Q.I ate my way through Thanksgiving. My house is packed with treats. How do I get my eating back on track!<em>15-year-old</em><strong>Mary Jo’s response:</strong> Holidays can interrupt our routines. Holidays are also celebrations of ...
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My Thanksgiving column traditionally is dedicated to our young people in peer education and on our Adolescent Advisory Board. I am grateful for their words.<strong>Ian Anderson:</strong> I’m thankful for my family, friends and the common elements of our lives that ...
I’m grateful for the enthusiastic response to last week’s column. Several people asked if I respond to questions from older adults. I do, and I typically receive one or two weekly queries from people over 65. The term “older adults” makes me smile. When our peer educators focused on ...
My days are full of connection. Young people are inspiring and fun; they give me hope. My last columns dealt with serious matters. It’s time for a little levity. Here are some of the thousands of questions I’ve received from little ones over the last 40 years. I never “create” a ...
Q. I’m just a teen and I’m troubled. It feels like a lot of people are just starting to accept the world as one full of hate. What can people like me do?<em>– 17-year-old</em><strong>Mary Jo’s response:</strong> You’re not ...
Q.Please help me define transgender. I’m 17 years old and I can’t ever remember feeling like the sex I was assigned at birth. I’m only out to a few friends. I do have support, though. Can you write something that maybe I could show my parents to teach them? I know they love me. I’m just ...