What I always tell young people is that you’re going to have conflicts with people and there are going to be times when people abuse their power. Part of growing…
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I spoke on Slate’s podcast, Mom and Dad Are Fighting about what has changed in girl world since the first edition of Queen Bees and Wannabes. Give it a listen…
Recently, I shared my thoughts here on Kim K and Taylor Swift’s last conflict over whether Kanye asked Swift’s permission to talk about her in the song “Famous”. A former student editor, Maureen Lei, responded…
Introduction In middle school our group got really close, but we had one friend who was really bad. She would pick one of us to be her BFF. Even in…
While we wonder if last week’s sequence of shootings are a turning point in some way for our country, well-intentioned voices are asking how we talk to our children about…
These tips come directly out of the 3rd edition of Queen Bees & Wannabes. Some girls seem to tell their parents everything. Some girls don’t. Always remember that a girl can tell...
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By Rosalind Wiseman I have a 15 year-old man-child living in my house. He’s 6’3’,’ 215 pounds and he has actually referred to himself more than once as a “grown…
Dear Past, Thank you for all the lessons, Dear future, I am now ready. In the past, I had always wanted to be popular to hang around with the cool...
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Stop Tearing Your Hair Out: What To Do When Bullying Interventions Don’t Work By Rosalind Wiseman The question I’m tackling this month is what to do when bullying interventions...
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Check out Rosalind’s collection of videos created for Kids in the House, the website with advice from over 350 experts and parents issues from conception to college and beyond. Rosalind has over thirty-four videos on Kids In...
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As it is for many moms, early mornings are my favorite time of day. It’s peaceful, and the only time I can think quietly without interruption. A few days ago,…
For this edition of Rosalind’s Classroom Conversations, I asked ADL education staff across the country what issues they were hearing about from teachers and students to address in my next essay….
How do we get young people to take ownership of what they do that contributes to someone else’s humiliation, social exclusion or dehumanization? How do we create a learning environment...
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