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    Archive for the ‘Ask Rachel’ Category

    • Back to School Pep Talk! 8 Tips for a Confident & Successful Year

      By Rachel Simmons | September 8th, 2010 | 5 comments

      Rachel shares her best back-to-school advice for girls, including the importance of rocking a crazy dance in your room.

      Tags: Ask Rachel, Communication, Friendship, high school, Self-Esteem
      Posted in Ask Rachel, Blogs | 5 Comments »

    • Blaine Explains: My Best Friend is Under a Mean Girl’s Spell…Can I Save Our Friendship?

      By Blaine | August 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments

      Blaine helps a girl whose best friend is changing herself to fit in with the new girl. Can this friendship be saved?

      Tags: Blaine Explains, Communication, Friendship, relationships, Self-Esteem
      Posted in Ask Rachel, Blogs | No Comments »

    • Blaine Explains: I’m Jealous of My Best Friend!

      By Blaine | July 14th, 2010 | 1 comment

      Dear Blaine,
      My best friend and I are practically sisters. She knows me better than everyone in the world, and…

      Tags: Blaine Explains, Communication, Friendship
      Posted in Ask Rachel | 1 Comment »

    • Are My Best Friends Bullying Me?

      By Rachel Simmons | June 1st, 2010 | 4 comments

      Rachel’s advice to a girl whose best friends are “obnoxious, overreacting, jealous, clingy, rude and generally hard-to-deal with.”

      Tags: bullying, conflict, friendships
      Posted in Ask Rachel, Blogs | 4 Comments »

    • Dear Rachel: I’m Going to Be the New Girl at School…and I’m Freaking Out!

      By Rachel Simmons | April 15th, 2010 | 7 comments

      Hey Rachel,
      So I am moving…..out of town….out of state, so to a new school. I don’t know what to…

      Tags: girls, high school, making friends
      Posted in Ask Rachel, Blogs | 7 Comments »

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      In a first grade discussion of what makes a good friend, several girls said, “You play together every day.” Gently…

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