One of the things I love about New Moon Girls, the fantastic ad-free magazine for girls ages 8-12, is that it doesn’t just talk the talk when it comes to their mission of helping girls discover and honor their true selves, engage in meaningful pursuits and dialogue, and express their voices in ways that matter…it walks the walk.

Case in point, New Moon Girls has a Girls Editorial Board (GEB) made up of girls ages 8-13, who do things like participate in chats, interact with & help girls on the website, brainstorm ideas for both the website and the magazine, make videos for the website, find interesting girl-created content on the website that could be good for online featuring and for the magazine, edit articles and occasionally write articles.

Sound interesting? Then you might want to apply to be a member of the new GEB currently being recruited by the mag. You can find out more and download an application here. But hurry…deadline for applications is Sunday, January 3, 2010! Good luck!

In order to educate teens about the hazards of harmful “digital abuse” like forced sexting, textual harassment, and cyberbullying, MTV has just launched A Thin Line, a campaign aimed at empowering teens to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse.

Says MTV, “The campaign is built on the understanding that there’s a “thin line” between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else. We know no generation has ever had to deal with this, so we want to partner with you to help figure it out. On-air, online and on your cell, we hope to spark a conversation and deliver information that helps you draw your own digital line.”

The website offers facts on digital abuse like sexting, constant messaging, spying, and digital disrespect; provides strategies for combating digital abuse; and is even hosting a $10K Challenge to encourage teens to come up with innovative solutions to digital abuse.

You can find out more about the Challenge here, and join the here!