I love traditions. One of my favorites is collecting New Year鈥檚 Resolutions from teens! This is my 21st year asking this question. First, a quick story. In the early 2000s, our Outreach ran a program called Ambassador for Respect over several years. Each district participated in an essay ...
Q. I鈥檓 coming home for a month for winter break. Will you please print this? My parents read your column regularly. Please tell them that college sophomores (like me) have been on their own for an entire semester for the SECOND year of their lives and they do NOT need to be asked when they ...
This column continues a 20-year-old tradition: I ask young people to share what they鈥檙e grateful for each Thanksgiving. It is humbling to know at least two generations of teens were part of these columns! I find this year鈥檚 comments especially thoughtful. To the young people in our ...
Q. I never thought this would happen to me, but could I be experiencing depression? I鈥檓 a first-year college student and I thought I鈥檇 be happy at this point in my life. I鈥檓 at a college I selected carefully. I like most of my classes, I鈥檝e made some friends. I feel like I鈥檓 managing ...
Here are some responses to my Oct. 9 column on suicide: Q. Thank you for your wise words on suicide. I lost my brother that way when I was a teen. I鈥檓 in my 60s and I feel I鈥檝e never really gotten over it. I鈥檝e lived my life, married, had babies, now I鈥檓 a grandma to three, and it ...
Q. My big brother says I need to stop acting so smart at school. I asked him to clarify and he said, 鈥淪top answering all the questions.鈥� I find that to be ridiculous. I鈥檓 at school to learn. I get excited when I know something, so my hand goes right up. He says I won鈥檛 be popular if ...
