Tag Archive for culture
Dating apps Fuelling Rise In Casual Sex
they r isolated @ home n use the apps 2 arrange sexual encounters 2 fill the void of intimacy that their lack…
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
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?
Legalization Of Recreational Marijuana...
Marijuana use increased and the drug’s perceived harmfulness decreased among eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington after marijuana was legalized for recreational use…
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
Just One Hour A Day On Social Media...
Social media sites help us stay connected, but for younger teens, the cost of online connectivity can be steep
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…
Book: Glow Kids
How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and How to Break the Trance
National Geographic Gender Revolution
“When I was born, doctors said I was a boy, but I knew in my heart I was a girl,” Jackson
Princeton Is Latest Ivy League School To...
Last month, Columbia and Harvard each suspended the season of a team after allegations of lewd behavior surfaced
In 2016, Politics And Pop Culture
Our politics is often reflected in our popular culture, and vice versa – especially in an election year
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…
YouTube Generates Over 1 Billion In Ad...
“A Billion Reasons to Celebrate Music on YouTube.”
UK: “YouTube Generation”
Vast majority of children and teens watch YouTube weekly
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…
MTV Crisis As Millennial Viewers Vanish&...
MTV is down 11% among 18-34 demographic it has suffered from creative inconsistencies. MTV has no brand; no one knows what it…
Budweiser Targets Youth Culture With A...
The collection slightly strays from PacSun’s typical surf-and-skate staples and dips into the trend of vintage America with logo-centric styles
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
Rapper: Planned Parenthood Commits &...
Nick Cannon from the 2005 Single: “Can I live” told the story of how he was almost aborted before his mother changed…
Teen “Choking Game” Played Solo...
Kids who tried the “choking game” alone were almost 5 times more likely to think of killing themselves
Free Pill-Testing Kits To Be Made...
Kits can confirm whether or not pills contain a particular drug
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…
Teen Gets Sex-Change Treatments Without...
Mom sues after her transgender teen gets sex-change treatments without her consent
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…
Today’s College Experience
Somewhere Between Animal House and American Pie 2
‘Campus Craziness’: College...
To focus on racist, misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ acts. But what about anti-American acts?
Discussion Guide: Doctor Strange
What Marvel’s latest hero movie teaches us about engaging sufferin
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
Conservative Cardinals Challenge Pope...
Worry he is weakening Roman Catholic rules on moral issues such as homosexuality and divorce while focusing on social problems….
Teens Often Ignore Online Risks
New research finds that adolescents are more likely than adults to take online risks, regardless of the gamble involved
Five Actions That Form A Healthy...
We live in a “tell all” culture. Social media, image consultants, photographs, smart phone in our hand to record ourselves
Teen Use Of Opioids Linked To Marijuana
Teens who take opioid painkillers without a prescription also often use cannabis, according to a new study
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show...
Bella Hadid: ‘I want boobs… I want my a** back’
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…
Hillary , The F-bombs…N-words, And...
F-bombs and N-words permeated from the stage as Jay Z belted out the misogynistic lyrics to his 2009 song “Dirt Off Your…
Flashback: Trump, The P-word, and...
Americans are all shaking their heads at Trump, and calling his statement “offensive”,… we ignore the exact same talk and worse from…
2 Teenage Girls In Morocco Face Up To 3...
The two girls, 16 and 17, were held in an adult prison — instead of a juvenile detention center — for about…
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.”
How Welfare Undermines Marriage And What...
The collapse of marriage in America began with the War on Poverty and the welfare programs that penalizes low-income parents who do…
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…
Discussion Starter: Woman 21 Auctioning...
She holds her virginity to the highest value. So she is autioning it off to the highest bidder?
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
Parenting Amish
This weekend I returned to Amish, PA to speak at yet another church (my third in Lancaster County)
Snapchat Beats Instagram And Facebook As...
Specifically, younger teens are dropping off of Facebook, while Snapchat and Instagram are neck-and-neck for teens between the ages of 14 and…
Faith-Based Film ‘I’m Not...
“I’m Not Ashamed” opens in theaters Friday
More Satan Clubs…
Yes, an after-school Satan Club could be coming to your kid’s grade school
Rise Of “Beauty Boys,”
CoverGirls first cover boy, James Charles, a 17-year-old from New York State. As these men cake on the makeup, they’re unpacking gender…
58,586,256: Number of Abortions In US...
If we took one golf ball for every one of those babies, it would tightly pack nearly 28 53-foot tractor trailers
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…
How Decades Of Divorce Helped Erode...
The children of divorced parents have grown up to be adults of no religion
Writer: Reborn ‘Wonder Woman’...
“Comic books further left-wing has become a recurring headline. Comics from The Archies to Wonder Woman are pushing liberal ideas of…
YouTube blocked Trailer For ‘I&...
“It’s 11 months we’ve been fighting this battle,”
5 Ways to Connect with Today’s Young...
Who Can’t Pry Their Eyes from Their Mobile Devices!
Book: Under Our Skin
Getting real about race and getting free from the fears and frustrations that divide us
Snapchat In Privacy Storm Over ...
Critics fear controversial device will be used to snap people without their consent
Snapchat Glasses Record Video
Snapchat unveils $129 sunglasses that can record video in 10-second snippets
Why You Can Expect To See More Violence...
Federal race quotas for school discipline and militarization of school security combined with toxic culture means we will likely see more violence…
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…
Mispronouncing Student’s Name Now...
Hundreds of school districts across the country have taken a pledge to “pronounce student’s names correctly” to avoid the “microaggression”
Helping Teens Engage In Reconciliation
This is a difficult topic..a powerful conversation around helping teens engage in racial reconciliation in their communities
Can Anonymous Compliments Make Teens...
21% of teens feel worse about themselves after using social media. “Words matter,” “Negative comments and thoughts tend to grow like weeds
Internet Addiction May Signal Other...
Canadian researchers say their findings could affect how psychiatrists approach people who spend a significant amount of time online
UK: Music Videos May Encourage Teen...
Alcohol was also associated with sexualized imagery or lyrics, objectification of women, and linked to personal image, lifestyle, and sociability
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…
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