Health Articles

• 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

  It’s a common misconception that only girls are plagued with eating disorders. Learn about boys at risk and find out what to do.
  

• Developmental Stages of Teens

  According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, teenagers have a series of core developmental landmarks in common.

• It’s All in My Head: Migraines and Your Developing Teen

  Migraines and the adolescent link.

• Is There a Teen Friendly Doctor in the House?

  Adolescent medicine specialists are filling the niche between pediatrician and primary care doctors.

• Balancing the Scales

  Is your kid a nutrition nightmare? How can you help to balance the scales? A nutritionist from Children's Hospital Boston offers solutions for teens' crazy eating habits.

• Teens' Eye View: Breaking Out Is Hard To Do

  ParentingTeensOnline talks to teens about the heartbreak of acne.