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What IS 'The Sisterhood Of Night'? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Teen Artists, Teen Girls, Salem Witch Trials, Sisterhood of Night, Wanna Know a Secret Contest, Sisterhood of Night Movie, Kickstarter, Video, Teen News

Vampires are so last year -- and with the new movie "The Sisterhood of Night" stirring up some major social buzz, we're thinking that mysterious secre...

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Portraits Of Teenage Girls In Their Rooms (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Photography, Teen Girls, New-Photography, Susan Minot, Photography Books, Umbrage Editions, Rania Matar, A Girl and Her Room, Teen News

Since Virginia Woolf famously declared that all women needed "a room of one's own," the bedroom gained near-mythical status as a place where women co...

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Confessions From Former Middle-School 'Mean Girls'

Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Girl Bullying, Video, Middle School Bullies, Free Press, Body Image, Teen Girls, Teenage Girls, Whitney Joiner, Middle School, The Drama Years, Girl Talk, Haley-Kilpatrick, Teen News

"Every girl in this school wants to be someone else." - Bridget, 13 Let's face it: For tween girls, middle school can be a total war-zone. Bet...

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BFFs, Frenemies, and Mean Girls: Teens Look Back On Middle School

Whitney Joiner | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Girl Bullying, Mean Girls, The Drama Years, Bullying, Teen Girls Friendships, Body Image, Teen Girls, Whitney Joiner, Free Press, Female Friendships, Haley-Kilpatrick, Teen News

While we all experience friend issues (and they don't go away when you hit adulthood!), for most girls, middle school is the time when the highs and lows of the friendship rollercoaster are most pronounced.

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WATCH: These Three Teen Beauties Are Exorcists

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Video, Teen Exorcism Squad, Nightline, Brynne Larsen, Teen-Exorcism, Teen Exorcists, Christianity, Teen Exorcism, Teen Girls, Reverend Bob Larsen, Weird News News

Most women have to ward off horny creatures on a daily basis, but the one that Phoenix teenagers Brynne, Tess and Savannah contend with isn't a high s...

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Why Younger And Younger Girls Are Binge Drinking

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Teen Girls, Faded, Faded Documentary, Video, Binge Drinking, Addiction-Recovery, Binge Drinking Teen Girls, Teen Drinking, Teen News

Wild high school parties and binge drinking have long been the stuff of teen movies. But a new documentary, "Faded: Girls & Binge Drinking," paints a ...

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How 'Girl Talk' Like, Changes The Way We All Speak

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Language Change, Linguistic Research, Teen Girls, Slang, Linguistics, Teenage Girls, Girl Talk, Teen Slang, Video, Teen News

When Beyonce said that girls "run the world," she may not have been referring to the way young women influence language, but she would've been right i...

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WATCH: Real-Life Teen Exorcists Tell Their Story

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Video, Exorcism, Nicki-Minaj-Exorcism, Teen Exorcism Squad, Brynne Larsen, Teen-Exorcism, Teen Girls, Anderson Cooper, Christianity, Reverend Bob Larsen, Teen News

"My first exorcism was when I was 13," said 17-year-old Brynne on The Anderson Cooper Show yesterday. Brynne has allegedly cast out demons from dozens...

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THE HUNGER BLOGS: A Secret World of Teenage 'Thinspiration'

HuffingtonPost.com | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Teen Girls Anorexia, Fitspiration, Fitspo, Teen Girls Body Image, Fitblr, Models Anorexia, Myfitnesspal, Teen Girls, Eating Disorders, Thinspiration, Karlie Kloss Tumblr, Teenage Girls Eating Disorders, Abc Diet, Tumblr, Eating Disorder Social Media, Thinspo, Teen Girls Weight Loss, Karlie Kloss, Anorexia, Pro-Ana, Apporexia, Skinny Models, Tumblr Thinspo, Teen Girls Tumblr, Fashion Anorexia, High School News

I'm looking at pictures from before christmas in december. I was so f*cking skinny. Screw recovery. Hello relapse. -- coffeeandhipbones, Tumblr ...

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Not-So-Sweet Seventeen

Hannah Weintraub | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Womens-Media, Teen Girls, Seventeen Magazine, Teenage Girls, Women and Body Image, Seventeen, Womens-Magazines, High School News

I've been disillusioned by Seventeen's pixie dust more times than I would like to admit. The magazine manufactures self-doubt so girls will buy the quick-fix products displayed on their glossy pages.

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WATCH: 13-Year-Old Explains Why Slut Shaming Is Wrong

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Video, Slut, Rape, Viral Videos, Teen Video, Slut-Shaming, Victim Blaming, Astrorice, Teen Girls, Slutwalk, High School News

You know when a girl walks down the hallway wearing a low-cut shirt or short skirt and people start whispering about her outfit? Or when someone start...

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New Analysis Reveals Spike In Same-Sex Contact Between Teen Girls

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Same Sex Contact, Gay Adolescents, U.S. National Survey of Family Growth, Teen Girls Lesbians, Teen Pregnancy, Gays and Lesbians, Teen Girls, Teenage Girls, Gay Voices News

A new analysis of the U.S. National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) has revealed some surprising shifts in the sexual activity of teenage girls over th...

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The Biggest Virginity Myth Is Still Intact

Cristen Conger | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Virgin, Women, Gynecology, Women's Health, Sex, Teen Pregnancy, Virginity, Teen Girls, Love, Sexual Intercourse, Sexuality, Sex Education, Women News

The hymen might be the most overrated flap of flesh in the human body, the anatomical equivalent of a sexually charged appendix.

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Are You A Slut Shamer?

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Slut Walk, Teen Boys, Bullying, Slut Walks, Teen Girls, Teen Sexuality, Parenting, Gender Equity, Porn, Slutty Clothes, Phoebe Prince, Slut-Shaming, Double Standards, Teens, Sexism, Jessica Valenti, Jennifer Pozner, Man-Whores, Women News

I'm not saying girls should be "like boys" (whatever that means) or that I think promiscuity is a good thing. I'm saying there should be the same standard of behavior for both sexes.

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Stop The Self-Hate Cycle -- For Good

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Natasha Benningfield, Dove, Teen Self-Esteem, Julie Foudry, Mtv, Jess Weiner, Self-Confidence, Teen Girls, Dove Self-Esteem Weekend, Video, High School News

Let's face it: most girls wage a daily war against the mirror. Studies have shown that a whopping 72 percent of girls feel a tremendous pressure to be...

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'Urban Lit': Considerations for Understanding What Your Adolescent is Reading

Allyssa L. Harris RN, PhD, WHNP-BC | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Bv-Life, Bv-Parenting, Black Adolescent Girls, Urban Literature, Street Fiction, Books, Young Adult Books, Teen Girls, High Risk Behavior, Black Voices News

It started out innocently enough with a simple question, "So what types of books do you enjoy?" but it quickly grew to "Are these books affecting young girls' risk behaviors and with whom are they discussing these books? "

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5 New Ways To Talk With Your Daughter About Technology

Rachel Simmons | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Social Media, Teen Girls, Technology, Tweens and Teens, Cyberbullying, Avoiding Cyberbullying, Girls and Social Media, Parents News

With stories of cyberbullying everywhere, parents' anxiety increases with every headline. But parenting can't only be about saying no and laying down the law, or operating from a place of fear.

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Waiting for My Teen to Become a Monster

Red Room | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Parenting Teenagers, Parenting, Teenage Rebellion, Teenagers, Teenage Parenting, Teen Parenting, Mother Daughter Relationships, Teen Girls, Teenage Girls, Teen Years, Teenage Years, Tweens and Teens, Parents News

Experts have also told us that the number one, ultimate rule of the parent-child relationship is that a mother must never, under any circumstance, ever consider being best friends with her daughter. I guess I blew that one.

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11 Sarah Palin Quotes Presented By Teenage Girls

Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Quotes, Sarah Palin Teenager, Palin Quotes, Sarah Palin Quotes Teenage Girl, Sarah Palin, Slidepollajax, Palin, Sarah Palin President, Sarah Palin Teenage Girls, Huffington Post Palin Quotes, Sarah Palin Quotes by Teenage Girls, Teen Girls, Sarah Palin Quotes 2011, Comedy News

Sarah Palin was mysteriously out of the spotlight for a few months, but this week she's driven her way back into the news cycle -- on a tour bus trave...

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What Do Teen Girls Most Need From Their Moms?

Elizabeth Berkley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Teen Girls, Tweens, Love, Women and Body Image, Elizabeth Berkley, Mothers and Daughters, Body Image, Healthy Living News

Often, it's just the simple and real moments spent with their moms that girls need the most. The "nothing fancy" moments that are just about being together end up being the times that build that precious trust, support, and open communication.

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Buy A Bride: Roma Girls Glam Up For Bridal Market

AFP | Diana Simeonova | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Romanies, Marriage, Roma Community, Roma, Romani Gypsies, Bulgaria, Mogila, Teen Girls, Bride Market, Open Society Institute, World News

MOGILA, Bulgaria -- The first Saturday in Lent feels like any other market day in this tiny village in central Bulgaria, but fruit and vegetable stall...

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What Do You Wish Someone Had Told You?

Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mental Health, Living News, Mentoring, Teen Girls, Tweens, Self-Esteem, Women and Body Image, Girls, Girls Self-Esteem, Body Image, The Body Positive, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Teen Self-Esteem, Eating Disorders, Self-Esteem Teen, Body Image Teen, Teen Mentor, Girl Self-Esteem, Teen Girl Mentor, Teen Body Image, Tween Mentor, Teen Mentoring, Teenage Body Image, Girl Body Image, Self-Esteem Girl, Body Image Girl, Tween Mentoring, Teenage Girl Mentor, Healthy Living News

We need to encourage our older teenage girls to see our younger girls for what they themselves once were -- on the precipice between self-acceptance and self-loathing, needing the encouragement of the older girls they so admire and respect.

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Task Force on Illinois Teen Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Releases Final Report

Wendy Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Motherhood, Teen Girls, High School, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, Teenagers, Illinois-Teenagers, Chicago News

Teen pregnancy and parenting and domestic and sexual violence are significant contributing factors to the dropout and push-out crisis in schools in Illinois and across the country.

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Teen Toxing?

Katherine Schwarzenegger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Body Image, Charice-Pempengco, Plastic Surgery, Teen Girls, High School, Teen-Toxing, Cosmetic Surgery, Girls Body Image, Teen Body Image, Botox, Los Angeles News

Teens getting botox to change their "too gummy" smiles? Or teens using botox to change the shape of their face and jaw structure? Seriously?!?

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Teen Sexuality: Sex as Sport and Girls as Game

Deborah M. Roffman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sexual Health, Sex Education, Sex, Teenagers, Teen Dating, Teen Sexuality, Parenting, Sex Game, Teen Girls, Sex Girls, Sexuality, Healthy Living News

One team in the game of sexual baseball -- boys -- is always playing offense and the other, girls, only ever get to play defense.

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