
Online Peer Pressure
Earlier this year, Mitch Prinstein, the chief science officer at the American Psychological Association spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the effects that social media and technology are having on our kids. His particular focus was on the decline…
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Viral Social Media Challenges And Basketballs
I often say that if I had a dollar for every stupid thing I did as a teenage boy, I’d be a rich man. The boys in my neighborhood fed off of each other with our foolishness, and issuing dares…
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The Borg Challenge
Once again, I want to warn you about a dangerous party trend that’s gone viral and being promoted on TikTok. Known as the Borg challenge or drinking trend, the online videos quickly garnered over eighty-two million views. The word Borg…
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A Car Theft Social Media Challenge
From time to time I will inform you of the latest social media challenge going viral among teens. Some of these can be fun. But many of these challenges are dangerous or even deadly. One of the latest social media…
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The Teenage Dirtbag Trend
If you’ve ever looked back at your high school yearbook, you’ve realized just how much the beloved hair and clothing styles you embraced then, look horribly out of style now. It doesn’t matter how young or old you are. Looking…
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