Continuous cycling is fancy language for I don’t really want a period; and my goodness why should they want one?
Your daughter needs about four periods a year. When teens have bad complications from their period like cramps, heavy bleeding or a disturbing premenstrual syndrome that can involve things like headaches, nausea or moodiness I [...]
Do I have to torture my daughter with a pap since she just got her period?
As if her period weren’t a gentle torture of its own, you want to march her to the doctor for a pap smear? Ahhhh! The speculum in and of itsel is enough to freak ‘em out. No, you don’t need [...]
Mood disorders often develop in the teen years. Anxiety is one of those mood disorders and to you it can look like a difficult teen when it’s really a teen trying to calm their world.
“Mom, did you prepare the meal like I asked? Dad, you signed me up for the swim team, but I hate [...]
When parents hear neck pain and fever in the same sentence, the immediate concern is possible meningitis. There is the call to the doctor’s office or the rush to the emergency room especially after an outbreak of meningitis. The panic can be overwhelming for the general and medical community. Here is what you should know.
What [...]
A midnight bathroom run reveals your teen’s light is still on and you can hear the clicking of their cell phone as they text their way into the night. It finally dawns on you why your teen is always so tired even though they seem to be in bed on time. You think, “Darn, I [...]
Summer is coming and your teens are excited to be rid of homework and getting up early every day to be somewhere they don’t always want to be. However, the lifestyle they yearn for is the same lifestyle that will put the pounds on faster than you can say, “First day of school.”
So just in [...]
After a great workout, there’s a feeling of euphoria. And if your teen like so many people out there has struggled to just move, you better believe there is a sense of accomplishment. So there is no surprise that your face wrinkles when on the way home you stop for coffee and your teen asks [...]
