Tag Archive for culture
Many Teens Suffer ‘Cyber’ Dating...
Evidence has already shown that cyber dating abuse is linked to physical, sexual and psychological abuse
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Pat Sajak Says TV...
“As a society we’ve kind of lost our filters… we don’t filter anything. It’s like raw sewage spilling out and it didn’t…
Responding to Pornography
This is part of an FYI series on navigating digital technology and social media with
Sex & Social Media Roundtable
This is part of an FYI series on navigating digital technology and social media with young people
Flashback: Lululemon Leggings Are The...
Teenage girls are increasingly wearing yoga pants instead of jeans
Walt Mueller: Common Sense And The...
Things To Talk About With The Kids
Are We Preparing Our Teens For Legal...
How are you equipping your parents with practical and spiritual implications of this new legalization of a “formally banned” substance.
Will You Go To Hell For Smoking...
Get parents to think about their argument against weed when the argument that it is a banned substance is no longer available…
How To Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
How to Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
A Baptist, a pediatrician, and an executive from Planned Parenthood walked into a bar to…
‘I Became Hell-Bent On Losing My...
Questions like these continued throughout my childhood, and no matter how intimate, Mom would answer without any sign of embarrassment
I Had A Baby At 14, And Here’s...
My advice: Honestly, wait until you feel you’re really mature enough to handle the emotions and outcomes of sex. I was only…
EU Study Reveals Children’s Risks...
They have been studying the online behaviour of children aged 9-16 since 2006…children are now more likely to be exposed to
UK: School Lambasts ‘Snowplough&...
“snowplough” parents are so over-protective of their offspring that the children end up unable to deal with failure
Triple C: Addictive Cold Medicine Being...
I hallucinated a lot. It was kind of like I was in a dream or something, like so disassociated. I liked that…
Death Of The Dining Room
It’s funny how much you can tell about a society’s social norms solely from the changes in its home design
Teenagers And Cyberbullying [infographic...
If suicide rates grew for girls aged 10-14 by 76%, we might need to re-think (setup guardrails for) their internet social media…
A Window Into Today’s Teens
Over two in three (69%) prefer to interact with friends in person over connecting online, with only 15% preferring online
Infographic: How Many Minutes Do Girls...
After all those minutes spent per year, 78% of woman still are dissatisfied with themselves
Jonathan McKee’s TV Interview...
SEX…. “We need to talk with our kids about this regularly!”
Disney Princesses: A Little Girl’s...
They are about what we cannot be. They are intended to create a lack in us, to show us that we don’t…
Teenage Girls Self-Esteem Plunges
How pressures of online life undermine teenage girls’ self-esteem
The Subtle Ways Today’s Culture Has...
Tim Elmore: I believe it’s time we found ways to combat these unintended consequences to our culture’s norms
Millennials And The Good Book
62 percent of non-Christian Millennials have never even read the Bible
Secret Lives Of Teens: Translating...
Teens explain all the terms they use to keep things hidden from parents
Secret Lives of Teens: Selfie Generation
They crave positive feedback to help them see how their identity fits into their world
Secret Second Lives: The Dark Side Of...
More than 95 percent of teens are online. On average they’re online nearly 11 hours every day, a Kaiser Family Foundation study…
A Closer Look At Teen Addiction
In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or older, had used an illicit drug or abused a psycho-therapeutic medication in…
More Teens Than Ever Dealing With Online...
33% of teenagers say they deal with feeling alone and bullying, but only seven percent of parents say they’re worried about cyberbullying
“14 Year Old’s Cyber...
Teens are impulsive and, because of their brain structure, more likely to post hurtful messages without pausing to think about the consequences….”…
The Shrinking Influence Of Youth Workers
Many youth workers seem to feel their ability to influence teenagers may be lessening
Nicki Minaj’s New Video Slammed By...
This imagery is deeply disturbing and offensive to Jews and all those who recall the sacrifices Americans and many others had to…
Gretchens Take When Will Epidemic Of...
More than 24 million families with single mothers in US
The State Of Marriage In America
Fewer Americans getting married, study says
School Tells Kids: Stop Praying To Jesus...
“He was told that he could no longer pray with his fellow students during free time because of the separation of church…
Atheist Scientist Claims Religion Will...
So if we can plant the seeds of doubt in our children, religion will go away in a generation, or at least…
Sexualized Body Image Has Negative...
Middle-school girls who value sex appeal differ from their peers in troubling ways
How To Effectively Ruin Your Teenager&...
If you find yourself agreeing to things or relaxing the rules to avoid an argument, you run the risk of your…
Pot Proponents Look To California After...
Waiting until the presidential election year in 2016, with its anticipated bumper crop of younger voters
Duck Dynasty Duckling Showcases Her...
Because this dance so directly reflected her Christian faith… I do feel pressure to make it right
Being a Christian Doesn’t Always Look...
Churches need to ditch their religious cookie cutters
Study: Self-Harming In Teen Years Linked...
Teenagers who hurt themselves intentionally are at a higher risk of developing mental health and substance abuse problems later in life
10 Most Violent Video Games of 2014 (and...
Games like The Walking Dead Season 2 and Grand Theft Auto V might be visually and technically spectacular, but they’re certainly not…
Showing Skin Equals Success In Hollywood...
Is getting sexy the only way to assert your womanhood?
Prevalence Of Teen Sexting
The most common reason for teens to engage in sexting was to give someone a “present” or in an attempt to establish…
Alcoholism In Hispanic Youth The Result...
Immigrant youth often have two or more cultural identities they are trying to embrace at once, leading them to experience dual stress
A Navajo High School Emerges As A...
“It’s not a racist slur if it originates from a Native American tribe. . . . It’s always used in the context of sports.”
Another Study Finds Teens Still Sexting
Another Study Finds Teens Still Sexting
Jim Liebelt
Hey Beyonce… ‘Twerking Is...
Performers have a very, very young audience, like 7 years older, I find it disturbing and I think its exploitative
Toys ‘R’ Us Pulling ‘...
The dolls are a “dangerous deviation from their family friendly values
Parents May Be Liable For What Their...
A legal precedent on the issue of parental responsibility over their children’s online activity
Parents Become Less Sensitive To...
Sex and violence has become more prevalent in movies aimed at youth
While We’re Praying For Nicki...
“If God gets a hold of Nicki Minaj, her music could be used to restore women’s dignity instead of tearing it down.”
Female British Muslims As Vulnerable To...
Girls as young as 14 travelling to Syria from the west, to marry Islamist fighters, bear their children and join their communities
Lululemon Leggings Are The Hottest Item...
Teenagers are increasingly wearing yoga pants instead of jeans
What Pop Culture’s Childish Heroes...
…nobody knows how to be a grown-up anymore
Home Visits Decrease Drug Use,...
This intervention can help us break that cycle of despair
Sexting Is The New First Base
“Sexting preceeded sexual behavior in many cases,” Temple said.
Teens Involved In Sex Photos Seeking ...
Are adolescents involved with sexting and related acts just seeking attention?
4 Surprising Things Likes Mean To Teens
Likes take on an entirely different meaning for teens in at least 4 surprising ways…
Sadie Robertson’s Faith Shines On ...
“Duck Dynasty” girl holds on when she feels shot down
Should I Just SMASH My Kid’s Phone?
Author: Doug Fields & Jonathan McKee
Bart Campolo’s Doubt And Departure...
Tony Campolo’s surprise reaction when his son came out as a humanist
Doubt: 8 Hard Questions About God &...
Because it’s not doubt that’s toxic to faith. It’s silence
Preparing Youth for Doubt
Part 2. Preparing youth for doubt (and preparing their parents likewise) is a crucial task for youth leaders as students enter into…
Lecrae: ‘Christians Have...
Album at the top of the gospel music charts and the Billboard 200
Are You a Slave to Your Smartphone?
‘nomophobia’ – the fear of being without your mobile
Teen Slang Quiz Time!
How Well Do You Know Today’s Slang? Are you up on your slang? It’s quiz time!
Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?
The average person spends 4 years looking down at his cell phone
Teen Perceptions Of Sexual Activity More...
Researchers wanted to know how teens’ perceptions of their peers’ sexual behaviors and attitudes influenced their own decisions about having sex
How To Monitor Your Kids Without Turning...
Whether you choose to use tech to monitor your kids is something is only you can decide. But if you do, here…
Youtube The Mobile Takeover [...
The #1 video platform on the Internet, it’s also the second most used search engine as well as the most viewed social…
Changing The Way We Think About Sports...
If your ministry is hurting because your athletes won’t or can’t come to you, figure out how to go to them
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