Over the past month and a half I prepared and presented a series of programs on the specifics of how to work effectively with teen-agers, focusing in particular on the volatile age of 13. I’ve read, talked about, and researched much of what is out there on this topic… and always from the perspective of “What is working?”

What has become evident is that the struggles with this age group are pervasive – it is the most common age group I get asked about. It is also evident that it is much easier for people to focus on the nature of the problems these girls face and much harder to speak of solutions.