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Teen Pregnancy Rates Drop As Government...

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Study: budget cuts to sex education classes may have contributed to lower rates of teenage pregnancy in England

Harvard Withdraws 10 Acceptances For ...

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The Facebook messaging group was at one point titled “Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens.”

79-Year-Old Grandma Does Keg Stand At...

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“Everyone was egging her on and she was excited,” Munoz told Inside Edition. While partygoers were shocked, they all thought it was…

Study: Elite High Schools Breed Higher...

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Rates are two to three times higher than national norms

Gen Z Power List: Meet The Brands,...

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From AwesomenessTV to Zendaya, these are the names to know

Meet 16-Year-Old Baby Ariel, Musical.ly&...

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How a Florida Teen Became Queen of Gen Z’s Favorite Video Platform—and a Top Brand Influencer

Evergreen Evacuates Campus Due To ...

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…. will remain closed Friday

Snapchat Statatistics And Facts

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Get the full report here

5 Days of Snapchat Discover – Safe...

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32% of all teens in US at the age 13 to 17 years old use Snapchat

13 Reasons Why … There is Hope

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This may be a GREAT video to rip and play for your students who are struggling. With all of the 13 Reasons…

‘Tinder For Teens’?

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The dark side of a teen app called ‘Yellow’

The Secret Online World Of British Teens

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How streaks, deep likes and ghosting define young lives

Polish PM On Manchester Attack…

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‘Europe, Rise from Your Knees or You’ll Be Crying over Your Children Every Day’

Dallas Police: ‘Social Media’...

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Exchanges between rival gangs on social media fuel the incident

Education: The Inconvenient Black...

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The Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and fought against every major civil rights act in U.S….

People Are Desperately Trying To Find...

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Parents and families are desperately turning to social media in a bid to locate their missing loves ones following the Manchester Arena…

Britain Terror Alert Raised To Maximum...

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Britain on its highest level of alert and deployed the military to work with the police over fears that another terrorist attack…

Axe Encourages Guys To Question...

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Axe brand is encouraging young men and women to rethink masculinity, suggesting there are many possible answers

How This Teen Fell Into A World Of...

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How she managed to recover from her attachment to her phone and social media

2 Kids Obsessed With Electronic Devices...

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Autumn, a mother of two, and her family went four weeks without using devices

Obsessed Video Gamer Dad Tries To Give...

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“I would say he’s a functioning addict,” Maria said of her husband, Chris

Gaming Addiction: “I Just Can’t...

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Teen who skipped school to play video games goes through treatment in the wilderness

Miley Regrets Naked Vid And….

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Opened to to Billboard about reinventing herself and leaving her pot-smoking, partying ways behind her

?..Social Network Ranks As The Worst For...

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Posting constant updates on the social network could reveal emotional stress

Teen Student Drinking Declines, But 1 In...

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CDC

UK: Top Private School Brings In Skirts...

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Transgenderism was more prominent and persistent amongst children when promoted by adults

Legalized Pot Sends More Teens To ER

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A Colorado children’s hospital saw 4 times as many marijuana-intoxicated teenagers land in its ER or urgent care centers following legalization of…

Bullied In 5th Grade, Prone To Drug...

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…more likely to show signs of depression in seventh grade, and abuse substances like alcohol, marijuana or tobacco in 10th grade, researchers…

Teens Receive ‘Unsettling’...

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Police, are currently investigating a series of disturbing phone calls received by teens who posted ads offering babysitting and tutoring services

Parents Attacking Students’ In...

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Shocking video emerged showing vicious fight between students and parents

5 Important Ways Moms Influence Kids

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Parents still have a huge influence. And moms play a major role in the development and nurturing of kids in a media-filled…

Royal Dab

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Forget those smug British royals..enter Prince Sverre Magnus, 11, who busted into a dab during the 80th birthday celebrations of his grandparents

Infographic: Marijuana And The Teen...

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With legalization of marijuana happening in a growing number of states, it’s easy for kids to buy the lie that marijuana…

Adolescent Suicidality, Self-harm...

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From 2008 to 2015, suicidality and serious self-harm nearly doubled among children aged 15 to 17 years presenting to a hospital

Cyrus Change: Younger Generation Needs...

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Cyrus added that as she gets older, she understands the effect music has on the world.

MTV Movie and TV Awards 2017

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The winners

Why 13 Reasons Why

on May 8, 2017 by

Jonathan McKee

ALBUM REVIEW: 13 Reasons Why (A NETFLIX...

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The soundtrack for this teen suicide may in some ways be more problematic than the show itself

Curvy Model Shares Shocking Image Of Her...

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‘This is so so important- our young girls need to hear these things. It is both reassuring and inspiring to have a…

Ashley Graham On Why She Chose To...

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Ashley Graham didn’t always have it easy when it came to love.

Teen’s Facebook Live Suicide...

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“All social media is is a conduit for attention,”

Islams View Of Homosexuality

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There are a number of passages within both the Koran and Hadiths that address homosexuality Islam goes beyond merely disapproving of homosexuality…

Cannabis Use In Adolescence Linked to...

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Cannabis in other ways during adolescence may serve as a catalyst for schizophrenia in individuals already susceptible to the disorder

A Disturbing Sex Trend Called ‘...

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The nonconsensual practice, which is called “stealthing,” is on the rise, according to a new report in Columbia Journal of Gender and…

Models Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid Under...

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The runway stars had promoted the Fyre Festival as a must-attend entertainment event on their Instagram accounts and starred in a flashy…

Festival Goers Expecting Tropical...

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“It was supposed to be the most glamorous event of the year, with all the selfie opportunities..social media influencer could dream of,”

Colorado Teen Sexting law Unanimously...

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Dozens of states have amended child-pornography statutes in recent years in response to teen sexting

Study: Female Genital Mutilation In The...

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A new national campaign against “Female Genital Mutilation” that is commonplace in some immigrant communities

The Blockbusters Of 2017 (Part 1)

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Summer’s Biggest Movies…and the Themes in Them

Former ‘Bachelorette’ Star...

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That’s not what love is. Love is not having to prove your sexuality. It’s so much more than that

The Problem With Social Media Fasts And...

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So what’s the solution?

Black Teens Are The Most Active…...

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​Instagram and Snapchat are Most Popular Social Networks for Teens

Creating A Culture Of Discipleship

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“I was too focused on creating a culture of fun, rather than a culture of transformation.”

Is Youth Culture A Thing Of The Past?

on April 20, 2017 by

Peter Watts

Alone…..

on April 19, 2017 by

Making Sure No Kid Lives That Way

13 Reasons…..Why Looking For True...

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Walt Mueller: Since watching “13 Reasons Why,” I’ve been thinking about how to best respond

Berkeley Cops Sit In Patrol Car And...

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VIDEO: I tell a police officer I’ve been seeing people get beat up all day and they haven’t been around. “Okay, and?”…

Popular Kids In Danger In Their 20’s

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Cool Kids are at greater risk…

Flashbach: SCREENAGERS (Official Trailer...

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A film by physician Delaney Ruston, explores the affect of extended teen cell phone use and internet gaming on adolescent …

Flashback: Digital Cold Turkey

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Students Give Up Phones as Part of Today Show Television Episode

Danger In The Front Seat

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3 Major Mistakes Young People Make Behind the Wheel

How Will Canadian Marijuana Legalization...

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They believe that it will keep marijuana out of the hands of minors. What do you think?

Dealing With Disruptive Kids In Youth...

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By Walt Mueller

Pope Warns Against ‘False’...

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Don’t let yourselves be led astray by this false image of reality! Be the protagonists of your history; decide your own future

Boy 14 Charged In Facebook Live…...

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CPD arrested 1st of several juvenile offenders in Facebook sexual assault incident

‘Good Girl’ Poster For Prom...

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Stanton prom dress message draws sharp criticism, national attention

Gamer’s Death Pushes Risks of Live...

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Anytime they leave their computers, they risk having followers peel away to another channel. The resulting lifestyle is often unhealthy, requiring long…

The Guilty Secret Of Distracted...

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A.A.P. recommends “laps not apps,” and I am deeply skeptical of anything electronic that is marketed as “educational”

Generation Z: Desperate For Rules

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He chose celibacy, he wrote, not because of religious convictions, but because his conscience drove him to it

UK: TeenDrama Is All Over TV Again &...

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These tapes form the basis of 13 Reasons Why: as Hannah recites the events leading up to her death

Gender Neutral?

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Female athletes crushed by women who were once men

Teach Teens Discernment

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How to Help Teens Pursue Discernment

Book: This Changes Everything

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How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years

Book: Meet Gen Z

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How Should the Church Approach Us?

“Tech Tatto”

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These tattoos conduct electricity, turning you into a very basic cyborg

Here’s The Difference Between “High...

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What a reminder of how much things have changed in just a few decades

Here’s How the New Christian Left...

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You’ll find faith leaders encouraging young evangelicals to trade in their Christian convictions for a gospel filled with compromise

Powerful New Drug: Pink

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Heroin and opioids killed more people in counties inside The Triangle than murders and car accidents combined in 2015

Scare Mongering About Home Schooling

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The Washington Post Magazine’s cover story about … the horrors of home-schooling. Specifically, “fundamentalist Christian” home-schooling

Book: Onward

on March 21, 2017 by

Engaging The Culture Without Losing The Gospel

More Time Online Tied To Loneliness In...

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The more time a young adult uses social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated, and as users frequency…

Teenagers Do Dumb Things, But There Are...

on March 18, 2017 by

NYTimes.com

The Spirituality Of Peer Pressure

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By Walt Mueller

Teens Rule The Web

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Infographic

Porn In Plain Sight

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by Jonathan McKee

As Pot Legalization Advances,...

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The (AAP) is urging doctors to protect children from the harms of marijuana as the nation becomes increasingly tolerant of the drug’s…

Framing Sexual Sanity

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by Walt Mueller

Who Are Generation Z And How To Reach...

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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 ...

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True Facts About Teens And Media: Now & Then

Porn ‘Tube’ Sites Threaten...

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Critics say…they worry about the effect porn culture is having on the way teenage boys treat girls. Kids see porn by 11

The Latest Social Media Challenge Is...

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“The rise of social media has contributed to increasing peer pressure among children. This ‘craze’ is another clear…

Botox Is Booming Among Teens

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Selfie culture…youngest patients are after a Photoshopped look (“It’s almost like auto correct,” he said) $382 per treatment

Generation X More Addicted To Social...

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The 29-page report was based on data from 9,000 smartphone and 1,300 tablet users from across the country from last July through…

Nielsen Social Media Report

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…social media users can be pretty receptive—especially heavy users, who spend over 3 hours per day on social media

Millennials In The Workplace…..by...

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The drawbacks Of Constant Connectivity

Book: You’re Loved No Matter What

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Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect

Book: liked….Whose Approval Are...

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For many girls it starts early. The desire to be perfect. The need for approval. The longing for acceptance and being liked…

Engaging Culture In An Age Of Hyper...

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If we are called to be missional, we must engage cultural contexts, and this requires a significant investment in educating stakeholders of…

How To Unplug From What Keeps You...

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Here are some inventive ways to respond to the epidemic of distraction in our culture and minds

8 Worst Pop Culture Trends In 2016

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Here are 8 pop culture trends that we are happy to say goodbye to, once and for all.