Life Lessons from Christmas Classics
Is there a life lesson that you can learn from National lampoon’s Christmas Vacation? Certainly.
Today Mat, Summer, Chantel, and Amanda talk about their favorite Christmas movies and stories and the life lessons that you can learn from them. Some of the lessons are:
Don’t stalk anybody
You’ll shoot your eye out
Trust your parents
Learn from your mistakes
Appreciate what [...]
Teen Pregnancy and TV
Our discussion today centers around television and some of the shows that focus on teenage pregnancy. Do these programs glorify teen pregnancy and indirectly give permission to teens that it is desirable to get pregnant? Or, do they show how difficult life is for a teen with a child and persuade teens to be more [...]
What is happening with Glee – Media’s Influence of Teen Girls
Today the Teen Esteem Council talks about one of the most popular shows on TV. Glee. We are actually talking about media and the influence that they have on teenage girls… but we mostly talk about Glee.
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Interesting Dilemas Created By Facebook
It’s happened to everyone. Some person that you barely recognize sends you a friend request on Facebook. Maybe someone who hasn’t been very nice to you sends you a request. Perhaps you have deleted a friend from a facebook page, only to have them send you a friend request again.
New technology [...]
Bridgeing the Gap Between Earthquake Saftey and Real Life
What does earthquake safety have to do with real life? (Besides saving your life if you are in an earthquake of course) The Teen Esteem Council Members take on the challenge of relating principles of earthquake safety to the every day lives of, well, everyone.
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Believe in Yourself
With the fall season in full swing now also comes a new fall season of TV shows. I don’t watch too many of the new shows for fear that I’ll get hooked and then have to watch every episode. But there are a few shows that I look forward to all the time. America’s Got [...]
Teen Dating
This is one of the funnest times of the year! School has started, football games are going on and new people come into our lives. For some reason though, this time of year is also a big time for dating to start and also end. It can be really challenging as your friends start to [...]
Cyberbullying and Sexting: A conversation with teen internet safety expert Lezlee Bylund
Cyberbullying might be something that teens deal with more than internet predators and surely everyone has heard stories of sexting. In this podcast we are grateful to have Lezlee Bylund with us again. Lezlee shares with us a few stories and tips for teen relating to these two issues. The discussion includes topics such as:
Why [...]
Tips for Risk-Free Use of Social Networking Sites for Teens
Internet safety expert Lezlee Bylund joins us again today. The topic of discussion is Social Networking sites. Right up front we want to say that we don’t believe that social networking sites are evil. They are wonderful and we use them. There are a few things that you can do that will secure your safety [...]
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Keep Yourself Safe on the Internet
According to the oft-cited Youth Internet Safety Survey from 2001, whose respondents consisted of 1,500 teenagers, approximately one in five American teenagers have been sexually solicited online.1
We were very pleased to be able to have Lezlee Bylund join us on this episode of the Teen Esteem Council Podcast. Lezlee is the Utah Net Smartz Outreach [...]
