Teen Talk: Weight loss doesn't have to be difficult, but make it permanent
Kelly Richardson, a Folsom therapist, works with adolescents. E-mail her your questions.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Just break up; don't fall into the break-up-then-make-up cycle
Kelly Richardson, a Folsom therapist, works with adolescents. E-mail her your questions.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Her friend got her in trouble, won't apologize
Kelly Richardson, a Folsom therapist, works with adolescents. E-mail her your questions.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Friend seems to have her best interests at heart
DEAR KELLY: My best friend is a guy. He liked me a lot last year, but I didn't feel the same. So we just became best friends and did everything together. Three weeks ago he started going out with...
View ArticleTeen Talk:Grandma on Facebook? Embrace and enjoy it
DEAR KELLY: How do you tell your grandma you don't want her to be your friend on Facebook?
View ArticleTeen Talk: Stuck between two girls? Be honest, stay free
Kelly Richardson, a Folsom therapist, works with adolescents. E-mail her your questions.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Readers react to advice on 'unfriending' grandmother
Kelly Richardson, a Folsom therapist, works with adolescents. E-mail her your questions.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Stop reacting to boyfriend's drama-queen ex
DEAR KELLY: I've been dating a guy for over four months. (Call him W.) Before me, he had a girlfriend for over a year. (Call her J.) Their moms became good friends, and they do things together all the...
View ArticleTeen Talk: He's smitten, but she's not ready for relationship
DEAR KELLY: I recently met my best friend's cousin at a barbecue at his house. We hit it off, and at the end of the night I asked for her number. We started texting all the time, and I really liked her.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Miscommunication over gift opens up a big rift
DEAR KELLY: My grandpa recently asked me if I wanted his old TV because he got a new one.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Friends don't want her to pursue pageant title
DEAR KELLY: I'm a high school girl who really wants to enter a beauty pageant. For a long time, people have been telling me I should do something with modeling because I have really pretty auburn hair...
View ArticleTeen Talk: Teenager wants to join friends in social networking
DEAR KELLY: I'm going into eighth grade (almost 14 years old) and my parents don't want me to do anything like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. All my friends do it and all their parents are OK with it,...
View ArticleTeen Talk: Boyfriend, his ex keep incriminating phone photos
DEAR KELLY: I've been with my boyfriend for almost three months, and things seemed really good.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Readers follow up on earlier column subjects
DEAR READERS: I appreciate you taking the time to write me and express your feelings about recent columns. I like hearing from people when a particular column hits them in a certain way, and I enjoy...
View ArticleTeen Talk:Teens contemplating suicide need to know they are never alone
DEAR READERS: Recently I had a young patient who had just suffered the loss of a dear friend through suicide. She was upset and distraught over how such a "neat person" could feel so overwhelmingly sad...
View ArticleTeen Talk: Gifts at 3-month anniversary? Boyfriend, girlfriend disagree
DEAR KELLY: My girlfriend and I just celebrated our three-month anniversary.
View ArticleTeen Talk: Encouraging words for high school freshmen
DEAR HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN: You're off to high school soon and about to enter a whole new world. You are no longer the little kids of junior high you are an official teenager getting ready to emerge...
View ArticleTeen Talk: Life's setbacks prompts teen to question faith
DEAR KELLY: I'm having a religious crisis. I started going to church with my friend last year and really liked it at first. We went to youth group, and I liked it and felt like the people there were...
View ArticleTeen Talk: Playing high school sports -- a labor of love, or just labor?
DEAR KELLY: Last year, I participated in a very draining club sport. It wasn't just physically draining, it also was very stressful and took up a lot of my time, so much so that I had no room for other...
View ArticleTeen Talk: Is it a good idea to date next-door neighbor?
DEAR KELLY: This might be crazy, but I really like my next-door neighbor and don't know what to do about it.
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