Being a teen is certainly about figuring out who you are, but it starts by being like everyone else. The last thing you want to do is be different, look different or require any different or specialty treatment. For teens with disfiguring or medically intensive treatment, the struggle deals with the desire to be like [...]
Emotions that are kept inside can manifest in the ugliest ways: Violence, depression, suicide attempts, etc.. For these and other reasons, teens are encouraged to express themselves in more positive ways. They are encouraged to do something with those feelings. To tell someone what is on their mind, but teens seem to have an innate [...]
After making a mistake, the last thing someone wants to hear is “I told you so.” Yet, teens hear this all the time when they have failed to follow the instructions laid before them. “Whatever” their eyes seem to say as they roll to the back of their head. WHAT-ever.
Here, “I told you so” sets [...]
Chest pain, heart palpitations, difficulty breathing and left arm pain, all sound like symptoms of a heart attack, but these are symptoms of a panic attack seen in teens with anxiety. Panic attacks are common when people feel frightened or nervous about a situation.
Panic attacks can feel just like a heart attack. However you should [...]
With the recent events in Haiti or any similarly traumatic event, it is normal to feel a sense of overwhelming anxiety and little to no control over your environment. This post event distress is commonly referred to as PTSD or post-traumatic distress disorder.
Although it makes perfect sense to expect this type of anxiety or nervousness [...]
You hear your teens going at it again. You wish they would stop fighting, but you also know that siblings fight. What can you do? How are you sure that its more than a normal sibling spat?
Ms Radcliff: Her sister loves her to death. She would die for her
Doc: Ms Radcliff, Your daughter doesn’t think [...]
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. “
Martin Luther King Jr.
Where does your teen stand in times of challenge and controversy? Do you think you have the kind of teen that would join in the [...]
“I am on probation for a fight I was in at school. This girl just kept saying stuff. She would not leave me alone. Finally she said something when no one was around and I just started wailing on her.”
Anger is a very strong emotion. This is not to say the other emotions are not, [...]
Teens are some of the healthiest people in the world. Many of the things that happen to them are a result of their own misjudgment. The three leading causes of death among teens ages 15 to 19 years are injury and accidents, homicide and suicide are discussed here.
1. Injury and accidents
Injury and accidents are the [...]
The holidays aren’t just about gifts and reuniting with friends and family over the break. It is also about parties, and it is a rare teen party that does not include alcohol or other substances of abuse. A holly jolly Christmas can sometimes mean your teen will be in this high-risk environment whether they choose [...]
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