*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on USA Today. As teen depression in the United States has risen in the past decade, most boys and girls are seeing mental health as a major problem, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. In a survey of nearly 1,000 teens ages 13…
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Youth workers and parents. . . Do you know what the questions are that your students are asking? And, if you know the questions, are you equipped to guide them into understanding biblically-based answers to those questions? Two of the most pressing questions kids are asking from birth up until adulthood are these. . ….
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. When it comes to analyzing the effects of watching reality TV, well, it’s complicated. While some see these shows as a brief escape from daily life, they can have negative effects on some viewers, including impressionable teens. Researchers asked 1,100 girls aged 11 to…
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February 11, 2019 | Reggie Joiner | Time flies fast from elementary to college age, so get ready to change your parenting habits. Every child seems to move in warp speed toward the teenage years. I was caught by surprise when a new declaration of personal independence was automatically assumed the day my son got…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on WIRED. Jace has never lived in a world without Facebook. His father already had an account by the time he was born. Even before Jace could understand the concept of Facebook, he felt its influence every time his dad had him stop what he was doing…
YouTube is the second-most popular website in the world, with over 400 hours of content uploaded every minute. On average, teens spend more time watching YouTube than any other video platform, including TV, Netflix, and movies. It’s the go-to place for videos for nearly everyone in the world — and for this reason, there is…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Too little sleep. Not enough exercise. Far too much “screen time.” That is the unhealthy lifestyle of nearly all U.S. high school students, new research finds. The study, of almost 60,000 teenagers nationwide, found that only 5 percent were meeting experts’ recommendations on three…
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