What I Wish My Parents Knew
This is a blog I, a teenager, wrote after surveying a group of teens, reading up a lot of "What I Wish My Parents Knew" articles online and listening to a lot of angsty songs by teenagers on youtube. Maybe you're
Cyberbullying
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” ~The Dalai Lama This quote still rings true to many but seems to have lost its impact ever since the internet came into existence. The anonymity of social media accounts seems to have given
Peer Pressure- Where It Starts?
Ever caught yourself trying a trend only because that new friend of yours talks so much about it? Ever forced yourself to go to a party because all your friends were going, when you desperately wanted to stay at home?
Body Image
A Tumblr user once said “you know how you look at a word for too long and it stops making sense? I think that's what we do to our bodies when we stare at the mirror so long that even
Covid – How It Made Children Socially Awkward
“Children are not the face of the pandemic. But they risk being among its biggest victims. The crisis is having a profound effect on their well-being.”- United Nations 2020 The pandemic brought on almost everyone a year and more of staying
Body Image and Social Media
Look around you. Everyone today is scrolling through endless pictures of seemingly perfect bodies, that they cannot help but compare themselves to. A part of them knows that these are just pictures of people that are “edited to perfection”, but
Peer pressure vs. You
Have you ever had a hard time figuring out what situation would pass for peer pressure and which would not? Or have you ever felt like you are being pressured into something by your friends but could not quite call