It's insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should.
In the '60s, parents were told to let their teens rebel, explore their boundaries. Increasingly the same message is being given to the parents of tweens.
I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.
Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.
I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.
I think the happiest time of my life was when I was in my late teens. I was a little bit of an it-girl. Making myself seen. And it was a wonderful time to be young.
The plastic surgery issue is really looming because girls in the U.S. are getting it in their teens.
Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
I tend to like writing long stories in comics. I worked on 'Flash,' 'Teen Titans' and 'JSA' for years. I always like diving into characters.
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.
Research shows that parents are the single biggest influence on children - if you are worried about your teen and drugs, talk to them.
If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why I was put on the planet.
If you were an optimistic teen, then you'll be an optimist at 80. People's reactions to bad events are highly stable over a half century or more.
I write edgy, sexy teen romances, and that's what I'll continue to do.
Yeah, I spent my teen years in West Virginia, and when I was a kid, in Louisiana. I definitely have that exposure to two different sorts of rural: the South and Appalachia.
I will be able to look back on my teen years as spent on a television set just having the biggest bunch of fun.
I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first. My mother always told me that came first.
Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedies. My manager thinks I'm crazy for turning down all that money, but I'm very picky.
I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen.
I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop of the early 20th Century.
To be honest, I haven't seen a lot of the current crop of teen movies because there's only so much time and there's nothing that really drives me to do it.
