Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their sexuality.
A generation that lives online is redefining dating; ‘We only met for 20 minutes and that was the first and last time we ever saw each other.’ Read the article here.
Fight The New Drug shares information on the trend of “premium” snapchat accounts. Read the full article here.
The massively popular dating app claims to block underage users. The only workaround? Lying. And everyone is doing it. Read the article here.
Montana just became the 15th state to pass a resolution recognizing the public health harms of pornography. Read the full article here.
Riverdale portrays teens from ages 14-18 engaging in sexual acts. In fact, it’s rare to find a character on the show who hasn’t had their moment in the sexual spotlight. But are real teens of the same age having sex at the rate that the CW show suggests? Read the article here.
Demographers and economists point to young people postponing marriage and starting families later in life, as well as lingering effects of the Great Recession, for the birthrate decline. Read the article here.
Fight the New Drug talks “porn bots,” and why you’re seeing so many of them on Instagram. Read the full article here.
As the number of religiously unaffiliated people in the US increases, what some call the “sexual revolution of the millennial generation” may be taking place. Read the full article here.
Forbes talks about Facebook’s new dating app, Secret Crush, that was announced at F8, the annual Facebook developer conference. Read the full article here.
Fight the New Drug shares an article on the surprising amount of pornographic content on Instagram, despite it’s strict “no nudity” policy. Read the full article here.
Under a new bill, teens under 17 will in some cases no longer face felony charges — or possibly need to to register as sex offenders — for sharing nudes, sometimes called “sexting. Read the full article here.
Relevant Magazine shares an insightful video by a Youtube channel called Jubilee, where people who disagree on certain topics are invited to have a conversation with each other. The topic of this video is pornography. Read the full article here.
In 23 states, sexting between teens is considered child pornography, which could potentially result in a 20-year prison term and mandatory registration as a sex offender, a new report warns. Read the full article here.
Instagram recently made a change that will cause “inappropriate” content to show up less often in hashtags and the explore page. Read the full article here.
A group of moms from the UK decided to produce porn they felt would be appropriate to show to their kids. Read the article here.
Protect Young Minds talks about sexual behavior in children, and shares some information around what’s normal and what’s harmful. Read the full article here.
Suzanne Gosselin shares why it’s important to use the anatomically correct terms regarding genitalia with your kids. Read the full article here.
The adult industry saw the highest number of mobile users at 84% for the third straight year, followed by gambling at 80%. Read the article here.
The Center For Faith, Sexuality, and Gender shares a helpful piece around parenting a gay child from a christian perspective. Read the article here.
The topics of “body image” and “body positivity” and their effects on youth are widely covered in today’s culture, even in Christian circles. This article from Psychology Today points out a clearer definition of what “body positivity” is, and can be helpful for us to better engage the topic as parents. Read the full article here.