Save the Teens

Christmas is behind us and a new year approaches. It’s actually good there’s a double holiday with Christmas and New Year because with the huge build up to Christmas, there could be a potential period of depression or sadness after Christmas. No more family to hang out with. No more gifts. No more special treatment. But a week later along comes New Year’s and another reason to celebrate. Americans enjoy spending Christmas together as a family so that removes the potential le...

I recently had the privilege to speak to teens at a local high school at an event that is usually - or hopefully - attended by many parents. I could count the parents on one hand but one teacher had her swim team (I think this is right) attend my presentation. There were several other teens there as well. Some stayed on the back row in the auditorium and some sat on the front row. But they stayed and listened.

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It is sinful that kids are so terrified and ashamed of being the target of a bully (or multiple bullies) that they either live in fear or as some in recent months have done – end their lives.

I have been collecting articles, brochures, whatever I can find on bullying lately so I feel pretty well informed at this point. Let’s start with what bullying is.

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I have had the book,"Save the Teens" in my possession (an actual printed book) for 10 days now and have sold 40 copies! This truly makes me feel like Cameron and I are achieving our goals now. I have to include my son, Cameron, because without him I would not have had the experience of being a mother, nor learned the depth of my resillancy. I have learned to help others through their grief, to lend a caring ear, to lead survivors through their grief and not around it.

But t...