MEDIA
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5 Questions to Ask Before Posting To Social Media
Some great simple thoughts here on what to ask yourself before posting to any social media sites. Am I seeking approval? Am I boasting? Am I discontent? Is this a moment to protect? Is it kind? I think we often post too quickly. Check out their blog for more...
SEXTING AND TEENS. . . SOME HELPFUL RESOURCES AND TALKING POINTS. . .
Some great thoughts here from Walk Mueller. Make sure you check out both videos as well. The prophetic mode is where we tell the truth about sexting from a biblical perspective. We explain that it is a horribly flawed and broken expression of the God-given gift of our...
How can parents keep updated on the changing trends in culture?
I often get asked how I keep current on today's social media, current trends, music and other aspects of todays popular culture. Below are the blogs that I sign up for. I would encourage all youth workers and parents to sign up for all of them. I am NOT saying just...
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens
Incredible information about media use from Tweens & Teens. Worth the time to sign in (free account) to Common Sense and read the Full report. 7-8 hours per day. You always have to be on it. Over 1/3 of Boys spend more than 2 hours a day playing video games. To...
The knives are out for Essena O’Neill. I say she’s a teenage role model
Everything I did was for views, for likes, for followers. I did shoots for like hours for for photos for instagram .... I was miserable. When you let yourself be defined by numbers you let yourself be defined by something that is not pure, not real. Real life isn't...
Playboy’s Move Away from Nudity is Actually a Bad Sign
Over the last week I have had about 20 people talk to me about Playboy. Each person saying how great it is that Playboy will no longer be having nudity in their magazine. I said to each of them that this is a bad thing as it says something larger about our society....
The problem with Halloween
Some great thoughts from Jon Acuff on culture. The problem with this principle is that a lot of times we parents give pop culture a huge head start with our kids. Here’s the truth though: It’s not whether your kids will have a conversation about the world they live...
#Being13: Inside the Secret World of Teens
CNN aired a TV special last night called #BeingThirteen. Incredible look into the lives of 200 eight graders from across the US. This is the first large scale study to analyze what kids actually say to each other on social media and why it matters so deeply to them. I...
Brace Yourself, Social Media Is Headed Your Way
Really good simple blog from Jon Acuff on Social Media for parents. As a parent though, I’m starting to pay better attention. As a parent, I’m starting to realize a 6th grader’s heart wasn’t built to be criticized publicly and instantly on social media platforms. As a...
NASA Just Released The Largest Photo Ever Taken. What It Shows Will Shake You Up.
This is just amazing. The video shows over 100 million stars and thousands of star clusters embedded in a section of the Galaxy, stretching over 40,000 light-years. Nature is truly breathtaking and immensely vast! Click here for the video.
