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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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| Featured: You Mean… the Lyrics DO Affect Me? |
The following is from Jonathan?s blog last Thursday..
You Mean… the Lyrics DO Affect Me?
It’s really not that hard to figure out. It’s amazing that so many are blind to it. But here it is, plain and simple: More raunchy music means kids having sex earlier. And the more a song refers to substance abuse… yep, you guessed it… the greater a chance kids will try those substances.
Think about it for a second. If you’re a kid who listen’s to an average of 2.4 hours of music per day (that is the average), and the typical song you’re listening to is talking about stuff that goes on in the bedroom… how do you think this will influence you?
Our kids will tell us, “It doesn’t affect me!” (If you want to ask them yourself, join us in our survey from this blog and post your results within the next week or two.)
Opinions are a dime a dozen. What do studies show?
This article from a while back summarized it pretty well, tying raunchy music to losing virginity sooner:
Whether it’s pop, rock, hip-hop or rap, much of popular music aimed at teens contains sexual overtones. Its influence on their behavior appears to depend on how the sex is portrayed, researchers found.
Songs depicting men as “sex-driven studs,” women as sex objects and with explicit references to sex acts are more likely to trigger early sexual behavior than those where sexual references are more veiled and relationships appear more committed, the study found.
Teens who said they listened to lots of music with degrading sexual messages were almost twice as likely to start having intercourse or other sexual activities within the following two years as were teens who listened to little or no sexually degrading music.
Find out what your kids think. Ask them yourself. Join us in our survey from this blog and post your results within the next week or two-your results will help us help you!
Some of Jonathan’s Recent Blog Entries:
Males… Don’t Believe Her for the Next Three Days
Guys… don’t you DARE listen when your special girl tells you, “Don’t get me anything for Valentine’s Day!”
Miley Cyrus is like… so popular!
Disney’s star of Hannah Montana is one to watch. Jonathan looks at the popularity of this young diva and some of the choices she’s making.
17 Million Kids Will Be Watching
Jonathan dives into articles about the growing number of teens abusing alcohol and how the NFL is feeling pressure from some groups to not allow alcohol ads during the biggest game of the year.
MTV Top 10 Artists… Not quite Role Models
MTV posted their top 10 artists on their web site this week. Jonathan takes a closer look at this list and what kind of role models some of these artists are.
Soulja Boy Up In “the What?!!”
Jonathan diggs a little deeper into this raunchy song that held the #1 spot on charts for months and shares about how now the “Superman” dance is being taught in the PE class at some public schools.
Why Teenagers Like Amy Winehouse
Jonathan talks about “authenticity” and why teenagers admire Amy Winehouse over Lindsey Lohan.
Jonathan McKee is president of The Source for Youth Ministry and author of numerous youth ministry books like “Do They Run When They See You Coming?” and “Getting Students to Show Up.” Jonathan studies youth culture and trends, speaking and training across the country and providing free online resources, training, & ideas for youth workers at www.TheSource4YM.com| New Podcast: The Role of Women in Youth Ministry |
EPISODE #11
Episode Highlights:
- In our YOUTH CULTURE WINDOW section of the podcast Jonathan shares what research reveals about the effects of today’s “sexualized” media on young girls.
- Danette shares the SEVEN SINS OF BEING A WOMAN IN YOUTH MINISTRY!
- Brandon shares a RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT that helped his volunteers last time he left them alone for a weekend!
- Jonathan, Brandon and Danette answer questions from all of you in our HELP ME section!
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.