurance premium increase…For male teen drivers the increase was 91%, while female teen drivers saw an increase of 67%
Pediatricians: Abstinence On The Rise&...
Nearly 60 percent of high school students today have never had sex
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