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What To Do If Your Friend Shoplifts

Katie Malinski

Well, first things first, be careful. You friend’s shoplifting shoplifting can get YOU in to trouble. If she’s spotted shoplifting, they are likely to hold both of you. You might be called an accessory to the crime—like you’re the look-out person or the distraction. Either of these two things can get you in to your […]

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How To Handle The Mean Girl

Dr. Seth Meyers

I’ve heard it said many times: “Girls are so much meaner than boys.” Research has been conducted with boys and girls about the different ways they are aggressive, and it shows that boys tend to be more physically aggressive with each other, while girls tend to be more socially exclusionary with each other. In other […]

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What To Do If Your Group Of Friends Is Shutting You Out

Dr. Seth Meyers

Let’s be honest: Kids and teenagers can be mean sometimes. The teen years are especially hard because boys and girls have a lot to deal with at school, with friends, and with parents telling them what to do. Sometimes adults forget just how stressful life can be for a teenager. The sad consequence is that […]

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What To Do When a Friend Asks You To Cheat On a Test

Katie Malinski

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Anger – Whose Fault Is It Anyway?

Lori Freson

Anger is a strong emotion that everyone feels sometimes. Unfortunately, our society has convinced us that it is a negative or bad emotion. The truth is there is no such thing as a negative or bad emotion. There are just emotions. All of them are created equally, and all of them will be experienced by […]

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How To Make More Friends

Katie Malinski

Katie Malinski LCSW gives professional advice on how to make more friends and be more social on the weekends.

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Making The Adjustment To a New School

Katie Malinski

Katie Malinski LCSW gives expert advice on moving to a new school

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Are You Judgmental?

Lori Freson

Your teen years are a time of exploration and figuring out your own identity. As you try on different personas, styles, and even friends, you will eventually come to figure out exactly who you are. In the meantime, teenagers often struggle to fit in, even though that is likely the single most important thing to […]