Lying on College Résumés By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “It’s more what makes me happy and not what makes them happy, which has made me want to do these activities.”-Michelle, 17- With total college enrollment up a record 15 million this year, next […]
Son of a Military Man By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “He felt like none of his friends understood what it was like to have a dad overseas.”-Laura Barnes, a mother- “I wrote a paper called ‘My last days with my father,’” 12-year-old John Barnes says. […]
Arab-American Teens and War By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “Even a normal person who hasn’t lived through wars must feel very sad, but my mother’s hidden in underground shelters … she’s lived through wars.”-Kareem Ross, 10- Thanks to satellite television, Jumana Ross can switch between […]
Humanitarian Aid for Iraq By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “They’ve DONE something, on a personal level, to help and assist in a situation that is really overwhelming for them.”-Stephen McNeil, American Friends Service Committee- A month before the first bombs dropped, 13-year-old Karina […]
Families Disagree about War By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief Tipsheet | What Parents Need to Know | Resources “When I do disagree with them, I am glad about it ’cause it makes for a good conversation, and a lot of times, I end up getting more out of it.”-Jordan, […]
Decline in Dating By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer Tipsheet | What Parents Need to Know | Resources “We all like to encourage [our teens to stay in] groups, particularly going to the movies, because then you think your child’s not doing anything. Well, I know that’s wrong.”-Mary Wheat, a mother- Ask […]
