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Many Teens Take Great Care in Posting Online Content

A new study finds that many teens, particularly girls, may go to great lengths to create a favorable online image. Read the full article here.

Parents Need To Start Talking To Their Tweens About The Risks Of Porn

Today teenagers are viewing far more pornography than their parents realize. And the porn they’re watching is much more “hardcore” than moms and dads could possibly imagine. Read the article here.

American Airlines Agent Saves Teens From Suspected Human Trafficking Plot

Authorities are crediting a quick thinking airline employee for preventing two teenagers from becoming victims of human trafficking. Read the article here.

The Question We Don’t Want To Ask Our Teens

Teens are likely watching much more pornography than we think they are. Worse, it’s shaping, even distorting, how they believe sex should be. Read the article here.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) is a national effort to raise awareness about abuse with teens that are in young adult relationships, and to promote programs which aim to prevent it. Read the full article here.

More U.S. Teens Are Rejecting ‘Boy’ Or ‘Girl’ Gender Identities, A Study Finds

More teenagers are identifying themselves with nontraditional gender labels such as transgender or gender-fluid, according to a new study. Read the article here.

7 Things Your Seven-Year-Old Should Know About Love And Sex

We live in the age of information. We also live in a hyper-sexualized era. Put those two together and you quickly realize there are ideas filtering through our cultural climate that you wouldn’t expect a seven-year-old should know. Read the blog post from Protect Young Minds here.

Not Just Boy And Girl; More Teens Identify As Transgender

Far more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the only options, new research suggests. Read the article here.

Fifty Shades Of Abuse: 5 Lies Every Girl Needs To Recognize And Reject

Normalize the exploitation of women, rake in the money, and ignore the social consequence! It’s a pattern that’s been used by the porn industry since Playboy was first introduced. Read the entire article here.

Google Takes Down 60 Apps, Many Geared Toward Kids, Due To Porn Content

WSB-TV shares an inside look into issues with some kid’s apps, and gives tips regarding engaging in apps and maintaining safety for your kids. Read the full article here.

5 New Dating Trends To Be Aware Of

Parents, awareness is helpful when it comes to the dating world that the youth of today engage in. Business Insider shares five new dating terms to be aware of… read the full article here.

Dating Is Getting Even More Complicated – Here Are 5 More Terms You Need To Know In 2018

If you thought the world of ghosting, stashing, and sidebarring was bad, things are about to get worse. Read the article here.

Can You Tell The Difference Between #MeToo Stories And Porn Plot Lines?

Fight The New Drug shares an eye-opening article highlighting the similarities between #metoo stories and plot lines from porn movies. Read the full article here.

*includes link to a video with graphic descriptions of porn situations.

Your Favorite Selfie Filter Could Be Contributing To A Mental Health Crisis

NBC News shares an article talking about the challenges and complications of a society obsessed with social media… and talk about how the filters made available to users and invisible to viewers are creating an even less realistic portrait of what other people and their lives looks like, to the detriment of some. Read the full article here.

Get Ready, Youth Group Leaders: Teens Twice As Likely To Identify As Atheist Or LGBT

Barna findings on Generation Z pose new challenges for the church. Read the article here.

Dating Violence

In recent years, awareness of teen dating violence has increased markedly. Sadly, dating violence has become a pervasive adolescent issue. Read this blog post from Homeword’s Jim Burns here.

Advice For Your Teens: How To End A Coffee Date

Parents, this can be a helpful conversation to have with your teens who are just beginning the dating process and getting to know people. Moral Revolution shares respectful and honest ways to end a coffee date, whether you want to go again or not.

Read full article here.

Talking To Your Young Athletes About Sex Abuse

With abuse occurring at such an alarming rate, parents must remain vigilant, educating themselves and their children about the danger signs. Read the article here.

Teens More Likely To Be Hacking Computers Than Smoking Or Having Sex

Modern 14-year-olds are eschewing these traditional forms of acting out – in favor of hacking computers from their bedrooms. Read the article here.

What Teen Sexting Reveals About Women And Sexual Coercion

Many girls feel pressured to comply with requests to send naked photos of themselves to boys who demand them. Read the article here.