YOLO or "Oh, no"? When taking a risk is the right thing to do

With YOLO as the motto, we know it’s important to have fun! You only live once and you wanna make the most of it, right? Dancing with friends and asking out your crush are perfect ways to live by the...

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How can I turn my attitude around?

I'm getting older and going through different phases as most girls do, but my attitude is becoming snotty and overwhelming. Help! I don't want to grow up into some grouch. Dear Bad Attitude, I salute you for recognizing that now...

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I can't stop tearing my hair out--help!

I pull my hair out and play with the strands between my fingers. I told my BFF and she told me that my hair is beautiful, so why would I do that. I don’t know why. I do it when I’m bored or...

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I shoplifted...and got caught

I recently stole a pair of earrings that were about $5. The reason was peer pressure. I was caught and am sentenced to some kind of community service. I don’t what it is going to be. I really regret this...

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Fact or fiction: What you need to know about drugs

Before you shrug off National Drug Facts Week as one that doesn’t apply to you, stick with us for just a minute: An increasing number of tweens and teens are experimenting and actively using drugs every single day. And we...

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The truth about teens and prescription pills

Fact: Prescription painkiller abuse is on the rise in teens. Some do it to escape stress. Others fall to peer pressure. Many admit they’re easy to get. But what most don’t realize are the consequences that might come from taking...

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I'm addicted to videogames! Help me hit the "off" button

I’m a computer game/videogame/TV junkie. Every time I go on the computer, I become a zombie. I shut out my parents and friends, and they get really angry when they have to pull me off the computer screen to talk. I want to...

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All I want is some privacy

I don’t know why, but I’ve felt like I need to back-talk my dad because he has so many rules—and most of them don’t make sense. All I want lately is to be alone, but I never get any privacy. ...

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Teens in tanning beds: Yay or nay?

New York is currently considering a law that would ban minors from using tanning beds. While civilians and lawmakers alike have been debating tanning for years now, the issue has come to the surface recently thanks to Patricia Krentcil, the NJ mom who...

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Spring clean your attitude

Winter’s dark skies and gloomy weather is certainly enough to give you the blues. Spring cleaning is all about clearing out the old to make room for the new. Giving your attitude a clean up is the perfect way to pep yourself up...

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