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About the Author

Lauren Roth

Lauren Roth, MSW, LSW, is a graduate of Princeton University, a Marriage and Parenting Therapist in private practice in Lakewood, New Jersey, and an inspirational speaker across North America and on the high seas. She is the weekly "Dear Dr. Lauren" columnist for Ami Magazine. Mrs. Roth and her husband, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, are the parents of six children.

Q&A for Teens: Having a Boyfriend

Q&A for Teens: Having a Boyfriend

by Lauren Roth

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


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

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

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Sister with Psychosis

Q&A for Teens: Sister with Psychosis

by Lauren Roth

My sister has delusional disorder. What can I do?


Q & A for Teens: Dating Jewish?

Q & A for Teens: Dating Jewish?

by Lauren Roth

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


Q and A for Teens: Assimilation & Public High School

Q and A for Teens: Assimilation & Public High...

by Lauren Roth

How can I keep myself from assimilating?


Q&A for Teens: God’s Plan Vs. My Plan

Q&A for Teens: God’s Plan Vs. My Plan

by Lauren Roth

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


Q & A for Teens: Strangers Among Us

Q & A for Teens: Strangers Among Us

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Teens & Respect

Q&A for Teens: Teens & Respect

by Lauren Roth

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


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

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

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Bullying Revisited

Q&A for Teens: Bullying Revisited

by Lauren Roth

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


Q & A for Teens: Can’t Talk

Q & A for Teens: Can’t Talk

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: I Want to be ME

Q&A for Teens: I Want to be ME

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Disconnected Jew

Q&A for Teens: Disconnected Jew

by Lauren Roth

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: The Only Observant Jew

Q&A for Teens: The Only Observant Jew

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: You Can Forgive

Q&A for Teens: You Can Forgive

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: New School Nerves

Q&A for Teens: New School Nerves

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Stop Staring at Me

Q&A for Teens: Stop Staring at Me

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Resilience

Q&A for Teens: Resilience

by Lauren Roth

My scary question: Am I damaged beyond repair?


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

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

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: No Friends

Q&A for Teens: No Friends

by Lauren Roth

How to cope with loneliness.


Q&A for Teens: I Want an iPhone

Q&A for Teens: I Want an iPhone

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: I Don’t Measure Up

Q&A for Teens: I Don’t Measure Up

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Dumbing Myself Down

Q&A for Teens: Dumbing Myself Down

by Lauren Roth

To fit in with my friends, I speak in a way that makes me sound dumber than I really am.


Q&A for Teens: Emotional Abuse

Q&A for Teens: Emotional Abuse

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Cutting

Q&A for Teens: Cutting

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A For Teens: I’m So Stupid

Q&A For Teens: I’m So Stupid

by Lauren Roth

An email exchange with a struggling teen.


Q&A for Teens: My Lousy Little Life

Q&A for Teens: My Lousy Little Life

by Lauren Roth

How to deal with sadness.


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

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

by Lauren Roth

Advice to a teen whose parents just got divorced.


Q&A for Teens: I’m Being Bullied

Q&A for Teens: I’m Being Bullied

by Lauren Roth

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


Q& A for Teens: Too Thin

Q& A for Teens: Too Thin

by Lauren Roth

I’m 13 and hate the way I look.


Q&A for Teens: Bach & the Shouting Match

Q&A for Teens: Bach & the Shouting Match

by Lauren Roth

Help! My family makes me explode with anger.


Q & A for Teens: Afraid of Death

Q & A for Teens: Afraid of Death

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Stop Criticizing Me!

Q&A for Teens: Stop Criticizing Me!

by Lauren Roth

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


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

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

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: My Clothes, My Body

Q&A for Teens: My Clothes, My Body

by Lauren Roth

How do you want to present yourself to the world?


Q&A for Teens: Mirror, Mirror

Q&A for Teens: Mirror, Mirror

by Lauren Roth

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


Q&A for Teens: Rock Star

Q&A for Teens: Rock Star

by Lauren Roth

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


Leaving Home

Leaving Home

by Lauren Roth

Saying goodbye is supposed to be messy and conflicted.


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