“Young people average 2 hours a day listening to music”
The blockbuster Suicide case exposes risks of teens text messaging.
Predominant use of social media may limit the opportunity to practice in-person conversations that are crucial for adolescents, particularly boys
In Sleep Deprivation, Affects School Performance
Does your teenager have a texting problem?
The Effects of Their Sleep-Deprivation Lasts Way Past Lunch
Despite findings that may set parents’ teeth on edge, there’s a hefty chunk of good news
Oddly researchers found that about 20% of students have received a sext, only five % said they’d sent one
It locks a cell phone when a car is moving more than 10 miles per hour
Half of teens who say they never text while driving admitted to texting at red lights or stop signs
Linked to Anxiety, Lower Grades and Reduced Happiness
“Imagine getting 10,000 text messages to your phone telling you you are an ugly slut and should die?”
The younger the viewer, the more likely he or she is to interact with or around TV programming on a second screen
A Teenager Tells Us How To Use Emojis Properly
“We’re trying to empower the parents to the best of our ability,”
97 percent of teenagers know that texting while driving is dangerous, 43 percent of them do it anyway
If Mom and Dad are happily married then there could be some VERY embarrassing texts flying through the air!
BrdsNBz service lets teens text sex questions to a hotline
Teens Who Engage in Bad Behavior Also Engage in Antisocial Texting
New Jersey court has ruled that the sender of the text messages can also be held legally liable for an accident
Approximately 660,000 drivers are using cellphones or manipulating electronic devices while driving
80% of 21-year-olds have received raunchy ‘sext’ messages and couples are the worst offenders
Doug fields & Jonathan Mckee Team Up To Help Parents Teach Their Kids Responsibility
3,000 Annual teen deaths nationwide from texting and 300,000 injuries
If you’ve got four teenagers in the car, you’re four times as likely to have a fatal crash
“Life has gotten more casual,” Swan says. “They don’t realize (the interview) is a sales event.”
Parents Hope Photo Of Fatal Text Serves As Warning
“In each case, drivers took about twice as long to react as they did when they weren’t texting,”
Some 43% of tablet owners say that they watch more TV now than they did five years ago. 83% say they use…
49% of adults text and drive — even though nearly all of them say they know the habit is dangerous
Pebble Will Release Proof-Of-Concept Watchface SDK In Early April
Student Who Badmouthed Teacher on Twitter Learns a Lesson
Hot Wheels tripled its Twitter follower count from 1,200 to 3,800
Some Teens Are Paying More Than Just A Monthly Bill
Find out who was the most popular
Digital technology provides a 24/7 platform for abuse
Unsupervised teens with internet and social media enabled mobile phones most likely to access pornography and enabled adult predators to groom them
GOV’T MANDATES INCREASED COSTS TO FIGHT ‘YOUTH VULGARITY’
Toyota survey of more than 5,500 drivers aged 16 to 18 and their parents
With 1,000 Snapchat Photos sent per-second, it has parents concerned
Twitter adds a real-time discussion with a “pulse of the planet” feel. The down side of that is, it’s noisy when everybody…
Snapchat app which destroys photos after a few secondsk
Blending 2,000 LEDs and high-tech with high fashion
Facebook Barely Beats Twitter, Among Teens
Study: shows that digital media helps teens reach developmental milestones
Yes I want more texting during my lesson!
Church Encourages Social Media Use During Services
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Top 10 Student Pastors You Should Be Following On Twitter
5 things not to post on social media as a Christian leader
Teens aren’t using digital sexual behavior as a safer alternative to real-world sex
Nickelodeon calls promotion of Jason Biggs’ Twitter account ‘a mistake’ following lewd posts
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Teens who assaulted 16-year-old thought it would be ‘funny’
Report: ‘Distracted walking’ endangers teens
Teen Sexual Assault Court Records to be Opened, Judge Rules
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