Bring Your Drama to Your Mama
Question: What is the one thing that is bound to be part of an adolescent girl’s life?
Answer: Drama!
That is our topic for today’s podcast.
Mat, Summer, and Amanda talk about how you can learn to deal with the drama that goes on in middle school and high school.
Effects of Bullying You May Never See
Well, many of you know that I have not been working lately due to the expansion of my family, but I do try and keep up to date on the issues that are affecting many people in the psychological sense, especially teens. Anyway, a colleague and dear friend of mine forwarding this article to me [...]
Queen Bees & Wannabes
Over the weekend, I saw a quick documentary of the movie, “Mean Girls” and the story behind it. I have always LOVED this movie because I think it really tries to portray an accurate picture of what life is really like for many teen girls and their relationships with other girls. I know it isn’t true [...]
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 [...]
Cyberbullying
There seems to be a new trend developing in the last 5 years or so. It is called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as “the use of e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, cell phones, or other forms of information technology to deliberately harass, threaten, or intimidate someone.”
Gone are the days where bullying is limited to in-person [...]
The power of a few words
The lyrics to this song are pretty heavy, but the message is incredible. Sometimes we are unaware of the impact that our words can have on others. Even words that are said during seemingly meaningless conversations can affect peoples lives in a major way.
The direction of my own life, on a more positive note, was [...]
