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Clarence Thomas why teenagers are not fully culpable for homicide but should have an adult’s full right to abortion
Valentine’s Day the most beloved and hated holiday in all of tween and teen-dom
Romance is in the air…“expectations” of how young people are supposed to behave in intimate settings
The love that the world tells us to pursue is all about self, But what is the Christian worldview on love?
Woman lists 22 things her boyfriend is banned from doing
Teenagers are viewing far more pornography than their parents realize. And the porn they’re watching is much more “hardcore”
Too much consumption of energy drinks almost cost them everything.
The average car insurance premium increase…For male teen drivers the increase was 91%, while female teen drivers saw an increase of 67%
50% of teens feel they are addicted to their mobile devices
She is more likely to post a photo of herself wearing a swimsuit, while he will post a photo of something he…
“Adolescents often think they’re invincible or immortal…they’re the ones who are going to get hurt.”
Sex Expert: “There Is No Such Thing As Casual Sex”
60 Teenagers reveal what they think is cool — and what isn’t — in 2016
Half of all millennials say they would shell out for “premium entertainment content” Netflix, Spotify or games
Here are the stats and what the experts say that we should do..
Parents Set Up Their Daughters With a Fake Predator…clip now has over 38 million views
Students began posting lewd and inappropriate messages on a big screen during the seminar, directly from their phones
Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact with friends
Unlocking the mystery of the teenage brain
Main reason also…boys “wanted to copy what they saw in pornography and that ‘it’s tighter’”
Young men’s brains are being ‘digitally rewired’
E-cigarette use among high school students spiked from 2013 to 2014, according to a new study
24% of teens go online “almost constantly,” facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones
The number of jobs held by teens between 14 and 18 years old shrank by 33 percent between 2001 and 2014
Marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because of the potential harm it can cause children and teens, the American Academy of Pediatrics says
“The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate…
“Being Heard by Your Teenager: Communicating Without Control and Manipulation”
I often wonder if the changing times today are similar to periods in history where cultures were transformed by the tools they…
“The new normal is the lack of permanence. The result is that it is hard to know who we are.”
The ads are different from previous pot-education efforts because they don’t demonize the drug
…they would be memorized and used for Christian growth and training
The percentage of public high school students who graduated on time (i.e., four years after starting 9th grade) increased by 6.9 percentage…
Since these children have fewer opportunities for physical activity and may face other dietary challenges they are left with limited healthy weight…
How to Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
A Baptist, a pediatrician, and an executive from Planned Parenthood walked into a bar to…
SEX…. “We need to talk with our kids about this regularly!”
Without opportunities to practice self-directed, independent decision making, teens might give in to their friends’ and partners’ decisions
“Sexting preceeded sexual behavior in many cases,” Temple said.
Whether you choose to use tech to monitor your kids is something is only you can decide. But if you do, here…
Schools have become a safe haven for many of the tens of thousands of these young people mostly from central America living…
Majority of self-conscious teens want to improve their chances of fitting in and boosting their confidence by changing their appearance
Thousands of children aged 10 and under are being treated for depression, stress and anxiety
They’re also 60% less likely to graduate college and seven times more likely to attempt suicide
Puberty may biologically wire teens to stay up late and wake up late—which means that forcing them to bed earlier won’t do…
Here are the latest stats about our teens use their phones, from dawn till dusk
Selling is not just a way of for teens to monetize their social networks; it’s also a way to finally make money…
Despite findings that may set parents’ teeth on edge, there’s a hefty chunk of good news
If we’re going to warn people of the perils of Big Gulps, shouldn’t we warn them of the dangers of sex?
“Don’t text and drive until you’ve learned how to juggle straight razors nude.”
Two questions to help teens ask alongside scripture: Who am I?+Who is God?
Family of teen who died after smoking synthetic pot warns others to stay away from the powerful and unpredictable drug
Are violent video games as bad as they seem in the media?
Parents need to be aware of what their teens are doing online and here are few simple steps
Planned Parenthood receives more than$500 million annually from taxpayers, half of the organization’s budget
Oddly researchers found that about 20% of students have received a sext, only five % said they’d sent one
Young people feel socially supported by having large networks of on-line friends they may never see