Archive October 14, 2010

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Teen Plastic Surgery on the Rise

The rate at which teenage bodies are getting altered by elective surgery is astounding.

Half of Middle and High School Students Are Sexually Harassed

You might have seen the headline this week, as it’s been circulating heavily around social media conversations

Precocious Puberty and Youth Ministry

Research has been documenting a drop in the age of the onset of puberty, in particular for girls.

Latest Teen Sex Survey

The latest report shows less than half of teens having sex.

The Latest on Gay Teens

Recently the CDC released a report on “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance” (sounds top-secret, doesn’t it?) focused on teen sexual health. The report zeroes in on 9th-12th-graders who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Christian Boy Meets Christian Girl

Christian kids may hold with a high view of marriage, but that view has very weak legs when it tries to walk out dating relationships.

Ron Sider – Inviting Us Back Center

One of my life mantras is that balance is something we swing through on our way to the other extreme.

Are they or aren’t they? New Research on Teen Sex

You may have seen late last week that the National Center for Health Statistics reported a drop in teen and young adult sexual contact.

Girl Pressure – Younger and Older

While much of Peggy Orenstein’s Cinderella Ate My Daughter is more of a bunch of reminders of ideas/principles I’ve already thought about, she did open my eyes to the odd younger and older pressures that girls are facing.

Dora and American Girl Dolls – Not All We Assume

So I’m reading Peggy Orenstein’s Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture and am starting to see particular girl toys with new eyes, both as a parent and a youth leader.

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