The word romance seems almost outdated, as though it belongs to a
Shakespearean sonnet. And when we think of teenagers in the context
of relationships, instead of romance, we typically think that
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Believe it or not—just like adults—young people experience the
holidays in vastly different ways. Some look forward to them with
an unrivaled anticipation, whereas others can find this time of
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Rarely in our lives do we find ourselves discussing the
fundamentals of morality.
Issues of morality, on the other
hand, are always on the table. We engage, for example, in water
cooler
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Even for adults, it can seem as if the world of jazz is an insular
one—like you either get it or you don’t. So it’s easy to see why
young people may feel a bit put off, especially given its
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Wouldn’t it be nice if we were all born with an innate
understanding of how to handle life’s challenges: if toddlers
understood logic, and teenagers were always cooperative, happy, and
mature? We
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As November 6th draws nearer, I’ve begun questioning whether we, as
adults, should discuss politics with our children. I’ve wondered
whether the nature of the current political climate is too
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This week on
Youth Empowered I encouraged young people to
begin setting goals, and to acknowledge the role that risk and
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I just hung up with a collegue who I haven’t spoken with in a year.
When I asked how her life was going, she said, “Very intense, I’m
signing my divorce papers this week, my ex is moving out of
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It must be me…and I am ok with the idea that it’s me with the
problem, not the hundreds of millions of people who seem to “get
it” just fine. I don’t want to look at endless photos of other
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