Teenager (Jr. High)

How Can We Prevent Bullying? Start with Our Own Children.

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Small children experience bullying.  Childhood bullies are as common as childhood friends, often, in my opinion, because the issue is not taken seriously at a young age. Image Credit: Safe Network Perhaps we think our children are simply fighting back, or learning to stick up for themselves. Perhaps we think kids will be kids and [...]

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Excuse Me Ma’am, What Manners?

Today’s word is brought to you by the amazing Nina Badzin, a published writer, aspiring novelist and mother.  She’s also quite the twitter guru and shares her secrets on her blog and with all who follow her @NinaBadzin.  She’s funny and feisty wherever she goes and I love that Nina shares her opinions and opens [...]

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Facebook is Aiming for Our Kids and our Conversations

Yesterday I read an article in the New York Times that was simply titled “Facebook Offers New Messaging Tool”.  Sounds simple.  Then I read the article and realized again that Facebook is anything but simple.  The 26 year old majillionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that after talking to teens who told him they rarely use email [...]

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That Mean Girl is Mine!

I got pulled aside at carpool today for the first time. Ms. Gretchen needed to tell me that my darling Sophia is the mean girl in class since a new girl showed up. Sophia talks about the new girlall the time. She wants her to be the new BFF and come to her tea party. It is going to be [...]

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The Mind of a 13 Year Old Girl

This is the back page of the Special Friendship Book I kept with 2 of my best friends in junior high.  Yes, I still have this book and many other notes, love notes and strange embarrassing memorabilia.  I moved a lot.  I kept the memories of my friends.   I dug this book out today because [...]

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