Youth Culture Window
The 2012 VMAs
Most parents teach their kids to say they’re sorry when they do something...
Youth Culture Window
Promiscuous Programming Promotes Promiscuity
“On-screen promiscuity promotes promiscuity in real life.” (the journal Psychological Science)Funny… most teenagers claim,...
Youth Culture Window
Dear Katy Perry
This week Jonathan did a different spin on our Youth Culture Window article,...
Youth Culture Window
Jonathan’s Glimpse into the Porthole
I just finished watching the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, a chore that I’ve reluctantly adopted...
Parenting Help
Behind the Family Portrait
I always find the pictures on the front of parenting books a little...
Youth Culture Window
The Flicks Teens Will Pick (Part 2)
Summer movies have already burst out of the gates at a record-breaking pace...
Youth Culture Window
The Flicks Teens Will Pick (Part 1)
Popcorn won’t be the only thing that’s hot in theaters this summer! This...
Youth Culture Window
(More) Trouble with Texting
For years, parents and teachers have wondered if texting was negatively affecting teenagers’...
Youth Culture Window
The New Face of Marriage and Family
Boy meets girl, gets married at 22, moves into a house with a...
Music Discussions
Heartbeat
The Song: “Heartbeat” by The FrayMain Point of Discussion: When things look hopeless, God always...
Parenting Help
“Shhhhh! Don’t Talk About Sex!”
What Happens When a Society Goes Silent on Sex?In the spring of 2012,...
Parenting Help
Telling Teenagers the Explicit Truth About Sex
Four Facts About Sex We Just Can't Keep to OurselvesTalking with our kids...
Youth Culture Window
Discussing Dancing Dirty
When I was 14-years-old I watched Kevin Bacon get Footloose. In the eyes of...
Music Discussions
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
The Song: “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” by Katy PerryMain Point of Discussion: Avoid evil; be...