Reprinted with permission from Children’s Friend, Worcester, MA Since Tyler Clementi, a brilliant, 18-year old violinist, took his own life in September, more stories of teen suicides have emerged and shocked
I bend over a stack of empty pots to turn on the hose when I see her–a baby opossum. Not so small that she belongs in her mother’s pouch, just
Adolescence is a time of incredible growth and transformation. The developing adolescent mind is capable of unprecedented reasoning. Teenagers begin to resemble adults more in ability and appearance. Socially, there