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Resources
Diversity
Celebrating differences and helping teens feel valued, respected, and included regardless of identity.
Mental Health
Supporting teens’ emotional well-being by addressing stress, anxiety, depression, and overall mental wellness.
Peer Pressure
Guiding teens to make confident, healthy choices while navigating influence from friends and social circles.
Bullying
Raising awareness and providing support to help teens cope with, prevent, and recover from bullying experiences.
Runaways and Homelessness
Offering resources and understanding for teens affected by housing insecurity, substance abuse, and related challenges.
Articles
Insightful, easy-to-read articles that help parents and mentors better understand teens and support them through real-life challenges.
Rosalind Wiseman’s talks about how to crack the girl code and understand the powerful role cliques play in shaping every aspect of adolescent girls’ lives. This relatable resource is a guide for parents, educators and coaches to help teenage girls navigate tough times as they are growing up.
Rosalind Wiseman didn’t want to leave the boys’ side of the story out. So, she wrote a companion book to Queen Bees and Wannabees to talk about the challenges of navigating growing up as a boy. This relatable resource is a guide for parents, educators and coaches to help teenage boys navigate the challenges with bullying, peer pressure, and many others
Kirt Manecke focuses on the importance of good customer service and how we as teens or adults can position ourselves to give it. While these skills are important in customer service, they also transfer to many other parts of our lives.
Lisa Schab puts together guided journals for teens to give them a place to explore how they feel and write them out. These guided journals help manage intense emotions teens may be feeling through 100 engaging prompts, combining writing, art, and mindfulness exercises to teach coping mechanisms in a non-threatening, accessible format.
