Tag Archive for trends and studies
Why Teens Are Leaving The Church?
…what is revealed when they transition into adulthood is that they’ve only ever been veneered in biblical Christianity.
How To Deal With Teenagers Stress And...
How Philippians 4 Equips Teenagers to Deal with Stress and Anxiety
Teen Sexting And Sexually Explicit Music
The more teenage boys listened to sexually explicit music, the more likely they were to engage in sexting two years later
Which Kids Face The Highest Risk Of Self...
Growing numbers of American kids and teens are cutting or burning themselves, banging their heads against walls, pulling out their hair, and…
Pandemic Sent High School Sex To New Low
The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex, according to a government survey. Teen…
UK: Transgender In A Changing Culture
A brief biblical and pastoral introduction to understanding transgender in a changing culture
Making Sense Of Sex/Gender Trends. . .
We’ve got some thoughts and some helpful resources. . .
Helping Those Experiencing Gender...
Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast
Understanding Gender Dysphoria
By Mark Yarhouse. Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture
When Children Come Out: A Guide For...
By: Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets
Resources For Navigating LGBTQ Issues...
Parent & Pastor resource guide on transgender issues
The ‘Gender Affirmative Model’ or ...
The current evidence base shows that around 80% of pre-pubertal children will outgrow their gender dysphoria during adolescence
The Tragedy Of Black Youth Suicide
Black children ages 5 to 12 are twice as likely to die by suicide as their White peers, and Black teen suicides…
Insights On Brain Development Sequence...
This work lays the foundation for understanding how the environment shapes neurodevelopmental trajectories even through the teenage years
10 Ways Social Media Affects Teens’...
For you busy parents, caregivers and educators out there, we’ve distilled it down to 10 useful takeaways
Trans Teen Died From Sex Change Surgery...
Trans teen died from vaginoplasty complications during landmark Dutch study used to justify child sex changes
Did The Pill And The Digital World Fuel...
“If you look at the prevalence of cross-sex identification in young people and the arrival of the mass adoption of smartphones ……
Record One In FOUR HS Students Say They...
These students are more likely to attempt suicide and be victims of abuse
Study: Teens And Social Media
Pew Research Center asking teens – and their parents – about their experiences with and views toward social media
What’s Hot
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies
Parent Resource Guide To Transgender...
Educating and equipping parents on how to respond
Flashback: Youth Ministry Statistics
Time-tested norms on everything you need to know for a healthy ministry.
Book: Back-Pocket God. Study On The...
Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Emerging Adults
The Five Essential Soft Skills Your...
Today’s blog is an excerpt from the upcoming book, “Ready for Real Life.”
Book: Ready For Real Life
Unpacking the Five Essential Soft Skills Great Leaders Instill in Their Students
Gen Z and Millennials’ Top 10 Favorite...
YPulse’s Media Consumption report shows 65% of Gen Z and Millennials say they’ve watched a TV series in the last week—making it…
Book: The Marxification Of Education
Their education has been stolen from them. Activists have spent the last forty to fifty years taking over education and transforming it…
Movie: Sound Of Freedom
A new movie about a sex trafficking rescue operation that is based on the true story of a former federal agent
Exposing The Gender Lie’ e-book...
The number of minors in America receiving a diagnosis of gender dysphoria tripled from 2017 to 2021, with more than forty-two thousand…
Book: Gender Madness….& How To...
One Man’s Devastating Struggle with Woke Ideology and His Battle to Protect Children
Kids Hospitalized In Mental Health...
Outpatient help for kids with mental health issues is hard to come by in much of the U.S. As a result, hospitalizations are…
Study: Social Contagion For Surge In...
Adolescent-onset gender dysphoria disproportionately affects females.
Helping Those Experiencing Gender...
Podcast: Walt Mueller with Nicholas Black
Transgender Shooter Reveals Perversion...
The legacy media have a preset narrative machine when it comes to mass shootings. That narrative machine takes into account the identities…
Transgender Youth @Highest Risk For...
A 2022 study found that youth who identify as transgender are at the highest risk of “violent radicalization.”
School Shooting Happened Due To Deranged...
The trans movement is targeting Christians
Trans Activists Slam Religious Schools...
Two trans activists are demanding the end of the conservative ‘love affair’ with ‘radical religious schools’ in a response to the shooting
Pharma Paying TikTok Influencers 2Hook...
“Pharmaceutical marketers have noticed the power of patient persuasion and begun to leverage ‘patient influencers’ in brand campaigns,”
MN ‘Trans Refuge’ Bill To...
Minnesota ‘trans refuge’ bill will threaten to take children away from parents who don’t consent to transitioning their kid
‘State-Sanctioned Kidnapping’...
California bill would give therapists power to take children over 12 from parents ‘without accusation, evidence, or trial’
Recent States Bans Transgender Bathrooms...
Recent States Bans Transgender Bathrooms At School
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed legislation Friday barring transgender bathrooms at school, making the state the…
TikTok Threatens America’s Social...
Almost 70% of American teenagers use TikTok. Though the content teenagers scroll through masquerades as harmless short videos, many of the videos…
TikTok Pushes Suicide Videos On 13-Year...
The Chinese app’s recommendation algorithm is so advanced that within ten minutes, it will start pushing suicide videos if the young TikTok…
TikTok Lands First Major Ally On Capitol...
In December, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill to ban the app on government devices
75% Of Americans 17-24 Aren’t Fit...
Young Americans are either too obese, too sick, or too criminal to serve in the military
Public School Enrollment Decreased By 1...
…Within the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeschool enrollment rose 30%
Remote Work Encourages Marriage, Family...
Remote work may boost marriage rates and encourage women who are already parents to have more children
The Wolf In Their Pockets
13 ways the social internet is shaping the people you lead, with advice to help everyone deal with it!
How St. Louis Youth Crime Went Up
St. Louis DA shoved ‘aggressive’ racial equity agendas into daily prosecution decisions using Soros-linked org
“No More Secrets”: Protect Kids...
Woman behind Libs of TikTok writes children’s book that ‘will give parents and children a tool they can use to spot predatory…
Working Class Say Illegal Immigration...
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 40 percent of Americans earning under $30,000 say illegal immigration has made their local schools…
Belonging: The Effects Of Purposefulness...
A Sense Of Purpose May Have Significant Impact On Teens’
Catholic School Pupil Arrested For...
or saying there are only two genders was arrested this week after attempting to return to class without renouncing his beliefs
New Study Of Teenagers And Pornography
Three Things Youth Ministers Need to Know
Surgeon General: 13-Yr-Olds Too Young...
Murthy told CNN on Sunday that he believes being on social media “does a disservice” to kids early in their teen years
Parents Rank Youth Mental Health as Top...
An analysis of 3,757 U.S. parents with children under the age of 18 found that roughly 40 percent say they are “extremely…
Parents Low View on Kids Having Similar...
Roughly a third (35%) of U.S. parents say it is extremely or very important to them that their children have similar religious…
They have very little tolerance for...
“Today’s 18-year-olds are like the 12-year-olds from a decade ago.”
Parenting Tips To Be A More Effective...
Don’t miss this parenting video by Alexandra Motz. It’s really good. Alexandra is a part of HomeWord’s Pass it On training program
73% Of Teenagers Have Consumed...
The average age of first consuming porn is age 12
Athlete Benched For Refusing To Kneel To...
She refused to side with not only called for police to be defunded but for the disruption of the nuclear family and…
Flashback: Teacher Unions To Curtail...
Biden Education Department to Curtail Trump-Era Effort to Track Teacher Sex Crimes
White House Invites Drag Queen Promoting...
More disturbing information is surfacing regarding the police-hating drag queen, Marti Gould Cummins, whom Joe Biden invited to the White House
Biden:Transgender Surgeries For Kids Are...
Biden has previously described Republicans as “immoral” for passing laws to block transgender procedures for children
50 Shell-Shocked Teachers, Staff Flee...
Violent and disrespectful classroom behavior has led to a staggering 50 teachers and bus drivers to quit a Florida school district in…
Children On Trans Hormones ‘Probably...
American Academy of Pediatrics executive admits children on trans hormones ‘probably will be infertile
Yellen: There Is Real National Security...
Well, it’s that private information could potentially end up in Chinese hands and used in ways that would negatively impact Americans
As Alcohol Abuse Declines Among Teens,...
Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since 2000, while child alcohol abuse has steadily declined over those years
1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See Porn...
School counselors must be prepared to talk about sexting and pornography use with students, and to change the narrative about these behaviors
Pandemic Stress Physically Aged Teens’...
Making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic
Dept. Of Health & Human Services...
She was pimping me and I didn’t like that. She would pimp me to men
A Boarding School Ban On Smartphones For...
“We found our students had disengaged more and more from real life as their phones became their world,”
Benefits Of Sleepaway Summer Camp
Sleepaway summer camp can help promote essential socio-emotional abilities in kids, such as the ability to control oneself, cooperate, or help others
Cardiologist Calls For An End TomNRA...
As teen, 18, tells how her reaction to the jab saw her miss her Year 12 exams
A Reflection on Barna’s Open...
The Barna Group conducted a global survey that included over 24,000 teenagers from 26 different countries
A Clearer Picture Of Developing Teen...
A critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness…
A Biblical Resource For Pastors On...
We must not fall for the lie of culture that our bodies are to be changed to meet our self-perception
3 Takeaways From Barna’s New Research...
The state of Generation Z’s faith
Teenage Brains: How It Works & Why...
But understanding how teenagers see the world or what makes them behave in a certain way is important
teens 13 calling Quitline for help with...
One 15-year-old caller said 80% of their friends vape and they feel strongly addicted, they vape upon waking and pick it up…
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies
New TikTok Taping Trend
A new trend promoted on the social media platform TikTok has people taping their lips shut at bedtime — a practice that…
Strict Parenting May Hard-Wire...
Strict parenting can alter the way the body reads the DNA of children
Fla. Board Of Medicine Votes To Ban...
Which now moves to the Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine for approval
Why Black And Hispanic Families Are...
Democrat party is allowing men to play in women’s sports, and into women’s locker rooms, sexualizing your children, emptying prisons, opening the…
Gen Z Mental Health Crisis: How Pastors...
Anyone who works with Gen Z is facing a mental health crisis in this generation at levels they’ve never seen before
5 Truths The Church Needs To Realize...
The goal, first and foremost, is to treat each individual as an image bearer of God, worthy of love. The second, is…
Flashback: Parents’ Religious Beliefs...
It’s not that religious people don’t have suicidal thoughts or take their own lives — after all, even ministers sometimes die by…
Flashback: Even Christian Kids...
Flashback: Even Christian Kids Contemplate & Attempt Suicide
(As I’m doing research on teen suicide, I found the survey by Christian…
San Diego ER Seeing Up To 37 Marijuana...
“What’s being consumed in these concentrates is devastating for their mental health.”
Study: Gender Transition Surgeries On...
Over 1,100 adolescents underwent gender transition surgery from 2016 through 2019, according to a new study published in JAMA
The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our...
Documentary on young women who went through medical gender transition, with cross-sex hormones and surgeries, and regret it
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