Health Articles

• Correcting Vision While Teens Sleep

  Learn how teens can sleep their way to better vision.

• How Every Parent Can Fight Teen Obesity

  Child and teen obesity is now a national epidemic – but there are ways to change eating and exercise habits to help your teen and entire family. A nutritionist from Boston Children’s Hospital offers a plan of action.

• Helping Your Preteens
  Through Puberty

  One day, your son’s voice will change and your daughter will want a bra. How can you smooth the way, both physically and emotionally?

• BOOK EXCERPT:
  A Relentless Hope: Surviving the Storm of Adolescent Depression

  When Nelson’s son was diagnosed with depression, he didn’t know where to turn. But with compassion and understanding, the family was able to combat the illness together.

• EXPERT VIEW: Breakfast of Champions

  A doctor gives a detailed plan for getting your teen to eat the most important meal of the day--a healthy, energy-filled breakfast.

• Hot Topics:

  Resources and links on current hot-button teen issues:
  • Special January Hot Topic: Adolescent Obesity
  • Teen Pregnancy
  • Teens and Moving
  • Gay and Lesbian Teens
  

• BOOK EXCERPT:
  Shape from Body Drama

  An excerpt from Nancy Redd’s eye-opening new book Body Drama designed to help you help your teen girls—and you!—think differently about body image.

• Book Excerpt: Ending the Food Fight

  “Getting Physical”, an excerpt from David Ludwig’s "Ending the Food Fight".

• Not Necessarily The Blues

  Teen depression is sometimes hard to recognize. Is your teen depressed?

• Eating Disorders in Boys

  Debilitating eating disorders are increasing among males.