Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is arguably the most common type of sexual exploitation today. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation defines IBSA as the creating, threatening to share, sharing, or using of recordings (still images or...
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is arguably the most common type of sexual exploitation today. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation defines IBSA as the creating, threatening to share, sharing, or using of recordings (still images or...
A recent Pew Research study found that 67% of respondents reported their dating lives are not going well. Only 25% of respondents said it is easy to find a date, while the majority of respondents said it is somewhat difficult or very...
The updated Sexual Exposure Chart Card is finally here! This new card features up-to-date statistics so that you can feel confident that the information you share is medically accurate. The Sexual Exposure Chart Card dramatically depicts how...
Millions of single mothers find themselves in the difficult position of raising boys alone. Many of those boys are at risk of falling behind in school or repeating the patterns of their own absent or negligent fathers. Single mothers, who...
Young people are constantly surrounded by messages promoting a “hook-up culture” grounded in the pursuit of instant gratification. Social media and television are distorting the meaning of love and commitment. Our culture is unashamed to...
The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center recently released new research regarding teenagers and cohabitation. They found that marriage is not viewed favorably by the majority of teenagers ages 15 to 19, despite...
New research from neuroscientists at the University of Southern California found that a man's brain changes significantly when he becomes a dad. They found that the cortex, the part of the brain that is responsible for high-level...
This fall, Apple released the iOS 16 update. Along with basic fixes and improvements, it also included updates for the iPhone's screen time parental controls making them more accessible and easy to use! Apple moved the "Family Sharing"...
Peter Pan is becoming more relevant than he has been in a long time as young men are struggling to reach maturity. In the past few years, we have seen young men deal with mental health, isolation and more confusion. Men account for three out of every...
Recently, a court in the United Kingdom ruled that Meta (the company formerly known as Facebook) played a role in the death of a teenage girl. She had been seeing suicidal content for months, even copying part of her final words directly...
Axis recently came out with a new podcast for parents called The One Conversation. Axis champions the idea of "one conversation" where instead of parents talking to their children once about an important topic, and never again, they...
Repeatedly messing up can sometimes feel like digging yourself into a hole, where the further you dig down, the harder it will be to get out. When a person makes a habit of viewing pornography, it can act as an addicting drug. Pornography re-wires...
When it comes to children and technology, it is so important to be an engaged parent. The internet is a dangerous place for children, vulnerable to predators and unsafe content. While protecting kids from the dangers of having a phone is best, there...
A study published in 2021 by the National Library of Medicine examined the effects of marital satisfaction and social support on age-associated biomarkers, or health benchmarks as couples aged. Researchers found that older couples with...
Teachers in Ohio have begun wearing badges that designate themselves as a "safe space" for LGBTQ+ students. Parents are especially concerned, because these badges also have a QR code that links to a website containing sexually explicit...
As homecoming dances approach at high schools all over the country, many teenagers are thinking about who they might go with. This can bring about all kinds of questions about dating, especially if expectations and boundaries have not been clearly...
One of the biggest issues young people currently face is "purposelessness." Too many young people are finding their purpose and identity in unfulfilling places. Parents need to be the primary educators of their children. Parents must equip...
Fathers play a crucial role in the lives of their children. A recent study out of Australia examined father-child "rough-and-tumble" play and its effects on children. Researchers found that frequent rough-and-tumble play makes a...
Pornhub and its parent-company MindGeek are known for preying on people by posting explicit videos without the subjects' knowledge or consent. They do very little to remove such content when it is reported, and it ends up getting posted over and...
Since the Dobbs decision was released in June, our country has changed. Women nationwide are discussing how they will cope without easy access to abortion. More broadly, many men and women are thinking about how they want to prepare the...