Tag Archive for social media
Teen, Convicted In Texting Suicide Case,...
From prison because of good behavior
15 Sure Signs Your Teen Is A VSCO Girl
The trend started out on TikTok as more of a joke, but then the inevitable came
Woman Disguised As Teen Boy To Abuse...
Girls thought they were in a relationship with a teen boy. It was a woman grooming them for sex.
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
How Social Media Is Transforming Teens&...
How can an increasingly sexualized culture co-exist with less sex among the consumers of that culture?
Parent And Teen Discussion Sex And...
So, what should parents do about it?
Book: Girls Fighting The Addictive Power...
Revealing what advertisers know about human nature and how they exploit it to make a profit
The Teen’s Guide to Social Media &...
The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices 21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World
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?
What Phones Do To Teen Brains
And What Teens Wanted To Know About That
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.”
Flashback: 17 Slang Words
A list of 17 popular slang terms and the correct way to use them
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…
Is Tik Tok Desensitizing Kids?
“It’s shocking how these kids expose themselves to be liked or disliked,”
How To Create A Professional Photo Booth
The Photobooth that we created will be unmanned and sit out in the lobby the 4th Tuesday of each month
Man Entices Girl 16 For Sex Through ...
pleaded guilty in federal court today, whom he met through the “Game of War” application on her cell phone, to engage in…
Mental Health: Impact Of Social Media On...
It emerges that Instagram is the social media platform with the most negative effect on the psychological state of young people
Social media influencing young boys&...
Book: boy‘s body Sport health and physical activity
Excessive Screen Time linked To Teens...
A new study is warning parents that excessive screen time may be behind a stunning rise in children who need prescription glasses.
The Terrifying Side Of Kids Addicted To...
Nature Valley asked them (three generations) one simple question, “What did you like to do for fun as a kid?”
The Facts About Teen Suicide And How to...
Teen suicide is the highest in history — 14.46 per 100,000 for young people between 15 and 24
Where Kids Spend Time Online
83% use YouTube, 21% use Twitter, 38% use What’s App, 33% use Instagram, 35% use Facebook, 34% use Snapchat
Sheriff Warns Parents 15 Apps Used To...
Social media has made it easier than ever for predators to connect with children. He said that means parents have to be more…
Concert Festival: This Is For Us, Treat...
‘Put your phones down, you don’t need to share this with anybody’
Nationwide study: teen ‘sexting&...
The good news is that adolescent “sexting” is not at epidemic levels as reported in some media headlines
Social Media: Dying For The Perfect...
Tourists reportedly hospitalized after swimming in Instagram-famous ‘toxic dump’ in Spain
YouTube Star ‘Ninja’ Thanks...
A lot of the doctors told my mom that I had…a number of diseases, and that I should be aborted
“Generation Screen” And Self-esteem
For ways to build self-esteem with the screen generation
Senate Hearing Uncovers Sexploitation In...
Children without stable families will be left vulnerable until these companies take a more proactive approach to protection
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
Whoopi May Have A Point On Bella‘s...
What happens in the cloud doesn’t necessarily stay in the cloud
Social Media And Anxiety In Teens
What parents need to know about anxiety in teens by social media
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
Teens Are Using Burner Phones To Stay...
56% of teens feel anxious, upset or lonely without their phones
Reclaiming Friendship in the Social...
Social media promises social connectedness, but it often delivers social isolation
Families Are Together And Yet Apart
Adults are almost as bad as teens are, being preoccupied with their phone.
Book 4 Guys Topics: Fortnite, Weed, Porn...
The four biggest distractions today’s guys face: SCREENS, SUBSTANCES,SEXUAL TEMPTATION,STRUGGLES WITH SELF
4 Battles Every Young Man Must Face
It’s never been harder to be a guy than right now and they need our help! Young men face more distractions to godly…
Distraction The New Enemy Of The Church
The rise of media saturation…has ushered in a new age of competition with the gospel for the human gaze
Instagram Removes “Like” ?
What We Can Learn About Leading Students from Instagram
How A.S.M.R. Became A Sensation
The YouTube subculture is bonded not by belief but rather by an ineffable sensation — the existence of a new feeling.
14-Year-Old Earns $200,000 Playing...
Griffin’s YouTube which showed him beating a popular Fortnite gamer. The video got 7.5 million views.
Managing Teens Online
As part of Pew Research Center’s research into Americans’ digital lives, they surveyed over 1,000 parents of teens to better understand their…
As Time Online Increased, Teen Happiness...
The newly released World Happiness Report, an annual study sponsored by the United Nations showing changes in happiness finds that teens who…
The Way U.S. Teens Spend Their Time Is...
Teens today are spending their time differently than they did a decade ago. They’re devoting more time to sleep and homework, and…
How TikTok Is Rewriting The World
TikTok will change the way your social media works — even if you’re avoiding it
Parents’ Ultimate Guide To TikTok
Is TikTok safe? How does it work? And can I do a duet with my kid? Everything you need to know about…
How Much Time Should Kids Spend On Smart...
Happiness and mental health are highest at a half-hour to two hours of extracurricular digital media use a day; well-being then steadily…
Teens Not Socializing In The Real World....
The percent of high school seniors who said they often felt lonely increased from 26 percent in 2012 to 39 percent in 2017
Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a…
Preparing Students For The Digital...
3 Realities Pastors and Parents Should Consider To Prepare Students For The Digital World
Youth Workers Tell Your Parents About...
4 Things Youth Workers Would Tell Parents About Teenagers, Social Media, and Technology
Will Parents Need Kids Permission To...
Her mom had been posting photos of her, without prior approval, for much of her life
UK: 1 In 4 Teenage Suicides Involves The...
The research of 595 suicides by people aged under 20 showed 128 had used the internet in a way that was suicide-related.
Screen Time For Kids?
If I can go back and do it all over I would do this
6 Responses To Social Media And Your...
The impact of the digital world is so powerful and pervasive that it’s almost impossible for most of us to keep up
Social Media And Mental Health
We talk about the relationship between social media and mental health. Here’s a few resources if you want to explore more
Culture Insight: Paris’s Last Porn...
A place where you could be certain no minors would see pornography — nowadays they’re all watching on their phones
When My 13-year-Old Daughter Wanted To...
Five rules we gave her 13-year-old daughter
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,
Teen Convicted In Text Suicide Case...
Involuntary manslaughter conviction where an absent defendant, with words alone, encouraged another person to commit suicide
Inside The Weird World Of YouTuber...
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…
Witches of the social media generation
Meet three witches who believe the social media era is transforming the way people view witchcraft
Gen Z, “Snackable Content” &...
Here are some things our teams come up with and ministering to GenZ
5 Dangerous Apps Parents Don’t Know...
Parenting a teen has never been an easy feat, but in today’s digital age, tracking a teen’s behavior has become almost impossible
Live Your Life Offline, Pope Tells Young...
“It is not enough to be connected all day long. To feel respected and asked to get involved, is greater than simply…
Negative Experiences On Social Media...
Using social media does not appear to reduce feelings of loneliness. In fact, it can make you feel more lonely
Millennials’ Depression Rise With...
Millennials struggling with depression aren’t being helped by their use of social media
Screen Time Study Shows Differences In...
Some children who spent more time on smartphones and other devices exhibited a different brain pattern than kids with less screen time
Parents Warned Of Teen Online Sextortion...
A FBI report concluded that sextortion is a major, if not underlying, factor for child victims committing suicide
Depression In Adolescents And Young...
Are phones and social media to blame?
Study: The Effects Of Screen Times On...
60 Minutes goes inside a landmark government study of young minds to see if phones, tablets and other screens are impacting adolescent…
Why Are Young People Having So Little...
Despite the easing of taboos and the rise of hookup apps, Americans are in the midst of a sex recession
Sleep Study: How Can We Improve A Teen...
One sleep study may have a simple answer…
Soaring Suicides And Toxic Social...
Soaring suicides are another sign of our toxic social disconnect
Tumblr 18+ Content Ban Reviewed
Tumblr 18+ Content Ban Causes Rise In Pedophilia On Twitter!?
What Kids Brag About On Social Media?
We need to be aware of the temptation to indulge pride in front of our real and imagined online audience
Why 12 Year Olds Shouldn’t Have...
5 Reasons Why 12 Year Olds Shouldn’t Have Social Media
Teens’ Social Media Habits and...
Teens….express concern that these sites lead to drama and social pressure
Makeup Brand Targets Girls Aged Four To...
Petite ‘n Pretty: The Makeup Brand Winning Over Gen Z Influencers
Teens: Leave Us Alone Social Media Is Ok
Mostly, kids are using social media to brag and talk about their families
Social Media Linked To Mental Health...
The first experimental study examining use of multiple platforms shows a causal link between time spent on these social media and increased…
68% Have Quit/Taken A Break From Social...
She Decided To Quit Instagram This Year. Had Also Helped Create It
Social Media Detox For Your Teen Or...
How to host a social media detox for your teen or tween
5 Questions Parents Are Asking About...
If you’re a parent of a preschooler or a parent of a college student, I’m pretty sure some of the questions we…
A Fortnite Guide For Parents
Fortnite is everywhere and has proven to be more than a game but rather, a cultural phenomenon
The Dark Side Of Kids Screens Begins To...
A dark consensus about screens and kids Begins To Emerge In Silicon Valley
Book: Sex Matters……By...
Our culture creates a lot of confusion about sex. Honestly, sometimes it’s difficult to know who’s telling the truth
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