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Do you have friends who are thinking about running away? Or do you want to inform fellow students about what to do if they are thinking about running…
Do you think respect varies among relationships? How important do you feel respect is?
Using active listening when you’re in a serious…
Peer pressure doesn’t just affect school-aged children or…
Running away can be a difficult decision for…
Friends are great to have but when can you tell if they…
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “teen violence”? Is it school shootings? Is it robbery or theft? Is it teen on teen violence?
Teen…
Being the shortest, youngest and most different kid in class was a bit difficult for me in the first few years. As I grew older, I learned some things…
We live in a world where many people want to fit in. Some people try to be like the ones they see on TV or try to be full of popularity. Even so there…
Over the past week I have been thinking about what constitutes a beneficial friendship. I think that love is the foundation for this. Love to me is…
Today I went to see an old friend and we had dinner together. It was her mom, dad, cousin, girlfriend and child, as well as my husband and me. We were…
It’s important, I think, to note that yes, everyone does have a price. It’s saddening, it’s maddening, it’s empowering. A price can be whatever you…
Being social is like being friendly. We need more social people in our world. The problem is that people don’t trust each other with the hatred and…
Remember back when you were in elementary and you used to pass out valentine cards to all the kids in the class? When you would all get candy from one…
In my freshman year, it was the most difficult time of my life. I had discovered that we were getting eviction notices and I had now gotten myself in…
True friends are like family to me. When the chips are down, they will still support you, no matter what you do, or how you react to things. They love…
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”, -Mother Teresa. I completely agree with this, because no one wants to…
Friends are supposed to be there for you, right? A good friend would risk multiple things for you, but a true friend would risk their life for you,…
In dealing with friends sometimes, isn’t it so frustrating at times when you just can’t “get it right”? The words that need to be said won’t come to…
All too often, I see people that have differences and would rather let them bring anger and negative conflict rather than handle them maturely. I…
I have been attending a poetry group designed to give a voice and outlet to the homeless and other struggling individuals that they otherwise would…
Fighting over some tiny, frivolous things can be fun, exhilarating even, when you know that you can look past it later, or for lack of a better term,…
I know that it seems hard to accept change in situations around yourself, but I think it’s even more difficult, for the most part, to accept change…
As I stand around a group of friends, with compliments flying here and there, about every name is on the radar, slathered with tales of…
The number one way I stay in touch with my friends is a cell phone, most people do. Another way a lot of people stay in touch with each other is…
It’s hard to distinguish between the two sometimes when you find yourself finding more than distance . I think it’s harder still trying to figure out…
This past weekend I went to a huge convention with a few friends. Most of the people there were strangers and to be honest, I suck at talking to…
I thought high school farewells were bad — but I forgot that there were going to be more farewells later in my life. Like in college. In college you…
On one hand you have all the things that matter to you: a social life that keeps you satisfied, and excited, and stress free; the ever-missing free…
Recently I was rewatching an old TV show and one episode was about rumors. We all know rumors are bad — even if some may increase the publicity of…
Dealing with rejection can be one of the more difficult yet most common things in life. Let’s face it — no one likes being or feeling rejected yet…
As Facebook is getting increasingly popular, people have the tendency to add the people they meet on Facebook soon after their first meeting. However,…
When I think of closeness, I think of trading late night secrets in the early morning when you’re too tired to sleep, or just looking at someone and…
At one point I truly believed that holding in your thoughts to protect others’ feelings was possibly the best thing that you can do to better…
I feel that trust is one of the most important bonds people form with one another. The foundation for all types of relationships revolves around…
Parental pressure, peer pressure, and self-pressure, are all types of pressure that we often experience as young adults. There are times when we are…
We all know it’s hard to avoid prejudice when we are in the center of it. So how do we avoid it and overcome the challenges it presents? Primarily…
Today, I am thinking of my late friend Liz Kato. She’s departed from this world. She was found in her room already dead. Her family either had no…
It is always great to have a friend. It is even better to have an older friend that can show you things that can help you. This friend can also…
We all have been left out in one community or another. Running away, however, does not solve the problem. Sometimes, things might not be what you…
It saddens me every time teen bullying makes newspapers’ headlines. It is not ok to bully. Whatever your religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation…
The other day when my friend was heading down south to visit me at my university, the train she was on was stopped because supposedly someone jumped…
Peer pressure is one thing that all teens have in common.You can’t escape it; it is everywhere. Everyone wants to fit in. People are influenced by…
College is a time for having fun and making a couple mistakes but what if it’s your friend who makes the same mistake over and over, risking her…
There are many different types of bullying. Physical, verbal, indirect, and cyberbullying, also, intimidation and social alienation. Bullies target…
Do you have respect for your friends, classmates, and teachers? Well, before you answer that, how do you show respect? Well I can name a lot of…
Friends are probably the best thing in your life, next to family. I have a ton of friends, but I can tell the difference from a real friend and a…
If I had a friend who had a secret or problem but couldn’t tell anyone, I would not tell them to suck it up and bear it, no, I would tell the friend,…
If you have ever ran into peer pressure, then you know what I’m talking about when I say ignore it, because usually it leads to drug addiction,…
Probably one of the worst things that can happen in your life as a kid. Probably. But when your friend is being bullied, you probably don’t know what…
Honestly, I have never experienced this “peer pressure” before. If you don’t know what the word “peer” means, it means somebody your age or grade, or…
How to Handle Peer Pressure
A lot of…
Yesterday a bunch of old classmates gathered for our friend’s birthday. Since there was also a underclassman from our school present, we talked about…
After the presentations during the last week of laboratory sessions for my Chemistry class, I headed to a store with a friend that I made in that…
Everyone has troubles they have to deal with in their life. They can be small or big but no matter what they suck. As teenagers we might think our…
Our family’s decision to get a dog has made major changes around the house. For one, the home aroma changes for good, to reflect a sort of…
In today’s world, teenagers are dealing with different and pressing issues, some of which are far more pervasive than in the past. Peer-pressure,…
This Saturday I went on a little road trip to a Japanese supermarket at Arlington Heights with fellow members of an organization at my school.…
My brother used to play with the son of my parents’ friends. One day, I was with my parents and their friends, eating lunch when screaming erupted…
This week we highlight the prevention of suicide. Completed suicides account for one of the leading causes of death for youth. There are many reasons…
Summer is ending soon for many of us, and for some of us it’s a new transitional period. Some are going to middle school, high school, whatever.…
With the many July birthdays, I’m sure some of you have been or are worrying about what to get for your friends. Personally I don’t get presents for…
With college on the way, leaving old friends behind, the topic that seems to leave everyone a bit frazzled is making friends, surprisingly more so…
As mentioned in the previous entry, someone from our senior class went missing for a day (we attend the same school). For me personally, it felt…
Early yesterday, a member of my high school’s senior class was reported missing. The class valedictorian, he is one of the kindest and most…
Of my high school’s graduating class of 2009, I’m one of the only people going to my college of choice (probably the only one attending that college…
At church the other day, the priest gave a sermon which resonated with me. It was about isolating yourself when you feel that the love your core of…
My friend recently informed me that I am lame and no longer worth her time because I am a “Twilight virgin”. I guess I probably shouldn’t tell her…
An early lunch coupled with a lengthy discussion with one of my friends brought me to an interesting point: is it possible to be too nice about…
It’s Eric here. Just a high school senior trying to wolf life down before it can do the same to me. “It thinks I’m winning…”, I whisper. Summer…
So with the end of senior year for me coming up soon, there will be many farewells that must be made. Some may be relatively permanent with those…
Hey guys! Lots of people think that if they haven’t seen or talked to a person in a long time, they aren’t friends anymore. This is very untrue,…
So in a seminar I attended years ago, I remember reading some cheesy packet or brochure or whatever it was about finding “role models in your life”. I…
Some people have best friends in whom they can confide about their deepest secrets or gravest concerns. They’re there to talk to you about the things…