generations

Digital Boundaries For Generation Z

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I have written previously on this blog about the issues of teenagers getting enough sleep. So it will come as no surprise to those who are regular readers of this blog that the following research about Generation Z and sleep caught my attention recently. Lisa Matricciani, a researcher from the University of South Australia, has [...]

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Teaching Generation Z – Embracing Digital Learning

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Recently I have been working on courses to help teachers connect more effectively with today’s teenagers. In the process I have gone down numerous tangents, with varying degrees of relevance. One of the most relevant tangents is how technology is shaping the way teenagers think and relate.  This is not a new field of enquiry [...]

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Birthdays, Parenting, & Social Networking

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Recently there was yet another great reminder that today’s teens are growing up in a world vastly different from the one their parents grew up in. I am not referring to global warming, iphones, Justin Bieber, or Nintendo DS. What I am referring to is one of the more precious traditions in most families – [...]

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What This Generation of Teenagers Value

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Ever wish you could grab snap shot into the collective mind of a generation.  Well for those of us down under we get a chance each year to have a pretty good look. Every year in Australia a fantastic charity called Mission Australia conduct a nation wide survey of young people. This is the largest [...]

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Week In Review: Articles Worth Reading

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As I mentioned last week, this weekly post is about sharing some of the stuff I have come across in the last 7days  that I figure would be helpful to others. Below are some of the articles and posts from this week that I found stimulating, useful, interesting, or in some cases just good fun [...]

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5 Ways to Connect With Your Teens

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Jennifer Wagner has been working with the Internet and Millennials for years, including running computer schools for kids. Along with publishing her own successful blog Jennifer also writes for the Examiner’s NY Parenting Teens, Momtourage and is part of the Yahoo Motherboard.  Jennifer has generously agreed to write a guest post for Understanding Teenagers about [...]

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Walkmans & iPods – The Tale of 2 Generations

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In recent breaking news Sony has ceased the manufacture and distribution of the cassette Walkman (For some of us the bigger news flash is that they have still been making them). The final batch are now on sale in Japan and after that you will no longer be able to purchase Walkmans from the manufacturer. [...]

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How Generation Z Are Being Shaped by Technology

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Has technology changed the way teenagers tick? Teenagers today still go through puberty, adolescence, and all the associated personal and relational dramas that go along with that. So their basic desires, needs, and questions haven’t changed. But we need to acknowledge that the technology they have grown up with has completely changed the way people [...]

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The Pornification of Generation Z

Are today’s teenagers so immersed in a culture where porn defines the contours of mainstream pop culture, that they are not even aware why adults would be concerned? Teenagers have always been, and will always be interested in sex. It is a natural curiosity associated with growing up.  I am sure all of us have [...]

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7 Deadly Sins of Today’s Youth

When you think of the current generation of teenagers, what do you imagine they value? For some time we have known that Gen Y were more conservative than Xers and definitely more conservative than the Baby Boomers. The conservative trend seems to be continuing and accelerating with the emerging generation. Recent research conducted in Europe [...]

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