Tag Archive for trends and studies
Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report...
A quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college
Many U.S. Kids Eat Fast Food Every Day
About 12% of their daily diet is fast food, roughly the same amount kids were eating in the 1990
“How Much Sleep to Tweens Actually...
Teens are notorious for wanting to stay up late and for not wanting to get up early. If your teen is no…
#Being13 Inside The Secret World Of...
A 2 year CNN ground breaking study of Tweens and Social Media investigates
Commercialization Of Legal Pot Has Led...
over 11% of Colorado’s (teens) use pot. 40% increase in drug-related suspensions and expulsions — the vast majority from marijuana.
Feds Release Marijuana Stats…...
Marijuana-related traffic deaths increased 32 percent…20% of all traffic deaths were marijuana related
Pressure To Be Cool Can Lead To Downward...
The pressure to be cool, look good, and own the “right stuff” is detrimental to many children and teenagers
Flashback 2012: Teens (Still) Getting...
Since 2010, poison control..400% increase in calls related to children younger than 12 ingesting hand sanitizer
One Hour Of Extra Screen Time Drags Down...
Unsurprisingly..an extra hour of daily homework and reading scored better – getting on average 23.1 more points than their peer
Teens Cruel World Of Social Media ...
One thing stands out…It’s the word unkind. 20% of all teens online are mostly unkind. 26% of all girls are…
SAT Scores Down Worst In A Decade
Only about 42 percent of test takers are deemed to be prepared for college
Nothing Says Stability As A Grandparent
What are the four areas in which youth succeed when this important relationship is strong?
Study: Religious People Are Happier&...
“The church appears to play a very important social role in keeping depression at bay and as a coping mechanism during periods…
Happiest Parents Have This Many Kids
“With large families, we think they have social support within the family,”
5 Ways To Build A Better Retreat And...
Nothing changes teens’ lives like retreats. A group survey of 1000 teens proved that pretty conclusively
Miley Identifies As A Pansexual
Someone who is attracted to others regardless of their biological sex
Girl’s Sexual Orientation May Be...
The study suggests that women who are rated as less attractive may feel less pressure from straight norms and so are free…
Why Do Students Leave Their Faith After...
According to Research, This Is the Biggest Factor
Flashback: Caffeine Affects Teen Boys...
About 73% of children have some kind of caffeine daily
How Having Smartphones (or not) Shapes...
Non-smartphone-using teens are more likely to keep in touch with their closest friend via social media
Study: Child Care Doesn’t Make...
Study, which includes the parents of 939 children, focused on the time spent in nurseries at ages six months, one, two, three…
Teens, Technology And Friendships
Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact with friends
Violent Video Games DO Trigger...
Exposure to violent video games was a ‘risk factor’ for increased aggression
2015 Sees Sharp Rise In Post-Christian...
America More Post-Christian Than Two Years Ago
Study: Want ‘Sustained Happiness’?...
Joining a religious group could do more for someone’s “sustained happiness” than other forms of social participation
E-Cigarettes A Helpful Infographic
We need to be familiarizing ourselves with e-cigs, the health risks, and even the ways they are being marketed
The Hidden Consequences of Porn
Research shows again and again the detrimental effects of porn on various aspects of people’s lives
The 30 Least Religious Cities In America
Here are the least religious cities in America, by their “unaffiliated” percentages
Study: Popular, Cool Kids Face More...
The scientists had interviewed 184 teens from 13 years, who were studying in the seventh and eighth grades, right upto age 23
Study Reveals Parents Often Misgauge How...
Parents assume their young kids are happy and their teenagers are sad. They’re wrong.
5 Scary Health Effects Of Sleep...
90% of teens are sleep deprived — and the health costs could be significant
Nearly Half Of Students Don’t Speak...
336 of the school’s 800 students must learn how to speak, write and read English fluently, a process..takes 5 to 7 years
Study: Cellphone Radiation Can Cause...
“The situation can dramatically differ for children who use cells phone in childhood, when their biology much more sensitive to hazardous factors,…
Study: Frequent Social Media Use May...
Twenty-four percent of teenagers go online “almost constantly,”
Divorce And The Impact It Has On Kids
It not only affects the parents…it affects the kids as well. Look at these recent findings…
Uk: Teens Are Less Likely To Have Smoked...
The annual Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 6,000 pupils aged 11 to 15
India: 70% Of Boys Began Watching Porn...
“Boys who start watching porn from their teenage years, get bored very quickly and start watching child porn or videos with violent…
Dr Recommends That Schools Should NOT...
….so your kids can get better sleep
DESTROYS Transgender ‘Caitlyn’...
70% and 80% of children who express transgender feelings “spontaneously lose those feelings” over time
Christian Media Barely Reaching Beyond...
“But we must be more effective stewards of all media forms, especially to reach those who have yet to believe,”
College-Aged Depression Is Increasingly...
Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out
Teen Anal Sex Study Reveals Climate Of &...
Main reason also…boys “wanted to copy what they saw in pornography and that ‘it’s tighter’”
Self-Harm Is On The Rise With Teens, And...
Finding physical pain to help relieve emotional distress
Teens Unfamiliar With Harms Of Pot, E...
Focus group of 24 kids finds they do understand dangers of cigarettes
Children Reared by ‘Mom and Dad’ Are...
Study: which screened more than 15,000 Americans and interviewed nearly 3,000, radically challenges the previous scientific consensus
How Dads Use Netflix: To Get Kids Into...
75% say it lets them feel like a child again
Study: Legalizing Medical Marijuana May...
Since 1996, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana
Study: Nearly Third Of Teens Changed...
While most teens rely on digital resources to learn more about puberty, drugs, sex and depression
New Study Says Social Media Plays A Big...
1 in 7 married people would consider a divorce because of how their spouses were behaving on popular social media sites
Study: Religious Orientation
Generational and Time Period Differences in American Adolescents’
Teens Are Fleeing Religion Like Never...
Massive new study exposes religion’s decline
New Documentary Shows How Porn Companies...
Documentary points out that more people visit porn sites in a month than Netflix, Twitter and Amazon combined
Family Size Grows Among Highly Educated...
And the decline of the four-child family
Call Of Duty Increases Risk Of Alzheimer...
University of Montreal study finds video game players navigate the screen using a key area of the brain
Brain Differences Seen In Teenage Heavy...
The findings may help explain why heavy-drinking teens decline in school performance
How Smartphones Affect Kids At School
Leaving the phone at home may be the secret to higher grades
How Same-Sex Marriage Has Changed Canada
In Canada, freedom to assemble and speak freely about man-woman marriage, family and sexuality are restricted
New Report Shows Rich People Drink The...
Teenagers 15 were also found to be drinking markedly more than they did in 2001
Flashback: Leggings Are The New Jeans
Recent teen spending report reveals that activewear a is now more popular than denim among these young consumers
High School Seniors Lagging In Math And...
Between 2009 and 2013, students made no significant progress in math or reading
Study: The Number Of Teens Reading For...
45% of 17-year-olds admitting they read by choice only once or twice a year
Middle-Seat Kid Far From Windows But...
“cars are a unique environment and a lot can be revealed when everyone is sitting together in a confined space.”
Babies As Young As 6 MONTHS Are Using...
By the age of one, some infants is using devices for at least an hour a day
Can’t Get A Song Out Of Your Head?
Study finds solution to prevent catchy lyrics turning into ‘brainworms’
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