Starting the Conversation
By Nadine Smet-Weiss Starting the Conversations. . . Take a deep breath. Let it out. Take another deep breath. Starting the conversations is a little like that, one breath at a time. You can do this, I know you can. And you can’t really mess it up. What’s that I hear?...
Nutrition and Adolescents/La Nutrición y los Adolescentes
By Nadine Smet-Weiss, translation by Ana Villaman El Palo - May 2020 Nutrition and Adolescents Did you know, during the major developmental stage of adolescence brain development is a very big part of the deal? And did you know that without good nutrition during this...
About Long Distance Relationships – Part 1, Communication (English & Español)
By Johnathan Rodríguez Báez (He, him) Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator Berks Teens Matter Relationships can be great, but they are definitely hard! They require time, patience, dedication. While lots of people have relationships where they see each other...
About Long Distance Relationships – Part 2, Dating (English & Español)
By Johnathan Rodríguez Báez (He, him) Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator Berks Teens Matter Healthy communication is super important, but we also need to complement it with meaningful shared experiences…, which is another fancy way of having saying… Try to...
About Long Distance Relationships – Part 3, Sexting (English & Español)
By Johnathan Rodríguez Báez (He, him) Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator Berks Teens Matter**DISCLAIMER** Berks Teens Matter is not endorsing, recommending or suggesting people to engage in online risky behavior. It is offering tools to reduce potential...
About Long Distance Relationships – Part 4, Boundaries and Love
By Johnathan Rodríguez Báez (He, him)Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator, Berks Teens Matter Concluding this blog series about long distance relationships, we’ve talked about how important communication is, dating while apart and staying safe online. Now,...
Safe Sex During COVID-19
Top Tips For Safe Sex During COVID-19 Social Distancing: COVID can be transmitted through secretions of the mouth, such as saliva and mucus. Therefore, it is important to limit new and/or multiple sexual partners. COVID can also be transmitted through fecal matter....
Experiences as a Parent – An Interview with Enrique (English/Español)
Enrique Castro Jr. lives with his husband, Wilson, and their two children – Alex(6) and Natalia(4). Here are few parenting experiences he recently shared: Q: What has been your greatest parenting joy? A: I would say adoption day. Q: What has been your worst parenting...
Parenting Isn’t Just For Parents/La crianza no es solo para padres – Palo Magazine, April 2020
Palo Magazine - April 2020 By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translation by Maribel Martinez The well-known Nigerian proverb says it this way: “it takes a village to raise a child.” In my early days at Berks Teens Matter, local leaders told me story after story about the...
Meet Our New Youth Ambassador Coordinator!
Johnathan Rodríguez Báez is the Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator for Berks Teens Matters. Has a BA in Education from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and loves to read, explore and being involved in the community. He also holds a position in...
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