In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.

By the time a child reaches out to an adult, the vast majority of kids have been dealing with the bullying and trying to ignore it for a long time.

I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me [Gretchen Wieners], but I can’t help it that I’m popular.

Sometimes bullies are your friends and very rarely do bullying prevention tips acknowledge this fact or what to do about it.

As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful.

Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.

Nobody ever talks about the mean things that girls do to each other.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

As an expert, I can deal with complex problems. As a mother it is much, much harder.

Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls.

Kids don't like being put into boxes, and your kid can act in different ways in different situations.

One problem with today's culture is that we defend too many rights and ignore too many wrongs.

Ronan did not smoke

An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices.

Beauty is an omnipresence of death and loveliness, a smiling sadness that we discern in nature and all things, a mystic communion that the poet feels.

Deception is everywhere.

I think if people have more of an understanding of what I'm doing, then they'll appreciate it and get into it more.

O months of blossoming, months of transfigurations, May without cloud and June stabbed to the heart, I shall not ever forget the lilacs or the roses Nor those the spring has kept folded away apart.

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?

A bombing was planned [in Syria], which would probably make the situation worse, but would at least establish US credibility.

I see myself in everything I write. All the good guys are me.