Mon. May 26, 2008 | 1:32 PM

Whether you are a teen or were a teen, you know how difficult high school can be. With popularity, sexual pressure, drugs and more, it only gets worse as the years go on. The following resources can help you deal with these issues.

POPULARITY
So, You Want to be POPULAR?
www.wholefamily.com

'Hanging Out' Continues To Grow In Popularity Among Teens
www.theonion.com


SEXUALITY
Strong Religious Views Decrease Teens' Likelihood of Having Sex
www.parentingteens.about.com

Sex Education: What Should You Say?
www.familyeducation.com


JUDGMENT
Don't Judge Me
www.layouth.com

Building a Healthy Body Image and Good Self-Esteem: A Guide for Teens with Facial Differences
www.youngwomenshealth.org


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Hello Tyra Banks i watch your show alot, I mean every time it comes on lol" but anyways i wanted to know how to not love someone cause the problem is i fell in love with my sister's boyfriend and he said he loved me but not that strong but it well get there and i believed him and where like going out right know but IDK' He was calling my sister for acouple days and he wasn't calling me so whats up with that Idk'what to do'Oh Yeah i forgot something he's in jail but he get's out in five days so just see what he's going to do cause i can't do this i already hurt my sister once but i won't hurt her again i just want some advice from you cause you know the anwser to everything lol'IDK'i just want to stop loven him i want to forget about him but i can't every time i go to bede there's like 50 thoughts going through my head and mostly there about eric and it'd hard to go to bed please tell me something...........>?chaylyn wapass
Posted by Chaylyn wapass 11/05/09 11:25 AM
 
hey tyra!! im a 17 year old hispanic girl in Texas and has been having a crush on this guy..one of my good friends. And his last girlfriend was a white girl and we went bowling one evening and he told me had a crush on this other white girl and i told him joking around "so yu only like white girls, or what?" laughed a little and he looked over @ me with a serious face and said " yeah..haven't yu been catching on??" all of a sudden my laughter stopped and an enormous dark cloud came ovr me...i was heartbroken. he told me he only talks to white girls and it's tru..i see him @ school once and nevr have i seen him with a hispanic girl.the only mexican girl i know he talks to is me. and the weird thing is..he's a mexican! Tyra i need ur help! yu've helped so many people and now all i ask is that yu give me advice! i really like him i just dnt know how 2 get him interested in me. becuz of what he told me that day i've developed a grudge against all white girls..idk what 2 do..i nevr wanted that 2 happen..i need ur help! sos!
Posted by anonymous 10/03/09 12:49 PM
 
hi tyra,i m 18years old,i m tall and slim,people say i have a model body and i have a nice taste in choosing clothes,however,i sometimes dont know how to find clothes that fit with my thin body,in addition i have a huge problem,i have got a horrible skin and hair,i love skirts and when i wear them i feel a shamed because of my legs,please tyra,please please help me to have a makeover..please i relly do need your healing answer
Posted by nesreen 09/22/09 10:17 AM
 
Give please. Think of life as a terminal illness, because, if you do, you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived. I am from Darussalam and learning to write in English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "A old fun of groundbreaking diapers and horses oppose which urinate metal." Thank you so much for your future answers :P. Ashur.
Posted by Ashur 09/10/09 11:07 PM
 
Hey, Tyra my name is Shelby i'm 13 yrs old and I've never had a boyfriend just alot of boy trouble. I like this boy in my school. We used to be the best of friends but something over the summer changed. It was the first week of school and I got the cold shoulder from him even when I try to talk to him he walks away, and it's been like this every since. I REALLY like this boy but, I feel that if we ever talk it will be awkward because I fell that he knows that I like him. Please Tyra i'm begging do a segment on boys and boy trouble so I can get through this mess. Take care I know you'll figure something out. Love, Shelby
Posted by Shelby 09/10/09 6:45 PM
 
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Posted by Pjkjwnzi 07/14/09 11:52 AM
 
hey my name is yajaira(ya-hi-da) and at this point in my life i am feeling a lot of pressure from my "friends" onto havig sex. i think i am the only virgin in my school and that's what's really pushing me away from everybody else. in my religion it is inappropriate to have sex before marriage but if that is what it takes to fit in i might just do it.....i think. I'M LOST!!!!
Posted by yajaira sanchez 06/24/09 2:16 PM
 
hey tyra my names YVETTE! =] i love your show!! its great! i have this problem with my weight. i feel like im really skinny and people judge me and say mean things. if you come across this message please write back. theirs no one to talk to.
Posted by yvette lopez 05/27/09 7:17 PM
 
hey tyra first of all i am a 16 year old girl..and i am from malta tough i live at the other side of the world i just love ur shows and i truely love you.You're the best sometimes i feel like im alone and stuff and i go to u tube and watch your shows and i sort of find comfort in that....sometimes i feel like i cant go trough life alone..i feel like life is this thing trying to get me..everthing that i do is a mistake and nothing is ok....at the moment i have no real friend i could talk to..i had 2 best friends practicly sisters the same age as me but i lost tham to a guy and it hurts so much..i also used to find comfort in my sister but when i actually talk to her a voice in my head is sayin why are troubling your sister with your probs she is just a 13 year old....my mum doesnt understand me she makes my life a living hell..she takes good care of me but sometimes i feel like she does all that beacuse she has to..she doesnt understand me sometimes she calls me names and it hurts tough i pretnd not to care...she is so controlling and doesnt treat me like a 16 year old girl..ive been trough alot and for my age im really mature sometimes i feel realy old even when i look in the mirror...i hate my life and the people in it but its funny cause i love tham at the same time..i feel like i wanna die and end my life cause there is no need for me here nothing i going right tyra im dealing with eating isues,friends,familly,guys school,jobs everything and i feel so tiered... i need
Posted by unknown 05/10/09 5:38 AM
 
Hello Tyra. I'm a 20 year old Portuguese woman and I've seen your show on Tyra's Teenville just a few days ago. I must admit I was quite shocked with some of the kids behaviors and opinions, not only racism (which unfortunatly I already expected) but also on religion, sex and sexual orientation. It seems to me that some of those kids have all the ingredients to become fundamentalists, since they seem incapable to accept that other people can have different opinions and still be nice people. The most obvious examples were kicking the "banker" out of the village just because she had no religion and was no longer a virgin, and criticising the "garbage man" just because he spoke his mind. However, I must also say that I didn't agree with the part when they were supposed to choose a partner. That can lead to prejudice as well towards people who choose to be alone. It can make people believe that they aren't entitled to choose being alone and they only have personal value when they have a commitment. I also disliked the audience's disaproval towards teen sexuality. Let's face it: it would be ideal if teens only had sex when they were really prepared to do it. But most of the time that just doesn't happen. And disapproving it only increases the distance between teens and adults. They won't seek adults for information because they are affraid and, eventually, that will lead to risky sexual behavior. Good luck with your show.
Posted by Maria 05/09/09 5:40 AM
 
hi Tyra i see your show a lot and i am putting this comment because i always get judged in school society calls me"emo" and i don't need a label.i hate it when people call me that and even my parents call me that.in school i am known as emo and even a teacher calls me emo and not my name.i wanna know how can i tell people to stop calling me emo because i don't speak out my mind i am a really quite girl.so i need your help
Posted by chelseam 04/15/09 5:09 PM
 
hey tyra! I am 19 years old.I live in norway.i am writing this message because i need help. i am prgegnat from the person i love who loves me . but i feel too young for this and i have problems with family they wont accept it because he`s father is a moslem. i dont care actually what the relgion is . i just want my family to be happy for what i am doing. i need an answer soon as possible. i hope you can help me tyra,
Posted by amy 04/10/09 7:33 AM
 
Hey, Tyra when you did the show on different clicks in skols i was interested cuz of the goth click. i like wht they had on. I'm labled as goth or emo and am ok with it. Like i like the second glances frm ppl. Also i love da accesories ands clothing.
Posted by juelisa_aka_wickedqueen 03/20/09 12:07 PM
 
On one of your shows you talked about teen sex with Dr. Drew. It was very interesting. I just wanted to comment on one thing. The Immaculate Conception does not refer to Mary conceiving Jesus without having sex. The Immaculate Conception refers to the fact that we Catholics believe that Mary was concieved without sin. We believe Mary was the only human born without original sin. Where as when we talk about Jesus being concieved we call that the Annunciation, because the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would be the mother of our Lord, and the she conceived Jesus when the Holy Spirit came upon her. So many people get that event wrong, and I want to set it straight.
Posted by Melanie Shimon 03/13/09 1:39 PM
 
dear tyra, i'm 15, from a really small town. my parents are really hard to understand... and just like every other normal teen i hate living with them sometimes...but they wont let me hangout with anyone except my BFF (emily) that iv had since like 6th grade. high school started a few months ago so iv made some potential new friends and my parents wont let me hangout with anyone because of various excuses. and they wont let me try to have a relationship with guys ethier. my mom doesnt trust me AT ALL! and it makes me so frustrated that she automatically thinks that i will make bad choices! i thot she knew me alot better. iv have tried and tried to talk about it but she just says she doesnt trust other people.. and im a teenager. all teenagers do make bad decisions but sometimes theres no stopping it and you have to let things go how they go because they are comming anyways. my mom thinks shes trying to keep me away from all the bad stuff but what she's doing is pushing me towards it because im 15 and im going to rebel because everyone else can hangout with people and have fun! why can't i?! you are only a teenager once! i want to get out there and hangout with other people and have a chance to have fun and make more friends. my parents do not understand at all! PLEASE HELP ME TYRA, I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO YOU AND THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE GOOD ADVICE ON HOW TO GET MY PARENTS TO TRUST ME AND LET ME HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE AND GIVE ME A CHANCE TO HAVE MORE FRIENDS.
Posted by josey geiger 11/03/08 3:49 PM



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