At Teens Have Choices, we invite teens to ask about anything that’s on their minds, and we do our best to provide a response that is both sincere and caring, while pointing out additional resources that may be needed. If one teen is asking, we know that other teens are wondering the same thing, but [...]
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Teen Question: What can change do to yourself and to your group of friends?
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Preventing dating violence – there’s an app for that
Warning: this post includes a description of my personal experience with sexual assault. While it is not graphic (consider it PG-13), it is intense. It was an early summer afternoon – lovely, sunny, warm and clear – when he stopped by my house unexpectedly the day after his high school graduation. I was 17 years [...]
What’s In a Friendship? Part Two: When Friendships Go Wrong
In my last post I wrote about the positive impact having a good friend can be in a teen’s life. Having that special someone to share the good and bad times with is monumental in a teenager’s happiness. The best of friends can come from all different walks of life, and can support each other [...]
What’s in a Friendship? (part one)
It goes without saying that friends and peers play a huge role in any young person’s life. Friends influence our moods, the decisions we make (good and bad), the activities we take part in… you get the idea. Some teens have a whole gaggle of buddies they group up with, some others just have one [...]
