About the Author

Lauren Roth

Lauren Roth, MSW, LSW, is a graduate of Princeton University, and an inspirational speaker across North America and on the high seas. Mrs. Roth and her husband, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, are the parents of six children.

Q&A for Teens: Rock Star

I'm bored and want to drop out of high school to go on tour with a rock band.

Q&A for Teens: Mirror, Mirror

I think I'm ugly. Why was God so unfair to me?

Q&A for Teens: My Clothes, My Body

How do you want to present yourself to the world?

Q&A for Teens: Getting High: A Smokescreen?

I'm tempted to smoke marijuana but feel guilty since I know my parents disapprove.

Q&A for Teens: Stop Criticizing Me!

My teacher keeps kicking me out of class for being rude.

Q & A for Teens: Afraid of Death

I’m friends with a sweet little girl who's dying of cancer.

Q&A for Teens: Bach & the Shouting Match

Help! My family makes me explode with anger.

Q& A for Teens: Too Thin

I’m 13 and hate the way I look.

Q&A for Teens: I’m Being Bullied

What should I do? And why are kids so mean?

Q&A for Teens: How to Cope with Parents’ Divorce

Advice to a teen whose parents just got divorced.

Q&A for Teens: My Lousy Little Life

How to deal with sadness.

Q&A For Teens: I’m So Stupid

An email exchange with a struggling teen.

Q&A for Teens: Cutting

When I’m stressed, I peel off skin. Is it bad that I do this to myself?

Q&A for Teens: Emotional Abuse

Your mother is emotionally abusing you. Get out, to a healthy, safe place where you can love and be loved.

Q&A for Teens: I Don’t Measure Up

I’m not really good at anything and I don’t think there’s anything to do about it.

Q&A for Teens: I Want an iPhone

Many people these days are suffering from “I-deserve-it-It’s-coming-to-me”-itis.

Q&A for Teens: No Friends

How to cope with loneliness.

Q&A for Teens: How Can I Change My Friend?

My friend has changed drastically and I don’t know how to handle it.

Q&A for Teens: Resilience

My scary question: Am I damaged beyond repair?

Q&A for Teens: Stop Staring at Me

People always stare at me because I’m beautiful and I hate it.

Q&A for Teens: New School Nerves

I’m starting a new school and I’m freaking out!

Q&A for Teens: You Can Forgive

Forgiving someone means you’re not going to allow your anger against them to hurt you anymore.

Q&A for Teens: The Only Observant Jew

I’m the only observant Jew in my community, my family, and my school, and I feel so alone.

Q&A for Teens: Disconnected Jew

I don’t feel a spiritual connection with God or the Jewish community. How do I start feeling that I belong?

Q&A for Teens: I Want to be ME

How can I always be true to who I am no matter who is around me?

Q & A for Teens: Can’t Talk

Help! Something's really bothering me but I just can't get myself to talk!

Q&A for Teens: Bullying Revisited

A kid in my class is being mean to me. What should I do?

Q & A for Teens: Mom, You Talk Too Much

My teenaged son says I talk too much. How do I know if he’s right?

Q&A for Teens: Teens & Respect

Practical advice for parents and teenagers to feel respected by each other.

Q & A for Teens: Strangers Among Us

Kids in my class are acting racist and I feel powerless.

Q&A for Teens: God’s Plan Vs. My Plan

Help! My family is moving and I don’t want to.

Q and A for Teens: Assimilation & Public High School

How can I keep myself from assimilating?

Q & A for Teens: Dating Jewish?

I’m really attracted to a boy in my class, but he’s not Jewish.

Q&A for Teens: Sister with Psychosis

My sister has delusional disorder. What can I do?

Q&A for Teens: Our Efforts Vs. God’s Will

Maybe God’s plan would have been different if I had acted differently?

Q&A for Teens: Having a Boyfriend

Is there something wrong with dating before being ready to marry?

Q&A for Teens: People Connection

With a few precious minutes, you can change a kid’s life.

Q&A for Teens: Nobody Loves Me

I don’t trust people. I think everyone hates me. Can you help me?

Q & A for Teens: Exam Anxiety

I’m so stressed and afraid I’m going to get bad grades!

Q&A for Teens: Homesick at Camp

I want to go to sleep-away camp, but I know I’ll be homesick!

Q&A for Teens: College-Bound

I’m going to college and I don’t know anyone there. How will I find my place?

Q&A for Teens: Special Soul, Special Brother

My mother just had a baby, and we found out he has Down’s Syndrome. I keep crying and crying.

Q&A for Teens: Should I Conform?

All the popular kids are one way and I’m another. Should I change myself to be like them?

Q&A for Teens: Not Enough Money

We don’t have as much money as the neighbors and it’s embarrassing.

Q and A for Teens: Afraid to Enjoy the Joy

I have a good life, but I’m afraid something bad is going to happen.

Q&A for Teens: My Disparaging Mother

My mother doesn’t accept me for who I am.

Q&A for Teens: Cliques

I hate the tension and conflict that exists between these two groups in my school.

Q&A for Teens: Overwhelmed!

Help! There's just too much to do in a day!

Q&A for Teens: Grandpa in Decline

My grandfather used to be so strong and vigorous, but now he’s slowing down and I’m scared.

Q&A for Teens: Create More Good

The best way to fight meanness and evil.

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