Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their sexuality.
When Brad Summer’s 7-year-old daughter, Madison, was asked by a stranger to send nude pictures of herself through a popular music app, he knew he had to warn other parents about the dangers of social media. Read the article here.
Devices—and their contents—are a new path to breakups. Read the report here.
Snapchat, the photo-message app that has quickly become mainstream not only for teens but big brands as well, now features an account created to help teens in abusive relationships. Because Snapchat offers a social platform with a lot of privacy, it’s an avenue for teens to receive counseling without their significant others being able to look at their social profiles.
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Young adult women, particularly in parts of Asia, are frequently choosing romantic relationship apps that simulate a relationship over real life ones, saying men in real life don’t meet their romantic expectations.
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A recent uptick in STD cases follows the growing popularity over the last few years of hook up apps like Tinder, which tend to create more opportunities for casual and anonymous sexual encounters.
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The After School App allows teens to post secrets about their classmates, but like similar apps has dissolved into a platform for bullying.
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As romance gets swiped from the screen, some twentysomethings aren’t liking what they see. Read the article here.
As pornography becomes more and more accessible, church leaders and organizations look to honest conversations as the answer.
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A majority of teens report access to a computer, game console, smartphone and a tablet.
Read the full research report (and download the full .pdf version) from Pew Research Center here.