Category: Teens
Children Don’t Lose the Right to Safety When They Misbehave: The Bridgette Chocoteco Story
Fourteen-year-old Bridgette Chocoteco said something after being badly [...]
Before You Call a Child Difficult: What Poverty, Disability, Trauma and Fear Can Look Like in Children
A scene at a Children's Hospital.....Aunt Renee knew her nephew.
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Girls Are Not the Solution to Boys’ Hurt Feelings
We need to talk about something that keeps getting quietly shuffled un [...]
We Used to Put the Arts Where the Children Were
Here is something most people who know my work probably don't know abo [...]
When Love Becomes a Hostage Situation: The Truth About Threats of Self-Harm
Did you know that threatening self-harm is a common tactic in coercive [...]
The Weaponization of DARVO: How Society and the Justice System Punish Black Girls for Surviving
This piece comes from someone I follow on Substack- The Way She Came. [...]
Why Title IX Matters for Black and Brown Girls (And Who is Undermining It)
"Et tu, NAACP?"
It has taken time for me to process my deeply embedde [...]
Helping Teens Navigate Truth-Telling: Why It’s Crucial & How We Can Support Them
updated from March 12 2025
Teenagers are in a unique and often challe [...]
Growing Up at 4:00PM: Tough Girl Afterschool Special
"Tough Girl" (1981) is one of the grittier ABC Afterschool Specials. A [...]
Growing Up at 4:00 PM: What Are Friends For?
Some of the kids are home so maybe they will enjoy the lessons from th [...]