Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their sexuality.
Facebook has confirmed plans to create an Instagram for kids ages 6-12. Protect Young Minds shares three red flags to still consider for the platform. Read the full article here.
It’s not easy for anyone to be good at breaking up, because it usually involves hurting someone else. But teens are particularly bad at it, and growing up online has lowered the bar. Read the article here.
Launched in June 2020, the #EveryonesInvited movement has been hailed “#MeToo for schools.” Read the article here.
Sean McDowell blogs about a new comic series from Marvel that will introduce the first LGBTQ individual to pick up the mantle of Captain America. Read his 3 reflections for the church by clicking here.
From a new article at ProtectYoungMinds.org:
Research shows that there’s a startling decline in empathy among kids. And in a world where capturing the perfect selfie, garnering likes and followers, and achieving social media fame are highly valued, it’s not hard to see why kids are becoming selfie-centered.
Read the full article here.
As the pandemic has driven learning online, some sex education game developers think this could be their moment. Read the article here.
The Wall Street Journal shares an eye-opening look into sextech, and the future of sex when mixed with technology. This is an important thing to be aware of when discipling our kids with their sexuality as this will likely be a big part of the world they inhabit in the future. Read the full article here.
After Disney+ limited several classic children’s movies on the flagship streaming service, an expert from a leading parental media watchdog group is calling on Disney to have more consistency in limiting all inappropriate (including sexual) content for children so there is no double standard. Read the full article here.
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries intends to change the name of the organization following the release of an investigative report last month indicating that the Christian apologist was accused of “sexting, unwanted touching, spiritual abuse, and rape.” Read the full article here.
Protect Young Minds offers tips to find age-appropriate anime shows. Read the article here.
Amazon has decided to stop selling books that cast lesbian, gay and transgender identities as mental illnesses. Read the full article here.
Sex robots and better long-distance connections? Read the article here.
A bill proposed by state Sen. Samra Brouk of Rochester would trash local control of sex ed and put in place a state-imposed curriculum that includes ideas about fluid gender identity. Read the article here.
NY Lawmakers seek to enact a new sex education curriculum for K12. Read the full article here.
A Manhattan private school aiming to use more “inclusive language” is encouraging its students to stop using the terms “mom,” “dad” and “parents” because the words make “assumptions” about kids’ home lives. Read the article here.
Teens in ‘Genera+ion’ swear, drink and have sex. So do many real high schoolers, despite what some parents think. Read the article here.
Young women are being failed by a society that seems unable – or unwilling – to address rape culture and its grave consequences. Read the article here.
The Trevor Project, America’s hotline for LGBT youth, is turning to a GPT-2-powered chatbot to help troubled teenagers. Read the article here.
Hasbro is dropping the Mr. from the Mr. Potato Head brand name and logo “to promote gender equality and inclusion,’’ the company said. Read the article here.