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A Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression
Although being moody and irritable is often normal for teenagers, depression is not simply a side effect of growing up. Depression is a serious medical condition that affects approximately one in five...
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Competitive Sports & Teens: A Good Challenge or Too Much of a Good Thing?
At first glance, having your teen join a year-round competitive sports team may seem like the perfect way to kill two birds with one stone – he or she has no time to turn into a couch potato hooked on...
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Tips for Teens on ‘Graduating’ to Adult Primary Care
Many changes await you as you enter your late teen years. One of these changes is your transition from a pediatrician to an adult primary care doctor. Once you turn 18, you will no longer be seeing a...
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Tips to Help Families Manage Digital Distraction
While cell phones, iPads and computers provide great ways to stay connected and informed, they can also limit quality time between teens and parents. Nancy L. Brown, Ph.D., who leads the Adolescent...
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Tips for Teens: Heading to College
Going to college can be an exciting and stressful time for teens. In college, they’ll face many new responsibilities along with sudden independence. They may have a roommate for the first time in...
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Sports Injuries in Kids: What Parents Need to Know
Most parents know that an active child is a healthy child – but what about the inevitable injuries if they play sports? Sally Harris, M.D., MPH, a specialist in pediatric and adolescent sports...
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What Teens Can Do About Acne
Acne: it’s caused stress before many a first date and sent teens scurrying to the drug store for the latest miracle potion. If your teen has acne, he or she is not alone. “Approximately 85 percent of...
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The Risks of Energy Drinks
Ads for energy drinks are plastered on the walls of sporting events and on the jerseys of leading athletes. The beverage makers sponsor models, music events and videos games. Red Bull, the market’s...
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How to Prevent ACL Tears in Teens
ACL tears happen suddenly, almost without fail, each high school sports season. A teenager jumps or pivots fast to get the ball. The teen may feel a pop in the knee, but usually can walk off the...
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Teaching Your Child Resilience
Although parents naturally to want to protect their children from the ups and downs of life, it’s not always possible, especially as kids get older. Accordingly, one of the most important things you...
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