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How to TALK ABOUT RACE wherever you are

Get the tools you need to speak up instead of staying silent.

Is Your Best Guy Friend Crushing On You?

You're 10 questions away from finding out if your BFG is BF material.

Are They *Really* Wrong for You?

Your next bae might be standing right in front of you.

All Made Up…even when there's no place to go

Many girls packed away their blush during quarantine –some for good. But for Vanessa Tropona, her happy place is still her beauty bag.

Let's Solve Those Other Summer Probs, Shall We?

Period popped up just in time for the pool party? Summer job getting you down? Don't Sweat It.

The 6 Q's you need to ask your doc

Here’s how you can use that BTS appointment to take charge of your health.

Secretly kinda loved social distancing? You're not alone...

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world as we knew it, our social lives came screeching to a halt. While some girls began counting the minutes until they could pack their calendars again, others like Shay Rudolph, 14, realized that staying home wasn’t quite so bad after all. Here, Shay explains how quarantine gave her a chance to be her truest self.

Dear Carol

Dear Carol

LIFE Interrupted

How to navigate the new normal when nothing seems normal at all.

Fighting back

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the world on pause, these six teens are working to stitch their communities back together—one mask, meal or virtual meet-up at a time.

Is your PERIOD normal?

I'ts that time of the month again: you have your period... and a million questions to go along with it. We asked experts to weigh in on your most pressing period probs: what's normal and what stuff raises a (literal) red flag–so you can go with the, uh flow.

Personal GROWTH

Body hair is another opportunity for women to excercise their ability to choose, even if that means having it *both* ways.

Dear Carol

Should I date my best guy friend?

What about the Seniors?

As the world struggles through the uncertainty of a global pandemic, the class of 2020 is living through its own personal loss: that of their senior year and all of the milestones and memories that come along with it. Here, Carrie Berk, 17, tells what it feels like to have these traditions taken away –and shares the silver lining she's discovered behind even the darkest clouds.

Charli and Dixie are the most famous girls on the internet

Here is their truest story

Do You Need To Clean Up Your Act?

Coronavirus made us all, shall we say, *super* aware of germs. Covering our sneezes and washing our hands is now De Rigueur... but what about the rest of your (sometimes-could be-cleaner) habits?

16 things to do before you turn 16

THIS SUMMER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO BE IN NATURE, FIND YOUR HAPPY PLACE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

Whay My Mother's Mental Illness Taught Me

When I was 15, my mother showed up to my high school intoxicated.

3 Outright Lies and 2 Total Truths

Movies Told Us About Prom

Does Your Crush Actually Like Someone Else?

All right, it’s time to face the facts: you have a crush. You get that nervous feeling every time you’re around the person, you can’t figure out what to say and when to say it and your cheeks go pink when you’re in the same room. Now the question is whether they like you back—or could they be crushing on someone else (gah). Decoding that can be super tricky, so we’re here to help.

THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO GOING OFFICIAL

First there were the all-weekend texting marathons (your fingers are still aching).

HOW TO GET THE SEX AND BODY INFO YOU DESERVE

In classrooms across the country, facts about sex are being distorted. Here are five apps that’ll give you the accurate answers you need about everything.

WHAT'S YOUR PERFECT SUMMER HUSTLE?

1. Boo! It’s supposed to pour all day long. What will you do to keep boredom at bay?

GRACE

VANDERWAAL IS STILL JUST FIGURING LIFE OUT

Our guilt-free guide to…the end

Because rejection hurts. Even when you’re the one dishing it out.

Dear Carol

DO I HAVE A CRUSH OR NOT? I’m friends with this guy and he’s really nice, and I always have so much fun when we hang out.

RECLAIMING MY BEAUTY

NIKKI LILLY, 15, WAS IN FIRST GRADE WHEN SHE RECEIVED AN EARTHSHATTERING DIAGNOSIS. HERE’S HOW SHE WOUND UP FINDING HAPPINESS— AND OVER A MILLION NEW FRIENDS—WHERE SHE LEAST EXPECTED IT.

Why I Told The World I'm Autistic

As the first openly autistic actor to star as a regular in a TV series, Kayla Cromer crushes stigmas and shines as Matilda on Freeform’s Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, premiering this month. Here, she shares her story—and why she decided to become an activist for people on the spectrum.

A Better Burger?

You’d marry a cheeseburger if you could. So, should you swap your beloved beef patty for one made of beets? Here are a few things to know.

Please Stop Hating *This* About Your Life

Time to let yourself off the hook and show yourself the love instead, bb.