Tag Archive for health
Smoking Is Deadlier Than 50 Years Ago
Smoking can cause 13 different types of cancer…
CDC: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
The (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults
Secret to Beating Depression in...
Students in pro-social activities such as giving their money to family members or serving a charity…..
Study: Caffeine Affects Teen Boys More
About 73% of children have some kind of caffeine daily
Planned Parenthood Teaches Kids About...
Staffer Caught on Hidden Cam Telling ‘Teen’ Some Shocking Things About Porn and ‘Kinky Sex’
College Opens Food Bank For Struggling...
“It’s just that I didn’t want to feel that I was helpless and I didn’t want people to see me in that…
DCF: Justina Pelletier Should Be...
“Every hour she’s not back with her family is an hour she can’t ever get back,”
Mom Who Refused to Let Nurse Have ...
“This has everything to do with the erosion of parental rights
10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should...
10 research-based reasons for this ban
Brutal 30-Second Ad May Finally Change...
A 30-second ad illustrating how even one thoughtless time texting while driving can be deadly
Baltimore Tightens Teen Curfew Law, Now...
Youth under the age of 14 to be indoors at 9 p.m., and teenagers 14-16 to be inside at 10 p.m. on…
STUDY: Porn Messes With Brain…
“Basically everything that people do very frequently can shape their brain structure and function,”
Teens “Peak Embarrassment” Is At 17...
let students know they are loved and accepted by both God and ourselves even when they’re mortified about themselves
Teens Are Getting In Fights Due To...
McAfee: More than half of teens in the poll were in a fight because of something on social media
Flashback: Happiness Drops For Preteen...
At 11 years old, it seems as that’s the biggest drop
HelloFlo…Camp Gyno. Are You Ready...
Tampons, pads, and candy delivered right to your youth group needs… Simplified, Period.
To My Fellow Millennials: Christian...
January 20, 2012 -Boko Haram attacked and killed more than 200, including Christians
Happiness Drops for Girls During Preteen...
The biggest drop in happiness is at age 11. Girls continue to get more unhappy until about 16
Teens Who Expect To Die Young Are More...
I always thought it would be much better to be dead than in jail
Exposure To Violence Declining Among...
“It should be encouragement to people who have been working on this problem,”
Diabetes Rates Skyrocket In Kids And...
The increase in type 2 diabetes appears to be driven by increasing rates of obesity, lack of exercise and low-quality diets
Millennials Hit Hard With Obamacare
In 11 States Millenials will see premiums double or more..generally more expensive than it was before Obamacare.
Ask A Pothead?
Watters asks attendants of a Denver pot celebration about a new study on the damages of smoking marijuana
Teens Who Suffer A Concussion More...
Students who reported a previous TBI were more than three times more likely than those who had not had a head injury…
The Countries Where Youth Are Doing The...
Half of the world’s population 1.8 billion is now under the age of 25
Marijuana Has Come A Long Way Since Last...
Here’s a look at the last 12 months of marijuana milestones
Are Touchscreens Melting Your Kid’s...
Our society is running a large-scale experiment with real children in the real world… the impact?
Car Crashes Are The No. 1 Killer Of...
More than 2,800 teens die in car crashes every year
Casual Pot Use Causes Brain...
“What we’re seeing is changes in people’s core brain regions that you never, ever want to fool around with,”
Heaven Is For Real, Movie Claims
The kid says he sat in Jesus’ lap. He asked them to sing “We Will, We Will Rock You,” but they declined
THE DRUGGING OF THE AMERICAN BOY
Nearly 20% of all American boys will be diagnosed with ADHD, by the time they reach high school
Why Burnout Starts At Age 25 And How To...
Why ministry burnout is destroying young youth workers
The COMPLETE How And Why Behind Ministry...
If you know enough to realize you’re burning out, you already know enough to stop that from happening
5 Keys to Preventing Burnout in Youth...
Burnout is one of the biggest issues facing Youth Ministry today
As Many As 65,ooo Youth In Canada Are...
Homeless Facts & Stats In Canada
When a Stay-At-Home Mom Needs Hired Help
Three kids, no job, and a nanny: Choosing humility instead of doing it all
Selfies Plastic Surgery
58% of doctors surveyed said they’d seen an increase number of patients under 30 requesting plastic surgery
To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let...
Teenagers are developmentally driven to be late to bed, late to rise
Teens Who Feel Supported At Home And...
“If we’re happy and content,” “we’re much more likely to sleep better than if we’re distressed and anxious and worried.”
Demi Lovato To Criticize Gaga For “...
All I’m saying is, artists in pop culture have influence on people..
Public University To Cover Sex Changes...
90% of this campus has no idea that this is being added to the student health insurance
Teens Taunted By Bullies Are More Likely...
Victims of bullying…2.5 times as likely to try to kill themselves
Boy Collects Sneakers To Help Kids With...
The Max Cure Foundation to identify families who need financial assistance
3rd-Graders Caught Smoking Pot In Sonora...
“(I’m) shocked. To be in third grade and have their own pipe,”
Teens’ Brain Structure May Be Altered...
..nicotine, creating a well-worn pattern of craving and satisfaction that’s difficult to break
Senators Introduce Bill to Limit E...
It doesn’t help the cause of e-cigarettes that they come in candy-like flavors bubblegum and strawberry
Bullying May Have Lasting Health Effects...
Those continually picked on from fifth grade to 10th grade had the lowest scores..
Bullied Teen Finds Compassion
Teachers and students at Franklin Community High School have pitched in help 500 pound Eric
Test Could Predict Which Teen Boys Get...
High cortisol levels and mild depression symptoms were up to 14 times more likely to suffer depression
Violent Video Games Can Stunt Moral...
those who played..for three hours or longer each day were detached from the outside world
Digital Device Use Leads To Eye Strain...
The symptoms may include dry, red and irritated eyes, fatigue, eye strain, blurry vision, problems focusing, headaches, neck and shoulder pain
Teens with Mental Health Issues Have...
Adolescent girls with a major mental health disorder are three times more likely to get pregnant than those without a mental illness
Heavy Teen Marijuana Use May Lead to...
“We see that adolescents are at a very vulnerable stage neurodevelopmentally,”
New Ad Campaign Shows Teens the Real...
Targeting 10 million teens..$115 million campaign will run on TV on channels such as MTV, radio, print, online and out of…
Teen Girls Twice as Likely to Suffer...
“The good news is that many of these problems do resolve,”
Early Puberty Linked to Higher Substance...
Our study suggests that being the first girl in the class to need a bra, for example,prompts..
JUST HOW MUCH IMPACT DO ABSTINENCE AND...
Sexually active at 14..get pregnant have a significantly higher chance of having an abortion
Obama: Marijuana no more dangerous than...
“Middle-class kids don’t get locked up for smoking pot, and poor kids do,”
Flashback: Teen Pot Use Could Hurt Brain...
Young pot smokers could be damaging brain structures critical to memory and reasoning
Teen Brains Really Are Wired to Seek...
Teen brain is more responsive to rewards compared to adults and to younger children
Alcohol Consumption is the Direct Cause...
Journal Addiction, the study analyzed yearly mortality rates from 16 countries in North and Latin America
From the producers of Jersey shore &...
How would you fix this? Jesus Duck Tape or Whisky?
Fourteen-year-old powerlifter draws...
Schellenschlager weighs only about 119 pounds, but can deadlift 300
Madonna Posts Controversial Photo of Son...
“No one was drinking we were just having fun! Calm down and get a sense of humor! Don’t start the year off…
Flashback: Teen Eating Disorders May...
Young teens who binge eat and those who are fearful of weight gain may be more likely to become overweight later in…
Report Cards Tell Parents What Their...
The program’s purpose was to test the method as a means of encouraging healthier eating in children
Study: Doctors and teenage patients...
American teenagers are more likely..to get pregnant and contract STIs, the need for frank talk is clear
UK: OBESE children have been taken from...
Hospitals show a 10-fold increase in obesity-related cases in the past 10 years and a sharp surge in fat-fighting operations
Teen Pot Use Could Hurt Brain and Memory
Young pot smokers could be damaging brain structures critical to memory and reasoning
Teen Drugs, Smoking & Drinking from...
Among eighth-graders, 15% said they had used drugs in the past year
Increasing Marijuana Use in High School
Marijuana is slowly rising, while the use of alcohol and almost every other drug is falling
Psychotropic Medication Use Among...
Males (4.2%) were more likely than females (2.2%) to use ADHD drugs
#TheLinesProject: “this is a MUST...
it made them feel like they were not alone with the struggles they faced
Pot problems In Colorado Schools...
“When we have middle school kids show up with a half an ounce, that is shocking to me,”
Teens Love Portable Pot Vaporizers
Pocket hookahs proliferate with young marijuana users
SOS For Stressed Out Teens
40% of parents said their high school kids are experiencing a lot of stress from school
Teens Who Feel Supported At Home And...
“Whereas, families going through distressful times — divorce or remarriage — that tended to disrupt teen sleep,”
Protein: Too Much of a Good Thing For...
When I ask why they’re eating so much protein, the answer is usually to “bulk up” or “build muscle”
Flashback: Danger Makes Adolescents...
Teens May Have Less Impulse Control When Faced With Danger
Fast and Furious Haunting Clip
Paul Walker and co-star in Fast & Furious clip leaked days before he died in fiery car crash
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