Ou r Adolescent Culture - Where are the grown-ups?, commentary from BreakPoint

 

Your College Story - College students share their stories in a feature for The New York Times

 

Note from college - Brad Griffin of FYI blogs about one of the college stories from the NYTimes

Online youth around the world (.pdf) - New research from Harris Interactive Trends & Tudes

All hail the tween superstars

• Time for the great summer ritual - homework

• More than half the homes in U.S. have 3 or more TVs

• God and choosing a major

• Oxycontin, coke found in skittles

• Teens texting and driving

• Pre scription pills: The new drug of choice for teens

 

 

Major depressive episode and treatment among adolescents (.pdf) - National Survey on Drug Use and Health report

 

 

• Religion Among the Millennials (.pdf) - A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Report

• Social Media and Young Adults (.pdf) - Latest research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project

• The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2009 - from Christianity Today

• 'Sexting In America: When Privates Go Public' explores pitfalls of sexting

• When teens grind, parents and schools freak

• Teens do better with parents who set limits

• MTV hopes 'Hard Times' will end hard times for its ratings

• College students use Facebook photos to portray an idealized college life

• Millennials 'less religious,' not necessarily 'more secular'

• Driving risk gap between teen girls, boys narrows

 

• For tween boys, masculinity in a spray can

• Teenage girls are starving bodies of essential nutrients

• Game consoles owned by 80% of teenagers

• MTV revamps logo, says goodbye to 'Music Television'

• Super Bowl is most-watched program ever

• Betty White, Snickers top Ad Meter

• 13-year-old's pledge to USC stuns sports world

• 'Jersey Shore' is new style inspiration for some

• Tech-savvy 'iGeneration' kids multi-task, connect

 

 

Cancel the Carrie show - Miss California, Christians and culture-war grandstanding from Patrol Magazine

Characteristics of underage drinking - Fact sheet from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

TV still most effective for brands targeting youth (.pdf) - Research from OTX and MTVNI

Many churchgoers and faith leaders struggle to define spiritual maturity - The Barna Update

Parents anxious to discuss money problems with kids

Are Canadian teens getting along better with parents?

Teenage girls sinking under pressure to be perfect

Cyberbullying affects half of US teens

Forensics classes in high school a hit

Learning how to navigate virtual communities

Is it OK for kids to do homework on Facebook?

• Parents' perceptions of child's drug/alcohol use (.pdf) - 2008 Parents Attitude Tracking Study from The Partnership for a Drug-Free America

• Devices help tame teen drivers - Video report from MSNBC

• Asher Roth majors in success with hit 'I Love College'

• 5 drugs kids steal most often from parents

• Soulja Boy emerges through criticism with 2 hits

• Adult TV for kids means earlier sex as teens

• Teens all thumbs when texting and driving

• When the cellphone teaches sex education

• Young anorexics

• Teen trends: Is fiscal prudence the new cool?

• How schools, parents and teens are striving to save on prom

• Magazines that teens can't resist

  • More than 1 in 10 children live with a substance abusing parent (.pdf) - Research from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health

  • Churches Before-During-and-After Missions - More than just "Isn't that sweet...?" by FYI

  • Faith in Flux (.pdf) - Changes in religious affiliation in the U.S., research from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

  • Live video streaming from phones

  • College recruiters are Twittering too

  • Teenage girls skolling vodka in risky form of spin-the-bottle

  • New ways to track your teen online

  • Disney's 'Sonny With a Chance' is betwixt and be-tween

  • Teens smoke weed therapeutically

  • An action-packed summer box office

   

 

Ou r Adolescent Culture - Where are the grown-ups?, commentary from BreakPoint

 

Your College Story - College students share their stories in a feature for The New York Times

 

Note from college - Brad Griffin of FYI blogs about one of the college stories from the NYTimes

Online youth around the world (.pdf) - New research from Harris Interactive Trends & Tudes

All hail the tween superstars

• Time for the great summer ritual - homework

• More than half the homes in U.S. have 3 or more TVs

• God and choosing a major

• Oxycontin, coke found in skittles

• Teens texting and driving

• Pre scription pills: The new drug of choice for teens

 

 

Major depressive episode and treatment among adolescents (.pdf) - National Survey on Drug Use and Health report

 

 

• Religion Among the Millennials (.pdf) - A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Report

• Social Media and Young Adults (.pdf) - Latest research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project

• The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2009 - from Christianity Today

• 'Sexting In America: When Privates Go Public' explores pitfalls of sexting

• When teens grind, parents and schools freak

• Teens do better with parents who set limits

• MTV hopes 'Hard Times' will end hard times for its ratings

• College students use Facebook photos to portray an idealized college life

• Millennials 'less religious,' not necessarily 'more secular'

• Driving risk gap between teen girls, boys narrows

 

• For tween boys, masculinity in a spray can

• Teenage girls are starving bodies of essential nutrients

• Game consoles owned by 80% of teenagers

• MTV revamps logo, says goodbye to 'Music Television'

• Super Bowl is most-watched program ever

• Betty White, Snickers top Ad Meter

• 13-year-old's pledge to USC stuns sports world

• 'Jersey Shore' is new style inspiration for some

• Tech-savvy 'iGeneration' kids multi-task, connect

 

 

Cancel the Carrie show - Miss California, Christians and culture-war grandstanding from Patrol Magazine

Characteristics of underage drinking - Fact sheet from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

TV still most effective for brands targeting youth (.pdf) - Research from OTX and MTVNI

Many churchgoers and faith leaders struggle to define spiritual maturity - The Barna Update

Parents anxious to discuss money problems with kids

Are Canadian teens getting along better with parents?

Teenage girls sinking under pressure to be perfect

Cyberbullying affects half of US teens

Forensics classes in high school a hit

Learning how to navigate virtual communities

Is it OK for kids to do homework on Facebook?

• Parents' perceptions of child's drug/alcohol use (.pdf) - 2008 Parents Attitude Tracking Study from The Partnership for a Drug-Free America

• Devices help tame teen drivers - Video report from MSNBC

• Asher Roth majors in success with hit 'I Love College'

• 5 drugs kids steal most often from parents

• Soulja Boy emerges through criticism with 2 hits

• Adult TV for kids means earlier sex as teens

• Teens all thumbs when texting and driving

• When the cellphone teaches sex education

• Young anorexics

• Teen trends: Is fiscal prudence the new cool?

• How schools, parents and teens are striving to save on prom

• Magazines that teens can't resist

  • More than 1 in 10 children live with a substance abusing parent (.pdf) - Research from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health

  • Churches Before-During-and-After Missions - More than just "Isn't that sweet...?" by FYI

  • Faith in Flux (.pdf) - Changes in religious affiliation in the U.S., research from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

  • Live video streaming from phones

  • College recruiters are Twittering too

  • Teenage girls skolling vodka in risky form of spin-the-bottle

  • New ways to track your teen online

  • Disney's 'Sonny With a Chance' is betwixt and be-tween

  • Teens smoke weed therapeutically

  • An action-packed summer box office