If there’s one thing most teens care about, it’s their reflection in the mirror. Teens care so much about their appearance because their bodies are constantly changing and many of them are suffering from acne issues, body odor, and hair growing in places it’s never...
Being a teenager can be both the best time of your life and one of the worst. As teens face emotional and physical changes, so many things can go wrong. They may begin to distance themselves from their family, or feel peer pressure from their...
It can be heartbreaking as a parent to see your child struggle. Today’s struggling teens are at a risk for many challenges, including bullying, depression, drug or alcohol use, mental illness, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Defining what your child is experiencing is often difficult...
Teens with suicidal thoughts and the desire to carry out those thoughts should be taken extremely seriously. Suicide prevention in teens should begin as soon as you begin to see the signs of suicidal ideation. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young...
For something that is meant to reduce pain, painkillers cause a great deal of pain and suffering for thousands of teens. Painkiller abuse has become a huge issue in recent years and it’s only getting worse. It’s leading to young people using heroin and other...
There’s something awful plaguing our nation’s high schools. That something is underage drinking. Peer pressure is at an all time high for teens to partake in underage drinking and drug use. But you can take the preventative measures to stop your teen from falling into...
Have you ever had that classic nightmare? The one in all movies where you have a speech and run on stage so nervous that you forgot to wear clothes. That is an anxiety induced stress dream; normal, common, natural, temporary, stress. Now imagine your teen having that...
If there’s one drug in the US that seems to be everywhere, it’s marijuana. Teen marijuana abuse in the US has skyrocketed in the past few years. It’s cheap and easily available, which makes it attractive to teens of all socioeconomic statuses. What teens don’t...
Is your teen having trouble focusing in school? Do you feel like their attention is constantly elsewhere? If so, they may have ADHD. Oftentimes, ADHD is diagnosed in younger children, however symptoms of ADHD in teens may go unnoticed up until adolescence. It’s important to...
Obsessive compulsive disorder sounds like such a scary mental condition. Teens have it tough enough, with their drastically changing bodies and emotions. But obsessive compulsive disorder in teens is a lot more common than you’d think. Since symptoms emerge in childhood and throughout adolescence, its...