Tag Archive for Self image
Gen Z Mental Health Crisis: How Pastors...
Anyone who works with Gen Z is facing a mental health crisis in this generation at levels they’ve never seen before
Flashback: Parents’ Religious Beliefs...
It’s not that religious people don’t have suicidal thoughts or take their own lives — after all, even ministers sometimes die by…
The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our...
Documentary on young women who went through medical gender transition, with cross-sex hormones and surgeries, and regret it
Planned Parenthood Advertises Puberty...
Aimed at minors, incorrectly markets puberty-blocking drugs as safe substances that can be used “like a stop sign” to halt puberty
Update And Re-release Of A Parenting...
Paul David Tripp’s Book: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens
Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 2:...
Who are you? Who are you on social media?
How Instagram Is Making Girls Lonely,...
By last year it was up to 44 percent, the highest level of teenage sadness ever recorded
How Victoria’s Secret Targeted Teens
Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons, premiering July 14 on Hulu, examines how they gave generations of women body dysmorphia
Resources For Navigating LGBTQ Issues...
We’ve included a number of books that may also help you think through these issues before you talk with your teenagers.
Megan Fox “Yeah, I Have Body...
“We may look at somebody and think, ‘That person’s so beautiful. Their life must be so easy’. They most likely don’t feel…
Parents Might Sue Medical Providers For...
The Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act would make medical practitioners liable for “any physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms” that result from…
Popular Kids In School More Likely To Be...
Popular means that everyone knows you, but they may not necessarily consider you a buddy
Care For Teenagers With…. Feeding And...
4 Practical Ways to Support a Student with an Eating Disorder
High School Graduation Season Idea
Ever had someone believe in you more than you believe in yourself?
Trans Youth Here Is Where Things May...
Fueled by isolation and social media, some youth rush toward gender identity as answer to distress
Walt Mueller: Youth Ministry And The...
“Whoever you want to be, it’s yours to make on Instagram!”
Camila Cabello Shared A Message About...
After Paparazzi Beach Photos: “I’ve Never Had A Worse Time At The Beach”
Biden Omits Masking Apart Of Kids...
No mention that masking children drastically increased depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among America’s young people
Positive Body Image For Middle Schooler...
6 Ways to Help Your Middle Schooler Develop Positive Body Image
Study: Celebrity-obsessed People Are...
New study boldly claims there is a “direct association between celebrity worship and poorer performance on cognitive tests.”
Teen Girls’ Sexy TikTok Videos Take A...
Girls are often anxious and overwhelmed by the attention they get after posting suggestive videos; therapists say more are suffering emotionally
What It Means To Be Made In God’s...
The struggle started for me in junior high, too, as my body changed and a mouth full of braces marred my smile
Billie Eilish: ‘Porn Is A Disgrace,’...
I started watching porn at 11.” “I think it really destroyed my brain and I feel incredibly devastated that I was exposed…
Rescuing My Daughter From Her...
Gender dysphoria—the incongruence between the mind and the body—moves stealthily and quickly to invade girls and boys alike
Book: Gender Dysphoria A Therapeutic...
A Therapeutic Model for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
WHERE WILL OUR KIDS FIND IDENTITY?
Teenagers are looking for answers: Am I worthwhile? What makes me worthwhile? How am I unique from others? Are those uniqueness’ good…
Course: Parenting In A Tech World
This course gives parents and caregivers strategies and insights to parent confidently in a technology-dependent world
Sharing Nudes Doubled Among Pre-Teens In...
Twice as many children between the ages of 9 and 12 reported sending nudes or other Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (SG-CSAM)…
Kids Book: Elephants Are Not Birds
Gender identity. Culture the Vulture convinces Kevin that his ability to sing is one that only birds have
Book: HEALING DESPAIR AND ANXIETY IN...
SEEN is a two-hour read that gives you practical tools to help kids and teens who are experiencing despair & anxiety.
Senators Looking Into Instagram’s...
5 senators are demanding answers from Facebook
Body Image Today
Perhaps the best way for me to state it is like this: If my grandmothers were ugly, they didn’t know it.
Book: Parenting Generation Screen
By Jonathan McKee: Guiding Your Kids to Be Wise in a Digital World
TikTok Challenge Severely Burns Teen...
To recreate a popular video in which someone uses flammable liquid on a mirror to draw a shape and then lights it…
Lonely Kids And The Church
“This is the most lonely generation,” said Josh Packard, sociologist
What It Means To Be Made In God’s...
The first repercussion of sin is that we forget our identity
Book: You’re Not Enough (And That&...
Escaping our culture of trendy narcissism—and embracing God instead.
Addison Rae: Body Image, Identity And...
how we can take control of social media rather than giving it permission to take control of us?
Sean McDowell Book: Chasing Love
The love that the world tells us to pursue is all about self, But what is the Christian worldview on love?
A Godly Perspective On Body Image
Our children need parents who will openly explain and discuss what is happening to their bodies
Target Backtracks, Puts Book About &...
Seducing Our Daughters’ the impact transgenderism is having on girls
The Sex-Positive Movement
To bring about a change in how individuals think about and practice sex and gender.
What Cardi B’s Song ‘WAP’ Gets...
Songs like “WAP,” and others like it, from male artists as well, reduce women and men to the sum of their parts,…
Compulsive Internet Use Linked To...
Over 2,800 adolescents from across 17 Australian high schools took part in the study
Sailor Brinkley Cook, 21, Slams GMA ...
I have this awful feeling that if I’m not skinny, I’m not worth being celebrated and I’m not worth being praised
Girls’ Health Can Suffer In Move...
Physical activity might be one of the first things to drop off the radar as adolescent girls move from primary to secondary…
Green Bank W. Va. No Cell No Internet No...
“I’m happier because now I don’t have social media to give me high expectations of not only myself but everybody else around…
Buttigieg Advises 9-Yr-Old Boy How To...
It won’t always be easy, but that’s ok because you know who you are…Inspire others to be brave about their sexuality
The ‘Perfect Female’ Body...
“Make this the decade you choose to forget what the media says and choose to love your own self as you are,”
Phoneless 11-Year-Old Lost In Manhattan...
I’m sticking to my principles on not getting smartphones for my tweens — even though my child got lost in NYC
What Daughters Desperately Need From...
Our daughters are under a lot of pressure today. They are bombarded with beauty standards that can make them feel inferior
Teen, Convicted In Texting Suicide Case,...
From prison because of good behavior
Kids, Let’s Talk About Sex
Sex is one the most important topics of conversation parents get to have with their children. But it can sure feel intimidating
Preventing Teen Girls From Sex...
Preventing Teen Girls From Sex Trafficking His Sister Was Sex-Trafficked for 6 Years. Here’s How He’s Devoted His Life to Fighting It.
UK: Shock Surge In Adolescent Anorexia
Experts blame social media and celebrity diet culture as hospital admissions for under-19s suffering eating disorders DOUBLE in a decade
Book: Girls Fighting The Addictive Power...
Revealing what advertisers know about human nature and how they exploit it to make a profit
Way To Respond To Teenage Girls’...
7 vital strategies parents and leaders can use to respond teenage girls’ stress and anxiety
Busting Myths About Teen Girl Anxiety
Whether or not they personally experience anxiety and depression, 7 in 10 teenagers view both as major problems among their peers
CDC: HUGE Increase In Teen/tween Suicide...
Are you engaging your kids in these conversation?
She Tried To Quit Her Phone. She Got...
“It was hard for me to admit that maybe life without a phone was a better life for me.”
10 Reasons Teens Have So Much Anxiety...
We’ve created an environment that fosters anxiety rather than resilience
Cellphone Detox For Teens
It was 4 a.m. she had been on her phone for 13 hours. In three hours, she had to be up for…
Building Confidence In Kids
Most parents are parenting their children based off of their owninsecurities. Not what’s best for their child’s actual future.
Largest Public School In The Country...
You’re constantly comparing yourself to other women on your feed and it definitely takes a toll on your self-image
When A Student Comes Out To You
More students want to meet and talk about same-sex attraction. We have moved from “my friend” is struggling with this, to “I”…
Social Media: Dying For The Perfect...
Tourists reportedly hospitalized after swimming in Instagram-famous ‘toxic dump’ in Spain
“Generation Screen” And Self-esteem
For ways to build self-esteem with the screen generation
Neuroscience: Why Instagram Is So Bad...
In the age of smartphones, social media, followers, and likes, reward-seeking behaviors in teens is increasingly associated with approval online. Instagram has…
U.S. Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year...
Suicide rates among teens and young adults have reached their highest point in nearly two decades
Phone Use Linked To Teen Anxiety?
The journal Child Development shows nighttime usage of a cell phone can increase anxiety and depression in teenagers and reduce self-esteem
Breakfast With Parents Tied To Better...
Consistently eating breakfast as a family might promote positive body image for children and adolescents.
Kim Kardashian & Kylie Jenner...
Almost eight in 10 young teenage girls say that pressure from social media is one of the main reasons for mental ill-health…
Teens Editing Themselves
A photo series has shown the lengths some young people go to to edit their appearance before posting pictures on social media
Flashback: Plastic Surgery To Look Like...
“A new phenomenon called ‘Snapchat dysmorphia’ Patients are seeking out surgery to help them appear like the filtered versions of themselves,
Beyond The Scrolling….Belonging
Seeing the deeper longings behind teenagers and social media
Makeup Brand Targets Girls Aged Four To...
Petite ‘n Pretty: The Makeup Brand Winning Over Gen Z Influencers
Beyond Her Selfie
Teaching Your Daughter to See Beyond Her Social Media Feed
God Don’t Make junk
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and…
For The Girls…Investing In Lasting...
If only we as Christian ladies spent as much time on beautifying our spirit as much as we spend beautifying our bodies!
Movie: ‘Eighth Grade’ And The Horror...
For anyone seeking to understand and disciple today’s youth, Eighth Grade provides an insightful glimpse into their world
Infographic: Teens Social Media Life
Teens with low social emotional well being experience more of the negative effects of social media and kids with high social emotional…
Flashback: 3 Reminders For Our College...
By God’s grace, knowing the true condition of their hearts and the reality of the world around them will help point them…
AEO Says Body Positivity Pays
AEO is increasingly finding that “body positivity” messages and real-life models can lead to record sales
Selfies And Teenage Body Image
Teens who were more invested in their selfies, spending more time choosing a photo or editing it, were more dissatisfied with their…
Men (15-29) May Be More Selfless Than...
A recent study asked 630 Canadian men ages 15 to 29 to identify the values they thought all guys should embody
Making sure media doesn’t ruin her...
Raising a confident, self-assured daughter who is comfortable with her body is not an easy thing to do these days
Why Kids And Teens May Face More Anxiety...
With (social media), it’s all about the self-image — who’s ‘liking’ them, who’s watching them, who clicked on their picture
Kindergarten Kids Start Caring About...
Long before kids are old enough to start collecting “likes” on social media, they do appear to care what others think about…
Many Teens Take Great Care In Posting...
Prticularly girls, may go to great lengths to create a favorable post…even to ask friends to like their posts
Helping Strangers May Help Teens’...
When teens step out of their comfort zone to help people they don’t know, they feel confident
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