Tag Archive for culture
Pressure To Be Cool Can Lead To Downward...
The pressure to be cool, look good, and own the “right stuff” is detrimental to many children and teenagers
Flashback 2012: Teens (Still) Getting...
Since 2010, poison control..400% increase in calls related to children younger than 12 ingesting hand sanitizer
Boys Will Be Boys: Perpetuating Our ...
As long as we continue to raise a culture of, as in Peter Pan,”lost boys” we are loosing a generation and are…
Andy Stanley: Is Monogamy Over?
The value a culture places on monogamy determines the welfare of its women and children
Teens Cruel World Of Social Media ...
One thing stands out…It’s the word unkind. 20% of all teens online are mostly unkind. 26% of all girls are…
What Girls Should Demand
It goes against everything society is telling you to do. It will make you feel redeemed and will help you see…
Flashback: High School Grads Prefer...
The majority of respondents accessed the platform at least daily
Parents To Kids: Your Selfies Aren’t...
Parents recreate daughter’s ridiculous selfies because parents are embarrassing that way
‘Super Mario Maker’
Nintendo’s Corey Olcsvary with a hands-on look at ‘Super Mario Maker’ just in time for the franchise’s 30th anniversary
School Fail: Students Asked To Submit...
Students began posting lewd and inappropriate messages on a big screen during the seminar, directly from their phones
Helping Students (And Parents) Evaluate...
It’s Less About Saying, “Don’t,” and More About Saying, “Wait.”
UK: ‘Sexual Consent Workshops’ In...
Said they have experienced verbal or non-verbal harassment, including groping, flashing and unwanted sexual comments
Dad Padlocks Daughter’s Closet...
8th grader racked up $541 in charges…majority of data usage on instagram posts
“Top Social Networks And Apps Your...
Gaggle’s Student Safety Representatives continue to discover websites and apps that pose potential risks to students
Secret Teen Photo-Hiding App Expose
Ingenious iOS app that allows kids to hide damning photos from their parents in plain sight
SF School Adds Gender-Neutral...
..was prompted by the needs of six to eight students who are outside calling themselves simply boys or girls
legislators Demand Online Retailers Stop...
Synthetic Weed Leaving Streets Full Of ‘Zombies’
Pink: Most VMA Performers ‘Gross And...
“I felt sad because music is supposed to inspire. It saved my life. This trash won’t save any kids life,”
Ingenious Kid Hacks His Parents’...
..so that the word ‘no’ automatically changes to ‘hell yes’ – b4 asking them if he can throw a party
Miley Identifies As A Pansexual
Someone who is attracted to others regardless of their biological sex
Students Walk Out Of Class In Protest Of...
The students were split as to whether or not they felt comfortable with the arrangement and the ordeal lasted for about 2…
Lily Rose Depp Comes Out As Sexually...
She doesn’t identify as 100 percent straight in the @selfevidentproject
Students Tattoo Goes Viral, Gets Web...
“It reminds me that people who may appear happy, may be at battle with themselves.”
Project Semicolon Really Can Save A Life...
Now, turn that semicolon into a metaphor for life that goes on and can change and you have a new trend to…
MTV Won’t Be Fined For Miley Cyrus...
Because cable channels such as MTV aren’t held to the same standards as over-the-air TV networks, including ABC, CBS and NBC.
My Ethics Make Me An Anomaly On Campus
I’m a Duke freshman. Here’s why I refused to read ‘Fun Home.’
How Having Smartphones (or not) Shapes...
Non-smartphone-using teens are more likely to keep in touch with their closest friend via social media
Teenage Girl Takes Her Senior Portraits...
This Girl’s Senior Photos At Taco Bell Are A Work Of Art
‘Moms Who Rave’ Putting...
Subculture of mothers take to social media to express their dual lifestyles
Teens Downloading Jott Like Crazy
Jott has nearly 500,000 monthly users and one million app installs..If you haven’t heard of Jott, go ask a teenager
Play These 3 Pop Culture Awareness Games
Since my kids were young I have tried to teach them about how our culture lies to them
Flashback: Are You Jealous Of My ...
A simple photo scavenger hunt become a filtering, self-analyzing, obsession-with-perfection photoshoot?
Teens, Technology And Friendships
Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact with friends
Rape Trial Spotlights Culture At Prep...
The “senior salute,” where seniors strive for sexual conquests with younger students
Topless Women Pose For Pics With Minors...
— it’s that kids aren’t old enough to consent to the photos, an argument that others echoed
Transgender 16-Year-Old Freezes Eggs So ...
Transgender teen Riley Middlemore has frozen her eggs before undergoing gender reassignment surgery in order that she can become a ‘biological dad’…
Violent Video Games DO Trigger...
Exposure to violent video games was a ‘risk factor’ for increased aggression
2015 Sees Sharp Rise In Post-Christian...
America More Post-Christian Than Two Years Ago
Matisyahu Ejected From Music Festival...
Other artists at the event threatened to cancel their own performances if Matisyahu was allowed to take the stage because he was…
Is The Smartphone Killing Weekend Church...
Some are thinking ‘why bother..I can listen when I’m running?” Here are 5 Things You Can’t Download
US ‘Black Lives Matter’ Leader Asked...
If Suspect Shoots First – Here’s His Reply
18-Year-Old Shot By Police In Ferguson...
Here Are Five Images From His Reported Facebook Page
Twitter Is Removing The140-Character...
Twitter hopes new feature will encourage more people to use DMs, which roughly allows space for 2,000 words
E-Cigarettes A Helpful Infographic
We need to be familiarizing ourselves with e-cigs, the health risks, and even the ways they are being marketed
Book Review: I Am Not A Slut
Required reading..It’s an eye-opening look into the murky world of teenage sex, especially how girls are perceived
The Hidden Consequences of Porn
Research shows again and again the detrimental effects of porn on various aspects of people’s lives
16 States Support Christian Schools In...
3 universities appeal to Supreme Court over contraception mandate
The Dangers Of Social Media (Child...
Parents Set Up Their Children With a Fake Predator
Man And Daughter Pretend To Be Homeless,...
Sometimes those who have less, are the ones who…
Miley Slams Taylor’s Video
Miley Cyrus had harsh words about Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” video
Flashback: Taylor Got Clothes For ‘Bad...
Taylor Swift Got Clothes For ‘Bad Blood’ From LA Sex Shop
Study Reveals Parents Often Misgauge How...
Parents assume their young kids are happy and their teenagers are sad. They’re wrong.
Cyberbullying On Rise, Particularly For...
A study of more than 16,000 Boston-area high school students
5 Scary Health Effects Of Sleep...
90% of teens are sleep deprived — and the health costs could be significant
Dress Down… Low Culture?
From cargo shorts to tank tops to flip-flops, people have forgotten how to dress when they attend Broadway shows
Looks Like Some Kids Are Using Makeup...
Applying makeup has shifted from a teenage rite of passage…in a selfie-obsessed culture
Nearly Half Of Students Don’t Speak...
336 of the school’s 800 students must learn how to speak, write and read English fluently, a process..takes 5 to 7 years
UK School Bans ‘Distracting’...
It’s been an increasing problem over the past two years, especially with the older pupils
The Rise Of Anti-Christian...
Exposed: Christian Students Rejected, Failed, and Expelled for their Faith by State Colleges and Universities
Minister Banned From Juvenile Jail After...
“The First Amendment prohibits the government from viewpoint discrimination,”“This detention center may not prohibit the expression of biblical morality simply because a…
Study: Frequent Social Media Use May...
Twenty-four percent of teenagers go online “almost constantly,”
Divorce And The Impact It Has On Kids
It not only affects the parents…it affects the kids as well. Look at these recent findings…
India: 70% Of Boys Began Watching Porn...
“Boys who start watching porn from their teenage years, get bored very quickly and start watching child porn or videos with violent…
Study : Teen Use Of The Morning-After...
More than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls have used the morning-after pill..Drop from 1 in 12
American Teens Are Having Less Sex,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed roughly 2,000 boys and girls, 15 to 19
Flashback: Government To Allow Morning...
FDA loss of control on Plan B not surprising
DESTROYS Transgender ‘Caitlyn’...
70% and 80% of children who express transgender feelings “spontaneously lose those feelings” over time
Brooklyn High School Where 100 % Of...
The key to their success is in the painstaking building of relationships between adults and students
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