Teen Resources

Below you will find a selection of resources we’ve found across that web that you may find useful as a teen or in talking with your teen. Please note, all links take you to sites beyond our control, resources were relevant and appropriate at the time we added them, but may have changed since.

• 'Hooked' Uncovers the Hidden Dangers of Teen Sex New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children
• Cohabitation Facts
• Did I Get Married Too Young? A writer for the Wall Street Journal discusses the “problems” of marrying young and how it’s affected his life.
• Don't Wait for Marriage Young adults should start searching for a spouse sooner rather than later.
• Extended Adolescence Book The Case Against Adolescence: Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen by Robert Epstein
• Individuals Who Remain Abstinent Through Teens Make More Money, Have Lower Divorce Rate in their Late 30s
• Life in thin slices: An ancient smile may predict a modern divorce
• Masturbation May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer
• Muslim Demographics (YouTube Video)
• Oxytocin, the Real Love Potion #9 Research is showing this hormone is one secret to a happy marriage, dubbed the “cuddle hormone,” it has crucial influence on a couple’s bonding.
• Say Yes. What Are You Waiting For?
• Sex with a Partner is 400% Better
• Talk It Out Before You Say, "I Do" Do you really know your potential spouse as well as you think? Are there areas you need to know about (or they need to know about you) that you haven’t discussed? Check out this great resource.
• The Case for Early Marriage Amid our purity pledges and attempts to make chastity hip, we forgot to teach young Christians how to tie the knot.
• The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth
• The Harmful Effects of Early Sexual Activity and Multiple Sexual Partners among Women [PDF] This report examines the linkages between early initiation of sexual activity, number of non- marital sex partners, and human well-being.
• Virgins Make the Best Valentines America needs a real Valentine tradition precisely because the messages we give our teenagers pushes more and more young men and women to reject each other rather than to belong to each other.
• Was the Cowardly Lion Just Masturbating Too Much? There may be a correlation between porn and social anxiety.
• Why Porn Turns Men off the Real Thing