Straight Talk for Teens by Teens
College kids give tips on stretching a dollar
Editor’s Note: I’m happy to share that credit card reform law was passed in 2009 and was phased in this year. It is designed to protect young consumers (under age 21) from being wooed into a vicious debt cycle. The college student…
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School showers special hell for some boys
Editor’s Note: Oh, to be able to return to high school and handle a situation like this with the confidence and moral strength of an adult! Using humor, turning the tables, knowing that insults say more about the thrower than the target,…
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Girls’ bathroom brings out worst manners
Editor’s Note: I am saddened by the continual accounts of bullying in our public schools — especially as I know that it is not a fait accompli (meaning: beyond alteration). As Akasha notes, this kind of behavior is the…
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Dad’s pot habit riles daughter
Editor’s Note: Yes, I did say to tell on the sister. I really do have no love for marijuana or lame habits. And the younger you are when you start, the worse the potential effects. As I’ve said before, today’s weed is 10-25…
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Cold feet over school showers
Editor’s Web Note: Like the spotted owl, school showers have become an endangered species (in this case, taken over by gobs of deodorant). None of the responding panelists even have mandatory showers. Teens of every generation have…
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Lucy in the Sky with DMT (today’s LSD)
Editor’s Web Note: Just for the record, when the Beatles produced “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (marking their LSD phase), they were all over age 25. Drugs, sex, and rock ‘n roll really…
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Can you trust calling parents for a ride?
Editor’s Web Note: Many parents insist they can be called. But parents, will your teen actually call you? In a 2007 Center for Disease Control survey, in that past month, three out of ten teenagers rode in a car with a driver who had…
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Caffeine overdose blues
Editor’s Web Note: Lest you wonder why every small town breeds Starbucks like rabbits, consider a Wall Street Journal study that found a cup of joe at Starbucks has 56% more caffeine than coffee sold in gas marts and pastry shops.…
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Fatherlessness a major factor in teen failures
Editor’s Web Note: As of 2003, there were 10 million single-mother families and 2 million single-father families in this country. As educated young women grow more and more dedicated to achievements and careers, many are opting for…
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Stepdad’s smoke permeates small apartment
Editor’s Web Note: To all teens who smoke: Quit now. Not only is it easier when you’re young, but today’s letter could be written about you in a few short years. Do you think “Stepdad” ever saw this…
