Youth Culture Update: All Dolled Up
Lammily, a doll created as a more realistic alternative to Barbie, is now on the market—along with an expansion pack that takes the doll's realism to a whole new level. The doll itself is modeled aft...
Youth Culture Update: Colleges Want to Know What?!
Hundreds of colleges and universities are asking incoming freshmen about their sexual history—part of a federally mandated effort to curtail sexual assaults on campus. "The more information they (schoo...
Youth Culture Update: Cleaning Up for College
Admissions offices at the country's colleges and universities are checking out applicants' social media profiles more and more—and applicants know it. Which might help explain why those profiles seem so m...
Youth Culture Update: Dress for Success…the Disney Way
A shy 3-year-old named Lane loses her inhibitions when she dresses as a Disney princess. Thanks to her seamstress mom, Jennifer, she's able to dress up as a princes quite a bit. "At first, I was making her c...
Youth Group Devo: Happy Birthlife!
Quick Backdrop The phrase "born again" unfortunately has become a worn-out and misunderstood expression. Nevertheless, that's exactly how Jesus described what happens to us when we believe in Him (John 3). The...
Youth Culture Lesson: Buying Christmas
Are We Spending Less this Year? Is that a Good Thing? Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened The Christmas shopping season is in full swing...
Youth Culture Lesson: Picture Perfect
Measuring Popularity on Instagram Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened When it comes to social networks, nothing is as popular with teens...
Youth Culture Lesson: Wasting Time
You Can Get College Credit for It in Pennsylvania Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened: We spend a lot of time online these days: Some woul...
Youth Culture Update: Siri, Can You Watch My Kids for a Minute?
We all know smartphones can be pretty engrossing, even to the point of distraction. YouTube is full of clips showing people smacking into walls or falling into fountains because they're so busy texting or playi...
Youth Culture Update: Angsty Instagram
Instagram has become the must-use app for teens and preteens, with 76 percent of teens using it regularly (according to a survey by Piper Jaffray). It also has become a prime tool for its users to measure their...