Ted
I saw the movie “Ted” last weekend and as most of the trailers showed, it was very funny. John Bennett and Ted (his teddy bear) were best friends when John was a child and are still best friends as adults. They continue to do the…
Mom always said “Don’t play with fire!”
This week Americans across the United States will be celebrating their independence during the July 4th holiday. Most of us will be celebrating with family and friends, and watching fireworks is often the highlight of this celebration – but it’s not all fun and games….
Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Have you ever noticed how great a cold drink tastes when it’s hot out? Whether you plan on spending your days working at a camp, playing sports, or mowing your neighbors’ yards for some extra spending cash, chances are you’ll take in a fair amount…
Christina’s Summer Health and Fitness Journey: The Beginning
Summer is finally here (thank goodness ha-ha)! This summer, instead of focusing on television and social networking, I’ve decided to make a more personal decision and focus on my body! That means eating right and dedicating time to exercise. I can honestly say I’ve never really done this before….
Enjoying the Summer
It’s the end of the school year and I just finished all of my finals! I really liked my sophomore year. Even though it had a lot of ups and downs, it was a great experience. This is my first summer working with the Center…
What Kids Need to Know Before They Start Dating
I recently read an article in the New York Times about a program in Idaho that is going to mentor middle and high school students about healthy relationships in order to reduce the rate of unhealthy relationships. The author mentioned that most teens don’t know…
Modeling a Positive Body Image
My thermometer dial has been stubbornly stuck in the 90’s for a couple days now, which is proof enough for me that summer has started. It’s hot, hot, hot, and all around the layers are coming off, off, off. And we know what inevitably coincides…
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right… Turn
This morning, while I was getting a ride to work, we got caught in traffic. You know how they say that Boston people have the worst road rage, right? Well… we were sitting at the same light for a good ten minutes. There was so…
Living with HIV: Worries, Concerns, Hardships
HIV affects thousands of teens and young adults. Between 2006 and 2009, 29,740 teens and young adults between the ages of 13-24 were diagnosed with HIV. In 2009, the young adults between the ages of 20-24 accounted for the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses….
You’re Not Special
I just read the commencement speech given by David McCullough Jr. at Wellesley High School (Wellesley, Massachusetts) titled “You’re Not Special”. I was surprised by the title and found it hard to believe that a speaker would tell students at their high school graduation that…