By the time a child reaches out to an adult, the vast majority of kids have been dealing with the bullying and trying to ignore it for a long time.

Mothers and fathers do really crazy things with the best of intentions.

In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.

Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls.

When I tell people I work to stop hazing in high schools I am almost always met with shocked expressions. "High school? Really? I thought that was something that only arrogant frat guys do in college." But it's true - as long as I have worked on preventing bullying in high schools, I have worked to prevent hazing.

Nobody ever talks about the mean things that girls do to each other.

As an expert, I can deal with complex problems. As a mother it is much, much harder.