Author Archives
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Counseling Cuts Down Youth Drinking
Counseling Cuts Down Youth Drinking Marc Straus | CWK Network “If it comes from me, I’m the objective observer. I’m interested in the child, and I try to let them know that. I want what’s best for them, but yet it’s not Mom or Dad saying that.” – Dr. Rhonda […]
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Illegal Street Racing
Illegal Street Racing Emily Halevy | CWK Network “I think in fantasizing about Russian Roulette, it might help a teenager realize ‘If I wouldn’t take that kind of risk because it would instantaneously cause me to die or another friend to die, then why play Russian Roulette behind the wheel […]
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Untapped Financial Aid
Untapped Financial Aid Yvette J. Brown | CWK Network “You hear it everyday. A lot of money just goes wasted because students neglect to apply.” – Lakai Newman, 19 – Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Lakai Newman, 19, is a sophomore at Emory University, a private […]
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Young Girls Date Older Boys
Young Girls Date Older Boys Karen Savage | CWK Network “The only thing he was interested in was something intimate. He didn’t care about my feelings or who I was or even what my middle name was – he just wanted one thing. And I knew.” – Kate Tyler, 16.- […]
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Teens & Cancer
Teens & Cancer Robert Seith | CWK Network “I think that parents can easily be the advocate for their children. If they’re doing a yearly exam, I think they need to say to the pediatrician if he or she does not examine the testicles, I would like you to. Same […]
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Measuring BMI in Schools
Measuring BMI in Schools Robert Seith | CWK Network “Not only would they get targeted, perhaps more viciously, but they would also run the risk of feeling worse about themselves.” – Mary Danielak, psychologist – Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Do kids want their weight and […]
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Middle School
Middle School Robert Seith | CWK Network “I really developed some good friends that are going to stick by me for a long time, and I think that’s a positive side to middle school… finding those true friends.” – Ellen Marsau, 8 th grader, explaining why despite all the of […]