Archive for January, 2010
The Price of Success: Girls, Stress and Being Your Own Worst Enemy
This weekend, sixteen year old Mirai Nagasu took second place at the United States Figure Skating Championship. But the real headline was the New York Times’ quietly heartbreaking story about Nagasu’s anemic self-esteem.
Why We’ve Turned on Heidi Montag
Two weeks ago I was standing in line at the grocery store when I first saw Heidi Montag’s People Magazine cover declaring that she’d just had ten plastic surgeries in one day. I admit I only have cursory knowledge of Montag–I knew she was a cast member on The Hills, that she’d recently gotten married, and that she seems to capitalize on even the smallest of opportunities to thrust herself into the spotlight. But as I stared at the cover of the magazine my stomach dropped for her.
A Welcome Steady Spotlight on Teen Dating Violence
For almost two decades, Liz Claiborne’s Love Is Not Abuse campaign has fought a constant battle against domestic violence, conducting research, helping victims report abuse, and creating powerful preventative programs based on their data.This past Tuesday, @katiecouric featured the Vice President of Liz Claiborne, Liz Randel, to discuss their recent findings and preventative efforts.
Meredith Vieira & Rosalind Discuss Her First Novel
In order to celebrate the release of my first ever young adult novel Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials, I appeared on NBC’s Today Show yesterday morning to chat with Meredith Vieira about how I kept the storyline juicy yet relateable.
I Like an Older Boy, But He Likes My Older Sister!
Rosalind Wiseman answers a question from a 14-year-old girl who has a HUGE crush on her 17-year-old family friend. He flirts with her when they’re alone, but falls all over himself when her 23-year-old sister is around — and her sister flirts back! What can she do to get his attention, or to get over him?
