Posts Tagged Adolescence

Strip Search at the Supreme Court

Thirteen-year-old Savana Redding of Safford, Arizona, was strip searched by middle school administrators, on a tip from another student who claimed she had contraband Advil hidden in her bra. Her lawyer argued to the Supreme Court this week that school officials violated the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches. School officials didn’t bother to search her desk or locker, or even question additional students before they made her strip down to her skivvies.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer revealed himself to be less than equipped to hear the case. From Dahlia Lithwick’s great Slate piece on the topic:

“In my experience when I was 8 or 10 or 12 years old, you know, we did take our clothes off once ...

Thirteen-year-old Savana Redding of Safford, Arizona, was strip searched by middle school administrators, on a tip from another student who claimed she had contraband Advil hidden in her bra. Her lawyer argued to the Supreme Court this ...

Homophobic Bullying is a Problem.


This is the second incident this month of a young man of color that killed himself because of anti-gay bullying. The first was an 11-year-old Massachusetts boy, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover. The second is eleven year old Jaheem Herrera hung himself last week and speculation suggests it was due to homophobic bullying.

Jaheem was bullied relentlessly, his family said. Keene said the family knew the boy was a target, but until his death they didn’t understand the scope.
“We’d ask him, ‘Jaheem, what’s wrong with you?'” Keene recalled. “He’d never tell us.”
He didn’t want his sister to tell, either. She witnessed much of the bullying, and many times rose to her brother’s defense, Keene said.
“They called him ...


This is the second incident this month of a young man of color that killed himself because of anti-gay bullying. The first was an 11-year-old Massachusetts boy, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover. The second is eleven ...

Beautiful Girls!

I just wanted to pass this along…

Each girl has her own inner beauty: the beauty of action, caring, activism. Tell us about the inner beauty of your daughter, granddaughter, niece, neighbor or student and help us to inspire girls everywhere with their own unique inner beauty.
Every year, New Moon Girls magazine features 25 girls ages 8-12 who are beautiful inside. Our Girls Editorial Board selects 25 girls (from those who are nominated) who represent many different aspects of inner beauty. Those girls are featured in our May/June issue. And all the other girls who are nominated receive special recognition and are also honored at NewMoonGirls.com
Anyone can nominate a girl – her family, someone in the community, ...

I just wanted to pass this along…

Each girl has her own inner beauty: the beauty of action, caring, activism. Tell us about the inner beauty of your daughter, granddaughter, niece, neighbor or student and help us ...

Quick Hit: Co-Rumination and the Adolescent Girl

The New York Times has an interesting story today about new studies that allegedly confirm that teen girls co-ruminate (i.e. talk a topic into the ground) to the extent that it contributes to anxiety and depression. By going over and over and over an event or feeling, they keep themselves locked in a negative thinking pattern.
Mmm….brought me back to the old junior high days of a cruel little slumber party tradition in Colorado Springs, Colorado called “truth talk.” You don’t want to know…
Your thoughts? Do adolescent girls make themselves sick with over-analysis or are they just communicating and processing–something that adolescent boys could benefit from doing a bit more of?

The New York Times has an interesting story today about new studies that allegedly confirm that teen girls co-ruminate (i.e. talk a topic into the ground) to the extent that it contributes to anxiety and depression. ...

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