They want to be busy and popular. At the same time, every teenager I ve ever met wants to know that she has a home and a family. They need a place that puts a high value on education and caring for each other, a place to feel safe, a place to slow down and be loved for who they are. Kids who have that are able to navigate with more confidence and self-respect than those who don t. But basically my own value is that the most important area is education.
Sexuality is normal.
It s part of all of our lives. It s not smutty, it s not a sin, and it s not unhealthy. I d like to see in-depth sex education in all schools starting in the early grades and continuing through the first years of high school. We should teach kids how advertising invades their lives and their sense of what s important. We should teach them to honor and respect each other s differences.