7 vital strategies parents and leaders can use to respond teenage girls’ stress and anxiety
Whether or not they personally experience anxiety and depression, 7 in 10 teenagers view both as major problems among their peers
Are you engaging your kids in these conversation?
And What Teens Wanted To Know About That
“It was hard for me to admit that maybe life without a phone was a better life for me.”
A list of 17 popular slang terms and the correct way to use them
It was 4 a.m. she had been on her phone for 13 hours. In three hours, she had to be up for…
“It’s shocking how these kids expose themselves to be liked or disliked,”
The Photobooth that we created will be unmanned and sit out in the lobby the 4th Tuesday of each month
pleaded guilty in federal court today, whom he met through the “Game of War” application on her cell phone, to engage in…
It emerges that Instagram is the social media platform with the most negative effect on the psychological state of young people
Book: boy‘s body Sport health and physical activity
A new study is warning parents that excessive screen time may be behind a stunning rise in children who need prescription glasses.
Nature Valley asked them (three generations) one simple question, “What did you like to do for fun as a kid?”
Teen suicide is the highest in history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between 15 and 24
83% use YouTube, 21% use Twitter, 38% use What’s App, 33% use Instagram, 35% use Facebook, 34% use Snapchat
Social media has made it easier than ever for predators to connect with children. He said that means parents have to be more…
‘Put your phones down, you don’t need to share this with anybody’
The good news is that adolescent “sexting” is not at epidemic levels as reported in some media headlines
Tourists reportedly hospitalized after swimming in Instagram-famous ‘toxic dump’ in Spain
A lot of the doctors told my mom that I had…a number of diseases, and that I should be aborted
For ways to build self-esteem with the screen generation
Children without stable families will be left vulnerable until these companies take a more proactive approach to protection
In the age of smartphones, social media, followers, and likes, reward-seeking behaviors in teens is increasingly associated with approval online. Instagram has…
Suicide rates among teens and young adults have reached their highest point in nearly two decades
What happens in the cloud doesn’t necessarily stay in the cloud
What parents need to know about anxiety in teens by social media
The journal Child Development shows nighttime usage of a cell phone can increase anxiety and depression in teenagers and reduce self-esteem
56% of teens feel anxious, upset or lonely without their phones
Social media promises social connectedness, but it often delivers social isolation
Adults are almost as bad as teens are, being preoccupied with their phone.
The four biggest distractions today’s guys face: SCREENS, SUBSTANCES,SEXUAL TEMPTATION,STRUGGLES WITH SELF
It’s never been harder to be a guy than right now and they need our help! Young men face more distractions to godly…
The rise of media saturation…has ushered in a new age of competition with the gospel for the human gaze
What We Can Learn About Leading Students from Instagram
The YouTube subculture is bonded not by belief but rather by an ineffable sensation — the existence of a new feeling.
Griffin’s YouTube which showed him beating a popular Fortnite gamer. The video got 7.5 million views.
As part of Pew Research Center’s research into Americans’ digital lives, they surveyed over 1,000 parents of teens to better understand their…
The newly released World Happiness Report, an annual study sponsored by the United Nations showing changes in happiness finds that teens who…
Teens today are spending their time differently than they did a decade ago. They’re devoting more time to sleep and homework, and…
TikTok will change the way your social media works — even if you’re avoiding it
Is TikTok safe? How does it work? And can I do a duet with my kid? Everything you need to know about…
Happiness and mental health are highest at a half-hour to two hours of extracurricular digital media use a day; well-being then steadily…
The percent of high school seniors who said they often felt lonely increased from 26 percent in 2012 to 39 percent in 2017
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a…
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4 Things Youth Workers Would Tell Parents About Teenagers, Social Media, and Technology
Her mom had been posting photos of her, without prior approval, for much of her life
The research of 595 suicides by people aged under 20 showed 128 had used the internet in a way that was suicide-related.
If I can go back and do it all over I would do this
The impact of the digital world is so powerful and pervasive that it’s almost impossible for most of us to keep up
We talk about the relationship between social media and mental health. Here’s a few resources if you want to explore more
A place where you could be certain no minors would see pornography — nowadays they’re all watching on their phones
Five rules we gave her 13-year-old daughter
A photo series has shown the lengths some young people go to to edit their appearance before posting pictures on social media
“A new phenomenon called ‘Snapchat dysmorphia’ Patients are seeking out surgery to help them appear like the filtered versions of themselves,
Involuntary manslaughter conviction where an absent defendant, with words alone, encouraged another person to commit suicide
What’s it like to have millions of fans when you’re 10? What’s it like to have thousands of people insult or adore…
Meet three witches who believe the social media era is transforming the way people view witchcraft
Here are some things our teams come up with and ministering to GenZ
Parenting a teen has never been an easy feat, but in today’s digital age, tracking a teen’s behavior has become almost impossible
“It is not enough to be connected all day long. To feel respected and asked to get involved, is greater than simply…
Using social media does not appear to reduce feelings of loneliness. In fact, it can make you feel more lonely
Millennials struggling with depression aren’t being helped by their use of social media
Some children who spent more time on smartphones and other devices exhibited a different brain pattern than kids with less screen time
A FBI report concluded that sextortion is a major, if not underlying, factor for child victims committing suicide
Are phones and social media to blame?
60 Minutes goes inside a landmark government study of young minds to see if phones, tablets and other screens are impacting adolescent…
Despite the easing of taboos and the rise of hookup apps, Americans are in the midst of a sex recession
One sleep study may have a simple answer…
Soaring suicides are another sign of our toxic social disconnect
Tumblr 18+ Content Ban Causes Rise In Pedophilia On Twitter!?
We need to be aware of the temptation to indulge pride in front of our real and imagined online audience
5 Reasons Why 12 Year Olds Shouldn’t Have Social Media
Teens….express concern that these sites lead to drama and social pressure
Petite ‘n Pretty: The Makeup Brand Winning Over Gen Z Influencers
Mostly, kids are using social media to brag and talk about their families
The first experimental study examining use of multiple platforms shows a causal link between time spent on these social media and increased…
She Decided To Quit Instagram This Year. Had Also Helped Create It
How to host a social media detox for your teen or tween
If you’re a parent of a preschooler or a parent of a college student, I’m pretty sure some of the questions we…
Fortnite is everywhere and has proven to be more than a game but rather, a cultural phenomenon
A dark consensus about screens and kids Begins To Emerge In Silicon Valley
Our culture creates a lot of confusion about sex. Honestly, sometimes it’s difficult to know who’s telling the truth
Parents of teens can add “sextortion” to the list of things to worry about, because a new study shows that 5 percent…
Let’s talk about two elements, porn and cyberbullying
We have moved from being in community to having a sense of community
It’s given young people, myself included, a false representation of what’s important,”
“The short attention span we’re creating in this millennium is actually very dangerous,” said Soon-Shiong, the new owner of the Los Angeles…
Understanding the Influence of Social Media on Today’s Teens