Tag Archives: Teens

By Jennifer Rothschild, Collection Engagement Librarian, Arlington Public Library Parties are a great time to connect with friends and family and meet new people. These books explore all types of parties and the feelings that surround them, from uninvited guests and weather-related disasters to making new friends and how a …

Slow to warm up children need a little understanding and gentle guidance. Over the summer break, my daughter Grace told me she figured out that she has a slow-to-warm-up personality. When I looked up the definition, I kind of differed with her. I don’t see her as shy or bashful …

We’re all getting ready for that return to school. My daughter, Grace, has been away for a year but returns to college in the fall. I think she pretty much has it under control — the packing, what she will need, etc. Her father is going to get her moved …

I started 2019 wondering if I had to sue my ex-husband or not. Happy new year to me. We have two kids, a son who is in high school and a daughter who is studying at Temple University in Philadelphia. She and her dad, my ex, got into an argument …

Last month, we talked to local teens about underage drinking. Now, we’ve turned to local parents to get their points of view. In collaboration with Baltimore’s Child, we also conducted a short online survey and some respondents agreed to be interviewed. Here’s what they had to say. Ninety-three percent of …

Victoria Harvey is a Mid-Atlantic Media intern and a high school senior. As part of our series on teens and partying, we asked her to interview other teenagers about their thoughts on drinking. Most of the students interviewed are seniors or older, and at a point in their lives when …

Drug and alcohol trends among teens and young adults today are both familiar and different. Today’s high schoolers, middle schoolers and college students continue to use mind-altering substances that appealed to previous generations: alcohol, opiates, marijuana and hallucinogens. But now, we can add to the list vaping and prescription drug abuse, among …

I’m a safety mom. A safety person, in fact. In life, as on a ski slope, I continually find myself helplessly speeding downhill trying to keep up with my tweens, while silently screaming, “Watch out for the trees!” Releasing control doesn’t come naturally for most. For me, personally, the learning …