Category Archives: Youth Culture

Should I Just Smash My Kid’s Phone?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

This week I’m teaching a brand new parenting workshop in an exciting new venue… we’re inviting parents and teenagers under one roof and opening up the doorways of dialogue. The workshop is titled, “Should I Just SMASH my Kids Phone?” … Continue reading →

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SmartPhone Safety Nets

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

If your child accesses iTunes today and simply clicks on the music video charts, one of the top 10 videos features topless girls dancing… something anyone can see in the free preview of the video. Sad, but true. Literally today. … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Media, Movies, Music, Parenting, Sexuality, Youth Culture | 5 Comments

Real Beauty Sketches

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

This brand new video from Dove was posted on April 14, 2013, and within two weeks it already had over 30 million views. The message of the video is simple: You are more beautiful than you think. This video documents … Continue reading →

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Top Words Used By Teenagers

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

What’s the most common word or phrase  you hear teenagers say? I want to know. (Use my comment feature and share your opinion.) I ask because my friend Vicki called me the other day and asked me, “What is the … Continue reading →

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Teenage Digital Devices

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

“It’s crucial to get to know them now in order to better understand who they’ll be tomorrow.” –The Teen Transition, Nielsen, 4/16/2013 I start the majority of my workshops with a youth culture quiz. I ask parents and youth workers, … Continue reading →

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18 Years Old

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

Taught a parenting workshop today in Philly, getting ready to teach another one tomorrow (Monday) night at a church in Jersey. One of my favorite elements of teaching these workshops is talking with parents afterwards, trying my best to answer … Continue reading →

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Ashley’s Rules for Parents

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

The blogosphere is currently bursting at the seams with insightful posts and articles from parenting authors providing helpful social media rules and guidelines for their teens and tweens, everything from iPhone rules, Instagram guidelines, to general social media parenting advice … Continue reading →

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Americans Connected 2:38 Minutes a Day to Mobile Devices

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

With the rise in mobile phone and app use, we’ve been seeing a bunch of numbers floating around lately about how much time Americans are actually spending connected to these mobile devices. Well, Flurry just came out with a brand … Continue reading →

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The Great and Powerful Franco

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

What mark are teen idols like James Franco leaving? Will kids remember him as OZ: The Great and Powerful, or as Saul, one of the pothead leads from the 2008 film Pineapple Express… or maybe as the drug and arms … Continue reading →

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Mobile Internet Users

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

Pew Research just released a brand new report last week, Teens and Technology 2013. The study found a growing number of teenagers to be smartphone owners, and a rise in the percentage of “cell mostly” internet users. I like the … Continue reading →

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