When is the right age for sex? Q. When鈥檚 the right age to have sex? I鈥檓 going into high school in a few weeks, and I haven鈥檛 done it. Actually, I haven鈥檛 even kissed someone. I鈥檓 pretty sure I鈥檓 not ready for sex 鈥� the thought gives me equal amounts of excitement and anxiety. My ...
Q. Why do I have such lousy relationships? I鈥檓 a good person, honest. I try my best at school and in sports, I help out at home, I put up with my brothers (and this is NOT easy). I start out with someone, and it feels good. I think this is right. And then, something happens, like I get ...
Q. Why don鈥檛 I have a period yet? I live with my gram, and she鈥檚 old so I can鈥檛 ask her. My friend goes to a different school than me and they had a class in school about periods, but my school doesn鈥檛. I have so many questions? Why do people have periods anyway? My friend says they ...
Q. I have a problem. Since my periods started two years ago, they鈥檝e gotten worse and worse. My cramps are often unbearable. I鈥檓 in a lot of pain at least 3-4 days each cycle. I told my pediatrician at my yearly exam and she suggested to my mom that she take me to a gynecologist. My mom got ...
Q. I鈥檓 freaking out. April鈥檚 coming, I鈥檓 nervous about PSSA tests. I hate them. They鈥檙e long. You can鈥檛 study for them, not really. And everything 鈥� I mean everything 鈥� rides on them. I want to go to college. My mom always tells me how proud she is of me. She didn鈥檛 get to go to ...
Author鈥檚 note: This column is a followup to last week鈥檚 Ask Mary Jo, where a father brought to my attention the toxic masculinity environment on some video gaming sites. After speaking with teens in our programs and at our Common Ground Teen Center, I concluded more research into the topic ...
