Category: Teens
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 [...]
Can We Talk About Girls?
We need to keep talking about girls.
Not because boys do not matter. [...]
Protecting Your Space Is Not Cruel. They Only Say That When Women and Girls Do It
In these United States of America. In 2026, When people speak openly a [...]
Praying for the Freedom of All Girls Around the World This Independence Day
Historically and to this very day we have not treated girls well. We a [...]
Dear Girls: You Had Every Right to Speak
Something happened that many adults may not fully unde [...]