Headlines-On-Teen-Culture
»  According to new PTC study Popular TV Shows Sexually Objectify Teen Girls More than Grown Women. Who you run with (and look at) really does make a difference.

»  Parents attitudes toward cell phones have been changing. +60% of Middle Schoolers Now Have Cell Phones. Sales are trending to 10 yr olds.

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  With more and more parents complaining, Apple has Set Stricter Parental Control for the iPhone and iTouch, its popular handheld devices. Read here for the easy to follow steps.

»  Wonder what really motivates teenagers? According to Two Studies Building Their Self-Esteem is More Motivating than Sex, Alcohol, or a Paycheck. That's definitely something to be excited about.

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  Teen alcohol usage remains unchanged. New Study from SAMHSA Reveals 27.6 Drank Alcohol This Month. Alcohol usage is involved in top 3 causes of death among teens.



Culture-Quotes
     

 

"What I've realized is that the stuff I've used that glowing orb of amusement to acquire--status, fame, power, money, fulfillment of dreams--is all meaningless and transient, and what I'm wondering is, can I, whilst now in the belly of the beast, the eye of the storm, swim through it all, cut my way free like Jonah, and discover something valuable and escape with something worthwhile? I don't know.."  

    Pop Culture Icon and Actor, Russell Brand, Rolling Stone, June 17, 2010. 

     
"Anything that's good in my life is because of my faith. A lot of people get in trouble, go to jail and find God, and the minute they don't need God anymore, they're gone. But I spend a good portion of my day thanking God for all the blessings that have been bestowed on me. If it all ended today, I'd be happy. I've had such an amazing journey."
  Actor, Mark Wahlberg. Time Magazine, August 16, 2010.
     
"I was tortured in high school. I became so desperate to fit in. I did stupid stuff that was so nasty that I really didn't mean--but I was just doing it because that was honestly what I thought was supposed to do. That's how I would get people to like me, to fit in."

Star of Heroes, Hayden Panettiere, on regrets in high school. Seventeen Magazine, August, 2009.

 
"It's fine to talk about love publicly but I think when you talk about [my] virginity and sex publicly, people just automatically picture you maked. And as much as I can prevent people picture me naked, I'm going to."
  Pop Country Starlet, Taylor Swift, on people's infatuation with her sexuality. Allue Magazine, April, 2009.

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Top Singles on iTunes
10/09/11


1.   Someone Like One,
      ADELE
2.   Pumped Up Kicks,
     
Foster the People
3.   Sexy and I Know It,
      LMFAO
4.   We Found Love, Rihanna
5.   Moves Like Jagger,
      Maroon 5
6.   Stereo Hearts,
      Gym Class Heroes
7.   Without You,
      David Guetta & Usher
8.   You Make Me Feel,
      Cobra Starship
9.   You and I, Lady GaGa
10. Party Rock Anthem,
      LMFAO



 If you have a daughter, you know the everyday struggle of raising her in a world in which she is sure to be objectified for her looks. So much of pop culture teaches young girls how to be flirty or "sexy" for the boys instead of learning and valuing the gift of who they really are. Raising a Modern Day Princess is a first step to help you to think differently about raising a daughter.


Top-Movies
 Top Ten G, PG, & PG13
Week ending 10/09/11

     Weekly Sales / Gross Total
1.  Real Steel  (PG-13)
     27.1M/27.1M
2.  Dolphin Tale (P) 
     9.2M/49.1M
3.  Moneyball (PG-13)
     7.5M/5495M
4.  Courageous (PG-13)
     4.6M/15.9M
5.  The Lion King 3D (G)
     4.6M/85.9M
6.  Dream House (PG-13)
     4.5M/14.5M
7.  Abduction (PG-13)
     2.9M/23.4M
8.  Contagion (PG-13)
     2.8M/68.9M
9.  The Help (PG-13)
     2.0M/162.7M
10. Captain America (PG)-13
      <1M/175.8M
 
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