The only thing worse than being a tween who is the victim of the class Queen Bee is being the mom of that tormented tween. In her bestselling book Queen Bees & Wannabes, first published in 2002 (you might know it as the basis for the movie Mean Girls), Rosiland Wiseman provided insight into the often cruel world of cliques and gossip. Given the explosion of Facebook, Twitter and the like, Wiseman decided an update was warranted. In the newly revised edition, aptly subtitled Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, she takes a fresh look at the new virtual weapons that equip girls with even more ways to pick on, make fun of, and isolate their peers.
In my interview with her below, Wiseman talks about this new phenomenon and also shares some sage advice.
