Tag Archive for trends and studies
Hookup culture is apparently a myth
Millennials aren’t having any more sex with more partners than past generations
Children’s Poor Motor, Social Skills...
More than two hours of TV per day can diminish a preschooler’s vocabulary and math skills as well as classroom attention
Kids’ Chronic Stomach Pain Tied To...
It’s very prevalent, and it’s one of the most common reasons that children and adolescents end up in their pediatrician’s office
Study Shows Why Children Sleep Habits...
3-Year-olds who had regular bedtimes performed better on cognitive tests four years later
40 % of children ages 2 to 4 use mobile...
The study also confirmed that very young children can effectively interact with and learn from touchscreen apps
Hello Kitty Contact Lenses Debut in...
The first of its kind Hello Kitty Contact Lenses are available in Japan. They can be purchased at a cost of $58
Indonesia Youth Flock To Japanese Youth...
“I hope we can also learn from Japan about their work ethic, time management and technology,”
Identifying Teens At Risk For PTSD...
Girls had a lifetime prevalence of PTSD of 7.3 percent, and boys 2.2 percent
Why millennials are leaving the church
…we’re leaving the church because we don’t find Jesus there.
Study: “Millennials as New Parents”
48% say, “children do best if a stay-at-home mom raises them.”
Brazil’s ‘Changing Religious...
Brazilian young people are precisely the least Catholic age group
Marriage Guards Children Against Poverty
Single-mother homes compose one-half of all households in poverty
Evangelicals Increasingly...
one-third of Catholics approve of same-sex marriage, but only 2% of evangelicals say the same
underage Sexual Exploitation
Teen Girls Targeted for Sexual Exploitation on TV
link between medicaid spending, high...
Utah could save 11 million dollars in Medicaid spending if the rate of high school dropouts was decreased by 50%
Bikinis and modesty
“Modesty isn’t about covering up what’s bad, but about revealing dignity.”
UK Misperceptions On Crime And Teen...
People are wildly wrong when we ask them about many aspects of life in Britain
Record Number of Single Dads Head U.S....
There were 2.6 million households led by a single father in 2011
Impulsive Adolescents More Likely to...
UK: 24% of 12 year olds have reported at least one episode of alcohol consumption
Flashback: 6 Years Old And Sexy?????
Find out why 6 year old girls want to be sexy
HPV Infections in Teen Girls Down by 56%...
Vaccine against sexually transmitted HPV cut infections in teen girls by half
83% Of teens have unsupervised access to...
It was surprising to me that parents were not storing medications securely because I expected them to be locked up
Which Celebrity Is The Worst Role Model...
2,000 parents to voted on celebs they felt were negative influences on their children
Smartphone Ownership Still Rising
Smartphone users spend over 9 hours a month on social networking platforms
We need fathers more than ever
50% of first-born American children are born out of wedlock. In the black community, the number is nearly 70%
MTV Turns Its Attention to Younger...
MTV is shedding its skin again, this time to appeal to viewers age 14 to 17 who have different preferences than the 18- to 25-year-olds
Parents` physical activity unlikely to...
Screen time: 40% of girls spent more than 2 hours per day in front of a screen compared to 65% of boys
Meet The Girl Behind One Of Tumblr’s...
The 14-year-old girl behind Depression and Disorders blogs about her own cutting, plans of suicide, and struggles with an eating disorder
Flashback: Boys with absent fathers more...
Boys with absent fathers were less likely to be married by the age of 23 and more likely to have children by…
Japanese Teens Are Licking Each Other...
“Eyeball licking” has been sweeping through middle schools in Japan
Just How Much The Gov’t Spends On...
Food stamp spending more than 5X greater than job training for Vets
Tween Girls Susceptible To Mobile...
48% of respondents favored fashion-related ads, followed by makeup products (21%); toys (12%), apps (11%); and books (8%)
Teens Shop Online or Prefer The Store
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
Routine Marijuana Use May Damage A Teen...
Street marijuana is now more than twice as strong as it was 15 years ago
HOMESCHOOLING GROWING SEVEN TIMES FASTER...
Schools such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke Universities all actively recruit homeschoolers
Flashback: Seven Reasons Why Young...
Here are some general trends that I think apply to why are young adults walking away from religion?
Attacks On Christian Children In Egypt...
…another purpose appears to be to frighten Christian families to make them reluctant to send their children to church
What Are Children Doing Online?
The sites most often visited by children worldwide
20 Truths About Tithers [Infographic]
63% of Tithers started giving 10% or more between childhood and their twenties
U.S. Parents Not Worried About Kids&...
A generational shift in parental attitudes about technology’s role in young children’s lives
Apple Curved-Battery Patent Paves Way...
Apple’s patent for a curved battery could be another signal that the iWatch is on its way
More Kids Being Poisoned by Prescription...
Young children had the greatest risk of being poisoned by diabetes drugs (60.2 percent) and blood pressure drugs (59.7 percent)
More Than A Third Of New Marriages Start...
Relationships that began online are slightly happier and less likely to split than those that started offline
Is USA Kicking Its Sugar Habit?
Kids drank fruit juices 16 fewer times than in 1988
College Women Believe People Who Are...
College-aged women judge their promiscuous female peers more negatively than they do chaste women
Flashback: Childhood Bullying Increases...
16.5% of 16-17 year olds had self-harmed in the previous year, and 26.9% of these did so because they felt as though…
Teen Birth Rate Hit Another Record Low...
The new rate, 31.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19,
Breadwinner Moms
Four-in-Ten Households Mothers Are the Sole or Primary Provider
How Culture Really Changes
People have to change not only their actions and decisions — they have to change their thinking
Gallup: The Values and Beliefs survey
Americans have for the past 12 years moved closer to social liberalism
Millennial Gaming Addiction
The average millennial spends around 11.8 hours a week gaming on various devices
Teens Trying Booze More Likely To Binge...
Those who begin to drink during puberty, rather than afterwards, tend to drink more later in life
Teens, Social Media, and Privacy
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
Acne Before Adolescence
Children as young as age 7 are developing, and being treated for, acne. But are prescription medications used to treat the condition…
Most Parents Not Aware Teen Is Using &...
Many parents are not aware that their teenage children abuse “study drugs,” a new poll suggests
Why #FitchtheHomeless Backfires
what homeless men and women really think of #FitchtheHomeless
Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries...
Abercrombie And Fitch’s Semi-Apology Didn’t Go Over Too Well
Seminary Trained Plumbers
41% of master’s of divinity graduates expect to pursue full-time church ministry
Adolescent Bullies More Likely to be...
“This is the largest long-term study of bullying behavior,”
Teens Who Text and Drive Take Other...
4 in 10 teens admit to texting while driving, and those that do are more likely to engage in other risks while…
Disney makes Brave bad move with Merida
By making her skinnier, sexier, and more mature in appearance, you are sending a message to girls
Flashback: Stronger Father-Son...
“To protect children from harm, we believe that nothing takes the place of good parenting,”
“I Met Him on Instagram”
It started with my daughter’s Instagram account. I Didn’t Even Know She Had It
Texting While Driving Now Leading Cause...
3,000 Annual teen deaths nationwide from texting and 300,000 injuries
Parents Say They Feel Positive About...
73% of parents report mostly positive relationships with children ages 18 to 29
Flashback: The Impact of Sex Scenes In...
Sex scenes in movies impact sexual behavior in teens, study says
The Hyperconnected Teenager [infographic...
We are living in a hyperconnected culture. Every teenager I work with has a smart phone with multiple social media apps
Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug
Teens who smoke cigarettes are 23 times more likely to smoke marijuana
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Explains...
“He doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people,”
Are 20-Something Unwed Moms The New Teen...
Today’s 20-somethings are more likely to have babies outside of marriage than within holy matrimony
Teens Only Slightly Influenced By Sexual...
The study can’t prove that the media itself caused the sexual behavior…
“This Is Your Adolescent Brain On...
Brain biology tied to social reorientation during entry to adolescence
The Largest Single Weekend Youth...
30 Hour Famine: 112,000 teenagers will take place in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine this weekend.
Stroke Risk: Why Health Habits Matter in...
People who lived in the stroke belt for their first 12 years, or ages 13 to 18, were 22% more likely to…
Teens Drinving Under The Influence
23% Admit to driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or prescription drugs
Is Pornography Changing How Teens View...
The use of porn among teenagers is impacting their notions of normal sexual behaviour and their views on women
Half Of US Teens Now Own An iPhone
48% of teens now own an iPhone, with 62 percent planning on making one their next mobile device
Teens’ Brains Are More Sensitive...
Teens’ risky behavior reflects the unique effect of peer influence on the still-developing teenage brain
Voice-to-text Just As Dangerous To...
“In each case, drivers took about twice as long to react as they did when they weren’t texting,”
Children Becoming So Addicted To iPads...
Psychiatrists estimate that the number of people who have become digitally dependent has risen by 30 per cent over the past three…
Is Your Youth Ministry Reaching Post...
If we’re unwilling to change to meet a changed culture, we have to accept the fact that our ministries will increasingly be…
Flashback: Is YouTube The Most Popular...
Should the social media strategy of our youth ministry be heading towards YouTube?
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