Teen Culture Update: September 2019
Social Concerns What happens when a young Swedish girl speaks out about climate change in 2019? Well, a lot of things. We’ve mentioned Greta Thunberg’s activism on this blog before, back when she made her first speech. Ever since...
Teen Culture Update: August 2019
Now that we’re well into September, the Pumpkin Spice Latte is back, students are back in their classrooms, the thrill of “Hot Girl Summer” (a song by Megan Thee Stallion that was enjoyed by listeners throughout the summer of...
Ten Tips on How To Monitor Social Media Accounts
Having taken a brief (and certainly not exhaustive) look at what teens are doing on the various social media platforms that are out there in my last blog, it might seem a bit intimidating to start to think about...
Teen Culture Update: July 2019
Summer days are coming to a swift end for many teens and, while they make the most of these last few days of freedom from school, they’re spending their time consuming and critiquing mass amounts of popular culture that...
Summer Time in Teen Culture: June 2019 Update
On the 21st of the month, the world celebrated the official launch of summer and today’s teens are loving this season for all sorts of reasons, not just the fact that most of them are off of school. Along...
Social Media Basics: Hashtags
#mondaymotivation #fridayintroductions #momlife #Catholic #parenting #lunch #cleverweddinghashtag #stressed #blessed If you’re a social media user — even a light one — you’ve probably seen at least one or two of these hashtags on one of your feeds at one...
Teen Culture Update: Celebrity Drama, Old Town Road, and Learning to be Pro-Life
It’s been a wild spring for teens and summer has made its grand entrance. As I write this blog, the highly anticipated Aladdin remake has already had a successful first weekend (one of a few major summer blockbusters), Miley...
Teen Culture Update: April 2019
Between the Sri Lanka Easter attacks, TIME’s 100 most influential people list, Avengers, Taylor Swift, and Coachella, it’s been a busy spring for teen culture. Here are some important things that have been going on that your teens are...
Teen Culture Update: March 2019
WHAT’S NEW Social concerns Although it’s primarily indicted parents, the recent college admission scandal has not been lost on teens for a couple of reasons. First of all, Lori Loughlin’s daughter, Olivia Jade, is a popular YouTuber (and...