Saying “Get Over It” To Your Teens Is Bad Advice

I have to admit there are times when my daughter comes home from school and she seems distraught. After learning that she’s upset because someone who isn’t even a friend made a rude comment about her hair, I want to tell her to forget about it; to move on; that it doesn’t even matter in the first place and really, why does she care about what someone she doesn’t even know thinks about her hair?

If she’s happy with her hair, that’s all that matters.

And then I feel the urge to add little tidbi...