This month’s featured author is Rosalind Wiseman. She is an internationally recognized author and expert on children, parenting, social justice, and ethical leadership. She has written two amazing books, one about boys and one about girls, that help us to understand what our teens are thinking and what they are going through. Her Background According …
With teens and young adults getting back to school, the rise of the teen cliques and the pressures they apply to students starts up again. How do teen cliques create peer pressure? Let’s start off talking about what a clique is. What is a clique? As defined by Google, a clique is a small group …
Welcome to Selma’s Monthly News for September! And Happy Labor Day! Monthly News posts Selma P. Verde is Sharon’s (the owner and visionary of Mentoring A Dream) penname. She is the author of The Way Series, a coming-of-age series of teen and young adult novels focusing on the challenges teens face. Her work is important …
As we talk more about peer pressure, I continue to look for resources on how we can help the teens in our life deal with it. It isn’t something that will just go away. We all deal with pressure from our peers, whether it is positive or negative. Since we are in the back to …
This month’s featured author is Jodi Picoult. She is an author who writes about sensitive social topics in ways that are relatable to her readers. When looking for a book to read about peer pressure, I chose to read her novel, Nineteen Minutes, which is about how peer pressure and bullying can play a role …
There is no getting around it, peer pressure is a normal part of many young adults’ and teenagers’ formative years. It is also a part of our lives as adults as well. Like we have been talking about this quarter, peer pressure isn’t all negative, but can definitely have some consequences if choices are made …
Welcome to Selma’s Monthly News for August! Monthly News posts Selma P. Verde is Sharon’s (the owner and visionary of Mentoring A Dream) penname. She is the author of The Way Series, a coming-of-age series of teen and young adult novels focusing on the challenges teens face. Her work is important to the promotion of …
Welcome to quarter three’s theme resisting peer pressure. There is no getting around it, peer pressure is a normal part of many young adults’ and teenagers’ formative years. How do we help our teens resist what their peers are telling them to? By giving them the tools and confidence to make good choices for themselves. …
Welcome to Selma’s Monthly News for July! Monthly News posts Selma P. Verde is Sharon’s (the owner and visionary of Mentoring A Dream) penname. She is the author of The Way Series, a coming-of-age series of teen and young adult novels focusing on the challenges teens face. Her work is important to the promotion of …
Welcome to Selma’s Monthly News for June! Monthly News posts Selma P. Verde is Sharon’s (the owner and visionary of Mentoring A Dream) penname. She is the author of The Way Series, a coming-of-age series of teen and young adult novels focusing on the challenges teens face. Her work is important to the promotion of …
