“Respect your elders.” It’s an adage woven into our collective cultures. But this generation of young people sees ‘respect’ very differently and isn’t accustomed to hearing the word ‘dignity’. These...
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Kate is a senior in high school from Boulder, Colorado. She is working as a writing and editing intern this fall. Below are her thoughts on what happened when she...
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Creating a Cellphone Policy That Works for Everyone By Rosalind Wiseman TweetSharePinEmail It's common sense: Kids need consistent rules and expectations about how to be good citizens. The most common...
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Watch Rosalind Wiseman on Anderson Cooper Full Circle discuss the impact of social media. There’s a new warning out to drastically reduce kids’ time on phone and computer screens issued by...
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By Rosalind Wiseman With my team at Cultures of Dignity, I am constantly working to improve our lesson plans for young people. Of course, some issues that young people...
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Who hasn't sent a text or email to the wrong person? Who hasn't posted something online they later regretted or seen something in their feed that made them uncomfortable? These...
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We know there are many incredible resources available, and it can be overwhelming to sift through them all. Here are a few of our favorite publications that shape the way...
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Jarrett Guarantano, quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, met with Keaton Jones and shared on Instagram Stand for What? Our Delusion of Supporting Bullying Victims It’s happened again. A video...
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Parents are exhausting their children. An eighth-grade boy explains how. By Rosalind Wiseman TweetSharePinEmail Adults often believe that kids have it relatively easy. No bills to pay. No job to...
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A child’s ability to learn depends on educators managing a task that has nothing to do with what they may teach: guiding young people as they navigate social dynamics. Social...
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Flirting or Felony? Teens, sex, and social media. It’s a combination that understandably makes many adults really anxious. Unfortunately, when adults get anxious their reactions are often counterproductive to...
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We recently sat down with a group of high school girls to discuss social media and when we asked why they choose to follow popular accounts like Kendall Jenner and…
Now more than ever, we need the voices and leadership of women. The web is perhaps the most important public space in our communities, and one in which we all...
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Thanks to the rise of technology and social media, mean girls are now getting even meaner. I spoke with the New York Post to discuss what is happening in girl…
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…
