Magazine Writing, Sample Work

Set Clear Rules to Achieve Safe Parties for Young Teens

If there’s ever a situation when parents need to set clear expectations and guidelines, it’s parties for young teens! A teen center in Illinois that’s been popular for more than 50 years offers strategies for safe and happy parties at your own home.

Blog, Reflecting

Big Hair, Tight Jeans and Disco Balls

I took a stroll down memory lane today. In my memory, I was dancing underneath a disco ball to Aerosmith’s “Angel” while awkwardly trying to stay at arm’s length from my dance partner, a boy from one of the “public” schools. Later in the memory I was giggling with my girlfriends about the cute boy that tried to touch my butt and the even cuter boy standing in the corner. We would take a short break for Tombstone pizzas and maybe even a video game or two before heading back to the dance floor – a place where we felt on top of the world and totally rad. REad the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com