Tag Archive for trends and studies
Study: Pot Users May Have ‘FALSE...
Brains scans showed users have a less active hippocampus area associated with storing/retrieving memories
Research Has Linked Artificial Light...
95% of Americans regularly use screens shortly before going to sleep
Cannabis Culture
A new shopper’s high for Marijuana-themed products are smoking hot
Disturbing New ‘Kylie Jenner...
Teens suck shot glasses to blow up their lips to double their size… with disastrous results
The Case For Taking Parental Leave When...
“Kids like being with their parents at this age,” he says. “A lot of surveys say they wish their parents would talk…
Dashcam video Shows How Little It Takes...
Based on examination of 1,691 eligible crashes, distracted driving was the cause of 6/10 accidents.
Gap’s Tale Of 2 Brands Shows How...
Old Navy sells to value-seeking families Vs Gap expensive trend-conscious shoppers
Teens, Social Media & Technology...
24% of teens go online “almost constantly,” facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones
The Sex Appeal Of Non-Conformity
New research finds following your own path is a turn-on to potential romantic partners of both sexes.
Teens Getting Shut Out Of The Work Force
The number of jobs held by teens between 14 and 18 years old shrank by 33 percent between 2001 and 2014
Study: 1 Of Every 6 People Worldwide Has...
Makes the “unaffiliated,” as the study calls them, the third-largest group worldwide
Muslim Population Could Catch Up With...
Similarly, in the United States, Christians will decline from more than three quarters to two thirds in 2050
Study Reveals Shocking Effect Of Poverty...
The researchers studied nearly 1,100 individuals between the ages of 3 and 20,
Study Finds Black Girls Face Harsher...
Teachers said girls have been more likely to get into fights than boys. Tend to carry disputes from social media into the…
1 In 5 Teens Have Tried e-Cigarettes
In a British survey of more than 16,000 people aged 14-17 years 19.2% said they had tried or purchased
Making The Grade
This Is How Long Your Teen Needs to Spend on Homework to Be Better at Math and Science
Flashback: The App Addicted Teen…...
The App Addicted Teen ( Infographic )
3 New Facts You Need To Know About Teens...
Things are changing in the area of teen sexuality
Millennials Trending Away From...
Tending to wear “athleisure” apparel– Nike, UnderArmour
Heroin Overdose Deaths Quadrupled Since...
Heroin also is leaving its usual inner-city haunts and venturing into America’s rural areas — another sign that prescription drug abusers are…
Same-Sex Households Reveals Kids Do Best...
Appears to be the largest yet on the matter of same-sex households and children’s emotional outcomes
Increased Church Involvement Could Help...
Lower risk of suicide..students who regularly attended religious services and regularly ate a meal with their family
The Most Honest Movie About Teen Girls...
We’ve all been victims of the mean girl at school, but what happens when things go way too far? In the new…
Flashback: Marriage Stress
Husbands A Bigger Source Of Stress Than Kids For Nearly Half Of Moms
Xpire, Now On Android, Brings ...
..users a sense of greater privacy when compared to larger, more public social networks
Why Teens Are Impulsive, Addiction-Prone...
Research into how the human brain develops helps explain why teens have trouble controlling impulses
Children, Teens, Media, And Body Image...
The role of media and technology in the development of kids’ and teens’ body image attitudes and behaviors
What Parents Need To Know About Kids,...
..parents play a huge part in shaping how kids relate to their bodies
Girls And Body Image
Help your daughters learn to identify unrealistic media representations of beauty and to value themselves for who they are
More God, Less Drugs
The more religious a teen is, the less likely he or she is to abuse drugs
Good Bedtime Habits Equal Better Sleep...
Adolescence, lack of sleep may be related to high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, suicidal behaviors and drowsy driving
Flashback: Binge Drinking In College Can...
College students age 18 to 25 years old have the highest rates of binge drinking episodes
Binge Drinking Disrupts Immune System In...
Binge drinking increases the risk of accidents and traumatic injuries. One-third of trauma patients have alcohol in their systems
Death Of The 50% Myth Of Marriage
About 70% of marriages that began in the 1990s reached their 15th anniversary
Here’s One Reason Why Teenagers Pull...
“Being Heard by Your Teenager: Communicating Without Control and Manipulation”
Kurt Cobain’s ‘Suicide’...
Sadly, suicide shirts aren’t the most offensive clothing items for teens. Here are 5 more examples
Flashback: You May Be Addicted To Your...
Unfortunately, addiction is not the only problem associated with Smartphones
Teens Losing Zzzs
The Effects of Their Sleep-Deprivation Lasts Way Past Lunch
Smartphone Separation Anxiety
when separated, we experience a lessening of ‘self’ and a negative physiological state
Middle School Football May Not Cause...
The study included 22 children….more than 6,000 “head impacts” were recorded
Global: Prevalence Of Secondhand Smoke...
It looks at rates of secondhand exposure among more than 350,000 teens from 168 countries using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
Teen Online Dangers [infographic]
I often wonder if the changing times today are similar to periods in history where cultures were transformed by the tools they…
Flashback: Religious Teens Are Less Like...
Teens With Strong Religious Worldviews More Likely To Avoid Drugs, Alcohol
When Kids Are Cutting
If you are encountering teens who cut and are at a loss for what to do, here are a few steps that…
Colorado Fails Again With Teen Pot...
The ads are different from previous pot-education efforts because they don’t demonize the drug
Youth Misery Index Grows More Than 50%...
Youth unemployment in 2014 was 18.1 percent (18.1 on YMI), with almost six million young people between the ages of 16 and…
Religious Attendance
The percentage of Americans attending religious services weekly declined by 1.0 percentage point
Teen Drug Use
The percentage of 12th graders reporting current drug use increased by 1.4 percentage points
It’s Official: Pharrell Has 2014&...
“Happy” sold 6.45 million copies in 2014, putting it far ahead of “All of Me” (4.67 million) and “Dark Horse” (4.43…
Reading Proficiency
The reading proficiency rate for 17–year-olds remained nearly unchanged, declining by 1 point on a 500-point scale
Education & Opportunity
Climbing the Ladder of Upward Mobility Through Education
Poverty & Dependence
America’s greatest strength is its civil society. And central to this civil society is family and the capacity to provide for one’s…
The Crisis Of Nonmarital Childbearing
From 2002 to 2012, the percentage of children born outside of marriage has grown by 6.7 percentage points.
Blackouts Common Among Teen Drinkers, UK...
“A lot of kids are doing this somewhat regularly, they’re doing it repeatedly,”
Top Selling Album of 2014
Frozen knocked from perch as top-selling album
Study: Religious People Much Happier...
People who attend religious services on a weekly basis are nearly twice as likely to describe themselves as “very happy”
‘More Connected, Yet More Alone’
In the UK, the Guardian reported last July on the “loneliness epidemic among young adults”
Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Declines Even...
Students in the two lower grades reported that marijuana is less available than it once was
A Lifelong Relationship With Alcohol Is...
Regular teenaged consumers are more likely to binge drink later on, a Concordia study shows
Spending More Time On Smartphones Can...
Leisure distress is feeling uptight, stressed and anxious during free time
Study: Teens With Disabilities At...
Since these children have fewer opportunities for physical activity and may face other dietary challenges they are left with limited healthy weight…
Many Teens Suffer ‘Cyber’ Dating...
Evidence has already shown that cyber dating abuse is linked to physical, sexual and psychological abuse
Flashback: Lululemon Leggings Are The...
Teenage girls are increasingly wearing yoga pants instead of jeans
How To Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
How to Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
A Baptist, a pediatrician, and an executive from Planned Parenthood walked into a bar to…
EU Study Reveals Children’s Risks...
They have been studying the online behaviour of children aged 9-16 since 2006…children are now more likely to be exposed to
Suicide Attempts Higher Among Adolescent...
The potential appeal of ecstasy for people who are dealing with depression or anxiety may be part of the explanation as to…
Triple C: Addictive Cold Medicine Being...
I hallucinated a lot. It was kind of like I was in a dream or something, like so disassociated. I liked that…
A Window Into Today’s Teens
Over two in three (69%) prefer to interact with friends in person over connecting online, with only 15% preferring online
Teenage Girls Self-Esteem Plunges
How pressures of online life undermine teenage girls’ self-esteem
Millennials And The Good Book
62 percent of non-Christian Millennials have never even read the Bible
Secret Lives Of Teens: Translating...
Teens explain all the terms they use to keep things hidden from parents
Secret Lives of Teens: Selfie Generation
They crave positive feedback to help them see how their identity fits into their world
Secret Second Lives: The Dark Side Of...
More than 95 percent of teens are online. On average they’re online nearly 11 hours every day, a Kaiser Family Foundation study…
A Closer Look At Teen Addiction
In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or older, had used an illicit drug or abused a psycho-therapeutic medication in…
Gretchens Take When Will Epidemic Of...
More than 24 million families with single mothers in US
The State Of Marriage In America
Fewer Americans getting married, study says
Flashback: Parents’ Perception Of...
Adolescents whose parents better understand their daily experiences have better psychological adjustment
Prevalence Of Teen Sexting
The most common reason for teens to engage in sexting was to give someone a “present” or in an attempt to establish…
Study: Teen Birth Rates Steadily...
An estimated four million fewer babies were born to teen mothers from 1992 through 2012
Family Acceptance Key to Curbing Teen...
And the longer boys felt rejected, the more likely they were to attempt suicide
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