Development - Teens...
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
For most of us, a look in the mirror provides a fairly accurate assessment. While it is almost universal to have a trait or two that you find to be less then perfect,...
Communicating with Your Teen
If you’ve got a teen then you realise that after the age of 12 communication can rapidly deteriorate from actual words into stares, smirks and sighs. While this might...
Dealing With Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is something many parents worry about, especially as their children reach their teens. The term is used to describe the influence that a group of friends...
Gay and Lesbian Teens
The teenage years are filled with a variety of difficulties, but gay and lesbian teens often face additional challenges. One of the most universal needs of teenagers is...
Glasses, Braces, and Self Esteem
Often, the thing that kids want more than anything is to fit in. As parents, we see our children as unique individuals, each with their own special gifts and traits that...
Hearing Problems
Children learn using a combination of their senses; they look, touch, taste, smell, and listen to learn about the world around them. When one of these senses is...
Helping Teens with Schoolwork
There are very few teens who can go to school to absorb a subject and master it completely without help. For most teens, schoolwork is a chance to explore subjects,...
Obesity in Teens
Headlines such as, Obese teens face a health time bomb, have graced the pages of UK newspapers over the last few years. With increasing numbers of adults and teens...
Parties for Teens
The very thought of hosting parties for teens often strikes fear into the hearts of even the most generous parents. Visions of drink, drugs and general debauchery fill...
Preventing 'Teenage Behaviour' Before Teens
Though the overwhelming majority of teens are usually good kids, every last one of them is capable of displaying rebellious behaviour on occasion....
Promoting Teen Health
When children are little, it is easy to make sure that they are living healthfully. As parents, we book them in for doctor's visits, we make sure that they see the...
Social Anxiety Disorder
Imagine the sweaty palms, dry mouth and pounding heart that often precedes a big interview or public speaking. Imagine the butterflies in your tummy and the un...
Specs vs Contact Lenses
Sight conditions such as long or short sightedness are common and children can be affected as well as adults. But when it comes to eyewear, what's best for your child -...
Talking to Teens About Pregnancy
Ideally, finding out that you are pregnant is a joyful experience enjoyed by parents who are mature and ready to nurture a growing child. Unfortunately, many first time...
Talking to Teens About Sex
Teenagers are no longer children but not yet adults. They are in a position, however, of making adult decisions regarding drug use, cigarette smoking, alcohol c...
Teenager Depression
Teenage depression is defined as an illness when the feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair persist and interfere with an adolescent's ability to function....
Teenager Skin Care
Teenagers have a lot to deal with. Their friends, schoolwork, parents, and social life can all cause them stress. But ask a teenager about what really bothers them and...
Visual Problems
Visual impairments in kids and teens can be anything from vision that requires corrective glasses or contact lenses to partial or full blindness. In between these...
