Heartbreak. It’s something that happens to all of us. But that doesn’t make it any easier, especially not when you’re right in the middle of it. My first real heartbreak (aside from my little girl crush on Robbie, an older boy who lived down the street) was in high school. I broke up with my [...]
My books are for teens. I mean, I love when parents tell me they like them or teachers say they are smartly written. But really, my books are for you. I want YOU to get something out of them, to find something that’s going to help you when you have a crush and aren’t sure [...]
Your Question: I know a question like this has already been asked, but I really need some help! I just got my period and I don’t want to tell my mom. I know she’s been in the same position as me – when she was my age – but I know that she’ll make a [...]
I recently did an interview with a very cool journalist, Myrna Haskell, who has a parenting column that runs in 10 different states. She asked smart questions, all from the parents point-of-view, about what do to when your teenager starts being interested in (gasp!) the opposite sex. Since we’ve all been there (even the parents!), [...]
The most recent “dear sarah” question really made me think. What do you do when you like someone but you aren’t allowed to date? And what if your parents have an extra reason for being a little protective? As if the teen years aren’t hard enough, this girl has a lot on her plate. I’m [...]
I walked in to a Hallmark store with my friend J the other day and what did I see? This baby card. Of course, I had to get it. It’s basically an unintentional ad for my book HOW TO RAISE YOUR PARENTS. Thank you, Hallmark!
Teenreads.com – a great site for all things YA – just published my essay Teenager At Heart: The Story Behind Getting Published and I wanted to share it here, too. It’s more like the family history of my first book, How to Raise Your Parents, but you’ll see what I mean… It was raining the [...]
New York Daily News editor Rosemary Black interviewed me on Friday for a story she wrote (in today’s paper) called “The Battle of the Hemlines: Teens Stick up For Short Skirts.” We talked for a while about why fashion matters to teens and I kept thinking about it all weekend. Here are my thoughts in [...]
Tomorrow (Monday), I’m taping an interview on Oprah Radio‘s Dr. Laura Berman Show to talk about teen relationships and dating. Dr. Berman – who’s a mom, bestselling author, therapist (I could go on and on) – is taking the parent’s point-of-view and I’ll be representing teens, talking about everything from how cell phones have changed [...]
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