Tag Archive for teens
Think a Little Porn Is Harmless?
At the root of the porn industry and the exploitation of women is a desire driven by men
Surprise Reasons Kids Cheat
… laziness of today’s students, their lack of a moral compass
Flashback: Cheating and Bullying…
It’s a bigger problem than you think – More than half 13 to 23-year olds admitted to looking up the answer to…
Fourteen-year-old powerlifter draws...
Schellenschlager weighs only about 119 pounds, but can deadlift 300
Flashback: “Teens and Their View...
Kenda Creasy Dean addresses the 2012 C3 Conference about teens faith: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Teenage Flash mob Plays ‘Knockout&...
The day after Christmas, more than 400 teenagers looted and trashed a Brooklyn mall
Teens are Snorting Spices
“Don’t fall into peer pressure because everyone’s going to remember you’re that person that did a dumb thing.”
What parents need to know about Kik, the...
Kik does not have parental controls
Book Review: “99 Thoughts for...
9 Thoughts for Junior Highers by Mark Oestriecher and Brooklyn Lindsay is filled with 99 truths that every Junior Higher needs
Teen addiction to pornography a growing...
Children aged 12 to 17 are one of the largest consumer groups of online porn
Erratic TV violence ratings fail parents
Scenes of stabbings, shootings, rape, decapitation and mutilation invariably received a TV-14 “parents strongly cautioned” rating
Rebecca Black Finally Makes It to the...
Saturday” has already racked up more than 6 million views on YouTube
What’s the role of conscience in...
It’s hard to generalize about teenage impulsivity, because some adolescents clearly have more self-control than many adults
Teens making strides against hunger
Hundreds of students worked to package thousands of meals for children who are hungry
Jeans for Homeless Teens
1.7 Million homeless teens who need your jeans
“Digital (Millennial) Bookending”...
Millennials seeking out hands-on, tech-free maker experiences by research & documenting the before & after
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: SnapChat and the Ostrich...
72 percent of parents are simply sticking their heads in the sand and just “hoping for the best”?
Teen Texting: The Ruin of Romance
“The dependency we have on interaction thru social media has gotten pretty ridiculous!”
Christine Ibrahim
2nd Amendment Vs Teen Knock Out Game
Teen Thought He Could Knockout an Innocent Victim. Then He Learned About the 2nd Amendment
TwitCasting Is More Popular Than...
Fifty percent of TwitCasting’s users are teenagers, including 1.33 million Japanese college student
Teens Still Prefer Paperbacks Over...
Parents not keen on reading ebooks to kids
AL Sharpton Condemns Knockout Game
The behavior by mostly black youth attacking random white, Jewish, and Asian strangers..”is deplorable
Teens as young as 11 years old are...
Young teens, girls age 11-14 sending sexually explicit photos on the rise
Massive High School Brawl Sparked By...
10 Students In Custody After Brawl At Overbrook High School; 3 Injured
Study Shows No Harmful Impact From...
Watching TV for 3 h or more at 5 years predicted a 0.13 point increase (95% CI 0.03 to 0.24) in conduct…
More Than Half Of Teens With Mental...
And among teens with psychiatric disorders who do receive treatment, the health care providers are not often mental health specialists, but rather…
Bill would limit online tracking, give...
“When it comes to data collection, there are no safeguards for kids age 13, 14 and 15. They face a pervasive system…
How Teens Choose Their Friends
Students were more likely to make friends in small classes, often electives, which set them off from the general student population
Teens Have Less Impulse Control When...
…this might make them more likely to commit crimes
What Screen Time is Doing to Our Kids
Here’s What A Constantly Plugged-In Life Is Doing To Kids’ Bodies
KNOCKOUT Game is Back!
One of the most horrifying teenage trends I’ve ever seen
New shopping PatternsTeens Flee...
Abercrombie, American Eagle and Aeropostale Inc. all are projected to have sales declines in the year ending in January after gains in…
Fat Kids win
It seems Abercrombie & Fitch got the message they will “expand sizes, colors and fits.”
10 Reasons Teens Abuse Alcohol or Drugs
Most teens will experiment with alcohol and / or drugs at some point – for many different reasons
Why Do U.S. Teens Have ‘Spending...
$203 billion spent each year on teens by themselves and their parents
High School Separates Students At...
lunchroom policy at a Tennessee high school that separates students making poor grades from the rest of their classmates
50 Year-Old Photograph Taken By Ringo...
The photo was taken when the Beatles first arrived in America 49 years ago at JFK airport
How to Kill a Hooker
Exposing the distressing elements of Grand Theft Auto 5 and what clueless parents are saying about it
Today’s Cultural Theologians
Jeff Bachman: Breakout session at the National Youth Workers Convention
The Growth of Global Youth Ministry
Terry Linhart
The Growth of Global Youth Ministry
The growth of Christian youth ministry around the world has been nothing short of phenomenal. In…
‘Pull Your Pants Up’..“No One...
Houston McDonald’s new dress code cites ‘decency’ and ‘respect’
Stopping the cycle of teen dating...
One in three teens is a victim of domestic violence, and it can escalate fast.
Teens who start dating earlier may have...
Late-starting daters, while also out of step with peers, appeared to have no apparent social or emotional difficulties
Do You Use an Ipad or Paper Bible When...
….It May Matter More Than You Think
Texas Tackles Teen Pregnancy Without...
The campaign focuses on the delay of sexual activity as a way to decrease the teen birth rate and the rate of…
Teen Addiction To Pornography A Growing...
The statistics are truly shocking. Children aged 12 to 17 are one of the largest consumer groups of online porn
Bloody Teen Fight Over Sexting Won’...
According to an FBI warning, pedophiles encourage young people to use Snapchat to send nude photos of themselves
The Story Behind ParentMinistry.net
I realized that ministry must involve the student’s parents, not just the student
Three Things You Don’t Know About Your...
I am more aware now more than ever before in my ministry how little parents know about what’s happening
Teen Text Sex Hotline
BrdsNBz service lets teens text sex questions to a hotline
Teens Get An ‘Eraser Button’...
Bill Provides Reset Button For Youngsters Online Posts
Kids’ race may play a role in ER...
Minority children in this study were less likely to receive pain medications, and that’s concerning
Louis CK explains why he’s not buying...
I’m not raising children; I’m raising the grownups they’re going to be. I have to raise them with the tools to get…
Boring Them to Death
Jonathan McKee: “Long boring sermons just don’t work.”
One in 10 High School Seniors Reports &...
Rates of the most extreme binge drinking were higher in the South than in the Northeast and West
Get The Youth Culture Report app on your...
iPhone/iPod, iPad, Android, Android Tablet
Has ‘Grand Theft Auto V’...
This recent wave of titles are not necessarily less violent, but they contextualize it, giving it a role beyond exploitation
Flashback: The Surprising Strengths of...
Adolescent brains have a much higher sensitivity to rewards.. that comes with making a positive choice
what it means to raise children in a...
By: Dr. Kara Powell, If parents are addicted to technology..that’s the posture children will mimic
Fewer Teens in Cars Under Influence of...
The findings showed that males are more likely to drive after using drugs or drinking alcohol
Teen Google Science Fair
15-year-old high school girl designed a flashlight that’s powered entirely by body heat
Antisocial Teens
Teens Who Engage in Bad Behavior Also Engage in Antisocial Texting
teen interest in STEM fields is...
(STEM) fields: science, technology, engineering and mathematics is expected to increase significantly over the next five years
Adopted Teens 4 Times More Likely To...
A Stark Reminder That Clinicians Should Take Parental Concerns Seriously
E-Cigarette Marketers Have an Eye on...
With sports sponsorships, celebrity pitchmen and flavors like cola and cherry crush, marketersare are aiming for teens
Facebook Friends Are Pushing Teens...
Adolescents can be influenced by their friends’ online pictures to smoke or drink alcohol
The Digital Divide
Exploring the Online Disconnect between Parents and Kids
Dangerous Viral Trend Threatens Teens: ...
It’s the dangerous new way teens are getting drunk — and it’s going viral
FYI (if you’re a teenage girl)
We hope to raise men with a strong moral compass, and men of integrity don’t linger over pictures of scantily clad high-school…
Generation Validation
It’s like we’re recreating high school every single day using social media. And it’s weird
In New Study, Video Games Not Tied to...
Youth violence were linked with aggressiveness and stress rather than with video game violence
3 in 4 Young Teens Have Easy Access to...
Increases the risk of recreational use, or teens might be more likely to give or sell them to others
Music Affects How Teens Drive
male drivers,..make more frequent and serious mistakes when listening to their preferred music
Is Drug Use Clothing Becoming...
Clothing collection showcasing Adderall, Xanax and Vicodin criticized..
Punished For Texting A Driver?
New Jersey court has ruled that the sender of the text messages can also be held legally liable for an accident
Gaming Can Be Really Addictive: Latest...
MTV Sticky: The average millennial spends around 11.8 hours a week gaming on various devices
The Culture Behind The VMAs
What Millions of Teens Gleaned from MTV’s 2013 VMAs
Growing Pains of the Achy Breaky Heart
By Dan Istvanik
“Growing Pains of the Achy Breaky Heart and 4 Other Thoughts About the VMAs
What must Alan Thicke (the father “Growing Pains” and…
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