We have to prepare our teenagers and our children for a world away from us. That requires explanations. That requires understanding.
It never hurts to tell your teen they matter more than their looks.
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.
To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.
I've definitely grown up, but I'm the same Sadie now that I would have been, even if I wasn't on 'Stranger Things.'
Giving teenagers some inspiration, a single role model and an opportunity to be part of something bigger at a critical point in their lives can be the difference between being a productive or being a destructive member of society.
One of the things that I really like about young adult fiction is that you can explore the relationships between teens and their parents. I definitely think that teens are a product of their parents. You either end up just like them or you consciously make the decision to be unlike them.
The influence of a high school coach can be so powerful.
I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.
