The Stages and Tasks of Adolescent Development -- What to Do About the Fears -- Defining Adolescence -- The Tasks of Adolescence -- Early Adolescence: Ages 10 to 14--the Middle School/Junior High Years -- Health-Partnering in Early Adolescence -- Middle Adolescence: Ages 15 to 18--the High School Years -- Health-Partnering in Middle Adolescence -- Late Adolescence: Ages 18 to 21--the Years After High School -- Health-Partnering in Late Adolescence -- Health-Partnering Tips for Parents -- A Doctor of Their Own -- A Unique Set of Health Risks -- Building Trust -- Talking About Values -- A New Role for Parents -- Your Teen in the Driver's Seat -- Stay with the Pediatrician or Find a New Doctor? -- An Office with Teen Appeal -- The First Visit -- Information Parents Provide -- Meeting the Teen -- The Doctor-Teen Dialogue -- Bringing the Full Team Together -- Privacy and Confidentiality -- Frequency and Scope of Visits -- The Adolescent Checkup -- The Physical Examination -- Laboratory Tests -- Immunizations -- Adolescents as Medical Consumers -- Overcoming Barriers -- A Medical Consumer Prepares -- Urgent Symptoms -- An Ongoing Relationship -- Health-Partnerging Tips for Parents -- The Basics: Nutrition, Exercise, and Sleep -- Nutrition -- Growth Spurts in Weight and Height -- A Healthy Weight Gain -- The Nutrients Your Adolescent Needs -- Vitamins and Minerals: Via Nature or Supplement? -- Nutrition Labels -- Water -- Vegetarian Teens -- Breakfast, a Brilliant Idea -- Health-Partnering for Nutrition -- Exercise -- An Epidemic of Obesity -- Exercise Can Heighten the Joy of Living -- At the Computer, Hours of Sitting Still -- At School: More Sitting -- Advocating for Improved Physical Education -- Three Forms of Fitness -- Health-Partnering for Exercise -- Sleep -- Adolescents' Sleep Needs -- When Sleep Needs Are Not Met -- Healthy Sleep Patterns -- When High Schools Wake Up -- Insomnia -- Sleep Disorders Associated with Excessive Sleep -- Health-Partnering for Sleep -- Common Health Problems of Girls and Boys -- Illness in Context -- The One Best Way to Prevent Illness -- How and When to Wash Hands -- Washing Hands in School -- Washing Hands at Home -- Body Odor and Other Hygiene Matters -- Hygiene or Style? -- Skin and Hair -- Acne -- How to Talk with an Adolescent About Acne -- How Does Your Teen Deal with Having Acne? -- How Can You Help? Ask Your Child -- What to Do About Acne -- How Can Acne be Treated? -- Dry Skin -- Tough Guys in Winter -- Dermatitis -- Contact Dermatitis -- Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) -- Seborrheic Dermatitis -- Suntans are "Skinjury" -- Piercing and Tattoos -- Hair Loss -- Eyes -- Vision Testing -- Eye Ailments -- Eye Care -- Ears -- Oral Health -- Dental Caries -- Bad Breath (Halitosis) -- Gum Disease -- Braces -- Braces Pay Off, But You Might Have to Pay -- Special Care Protects Braces -- When Braces Come Off -- The Basics of Oral Care -- Helping Your Adolescent Stay Motivated -- Respiratory Problems -- Colds -- Sinusitis and Otitis Media -- Bronchitis -- Pneumonia -- Flu -- Meningitis -- Infectious Mononucleosis -- Gut Feelings -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Persistent Symptoms and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) -- Promoting Healthy Digestion -- Enuresis and Encopresis -- Bed-wetting (Enuresis) -- Encopresis -- Scoliosis -- Diagnosing Scoliosis -- Treatment -- Back Pain -- Headaches, Dizziness, Fatigue -- Tension Headaches -- Migraine Headaches -- Dizziness -- Fatigue -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- Health-Partnering Tips for Parents -- Health Issues for Your Daughter -- The Puberty Experience for Girls -- Tanner Stages for Girls, and Related Changes -- Learning About the Female Body -- Why Your Daughter Needs to Learn How Her Body Works -- She Can See for Herself -- External Genitalia -- Internal Organs -- Anatomical Differences Between Adolescent Girls and Women -- The Menstrual Cycle: Preparation, Release, Renewal -- Preparation -- Release -- Renewal -- Some Things About Menstruation Your Daughter Should Know -- Pad or Tampon? -- Toxic Shock Syndrome and Safe Tampon Use -- Menstrual Concerns and Disorders -- Cranky and Crampy: Premenstrual Syndrome -- Cramps and Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstruation) -- Primary Dysmenorrhea -- Treatment of Menstrual Pain -- Secondary Dysmenorrhea -- Amenorrhea -- Primary Amenorrhea -- Secondary Amenorrhea -- The Female Athlete Triad -- She'll Feel It in Her Bones -- Trapped in the Triad -- Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding -- Vaginal Hygiene and Health -- Vaginal Discharge: Signs of Puberty and Ovulation -- Vulvovaginitis -- Bacterial Vaginitis -- Yeast Infection -- Gardnerella Vaginalis -- Trichomoniasis -- Urinary Tract (Bladder and Kidney) Infections -- Common Infections--Especially Among Women -- Why Urinary Tract Infections Occur -- Seek Help Promptly -- How to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections or Recurrence -- Breast Concerns and Disorders -- Breast Self-Exam -- Visual Inspection -- Palpating (Feeling) the Breasts -- Her First Gynecologic Exam -- Body Image: Help Your Daughter Accept Herself -- Health-Partnering Tips for Parents -- Health Issues for Your Son -- When Does Puberty Begin? -- Tanner Stages for Boys, and Related Changes -- How the Male Body Works -- The Male Genitalia -- Why the Scrotum Contracts and Relaxes -- Two Perils of Tight Jeans -- Explaining Erections -- Wet Dreams -- The Myth of "Blue Balls" -- Retrograde Ejaculation -- Hematospermia -- The Role of Preseminal Fluid -- Testicular Cancer and the Importance of Self-Exams -- Testicular Self-Exam -- Scrotal Disorders -- Testicular Torsion -- Warning Signs of Testicular Torsion -- Epididymitis -- Warning Signs of Epididymitis -- Orchitis -- Varicocele -- Inguinal Hernia -- Hydrocele -- Spermatocele -- Trauma -- When to See a Doctor After Testicular Trauma -- Cryptorchidism -- Testicular Implant -- Underdeveloped Testicles -- Penile Hygiene and Disease Prevention -- Cleaning Under the Foreskin -- Phimosis and Paraphimosis -- Balanitis -- Symptoms of Balanitis -- Tinea Cruris ("Jock Itch") -- Penile Disorders -- Pink Pearly Papules -- Hypospadias and Epispadias -- Priapism -- Impotence -- Urethritis -- Symptoms of Urethritis -- Gynecomastia -- Health-Partnering Tips for Parents -- Coping with Chronic Health Problems -- Chronic Health Problems Dioffer -- Health Coping Skills -- To Gain Independence -- Levels of Help from a Medical Support Team -- Support Groups and Mentors -- Baby Steps Add Up -- The Urge to Rebel -- Independence of Mind -- To Clarify Sexual Identity -- An Unseen Diseas -- The Naked Truth -- Visibly Different -- Mature Body, Childlike Mind -- To Explore Societal Role and Self-Image -- Just Another Set of Habits -- Accommodations and Alternatives -- Translating Disability into Passion -- In the Shadows: Depression and Unsafe Behaviors -- Depression -- Substance Abuse -- Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior -- Poor Compliance with Health Care -- Family Stress -- Exploring the Possible -- "UnpredictAbility" -- Health-Partnering Tips for Parents -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Cancer -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Epilepsy (Seizure Disorders) -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) -- Risks and Realities of Teen Sexuality -- A Sexualized Culture -- The Importance of Parents' Voices -- Sexuality: An Integral Part of Life -- Adolescents' Sexuality Issues -- Gender Identity -- A Parent's Perspective -- Sexuality and Decision Making -- A Parent's Perspective -- Forming Healthy Relationships -- Timing -- Staying Busy -- Living a Well-Rounded Life -- Masturbation -- A Parent's Perspective -- Sexual Limit Setting -- A Parent's Perspective -- Sexual Orientation -- A Parent's Perspective -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- A Parent's Perspective -- STD Symptoms -- Some Sexually Transmitted Diseases Your Teen Must Know About -- Condoms -- Correct Condom Use -- Words That Keep You Safer -- Contraception -- A Parent's Perspective -- The Most Common Contraceptive Choices for Adolescents -- The Morning-After Pill/Emergency Contraception -- If Pregnancy Occurs -- Health-Partnering Tips for Parents -- No Teen Is Immune: Substance Use and Abuse -- Why Adolescents Use -- Talking with Teens About Abstaining -- Connected Adolescents Abstain or Wait -- Not Everyone Is Using -- Abstinence versus "Harm Reduction" -- Tobacco -- Cigarettes as Social Accessory -- Effects of Smoking, Now and Later -- Bidis, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco Are Risky, Too -- Quitting the Tobacco Habit -- How Parents Can Help -- Tobacco as a Gateway Drug -- Alcohol --
Legal and Lethal: Drinking and Driving
You Don't Have to Stumble
Help for the Adolescent Problem Drinker
Help for the Adolescent Marijuana Smoker
Help for the Adolescent Inhalant User
Help for the Adolescent User of Stimulants
Hallucinogens and Club Drugs
Help for the Adolescent User of Hallucinogens
Help for the Adolescent User of Opiates
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Help for the Adolescent User of Steroids
Signs of Drug and Alcohol Use
Health-Partnering Tips for Parents
Panic at the Mirror: Teens and Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders and the Hazards of Thinness
Rich Fashion Models, Poor Role Models
The Lost Aesthetic of Body Diversity
Family and Peer Pressures
Peers and Community Play a Role
Anorexia Nervosa: Both Defining and Threatening Life
Diagnosing Anorexia Nervosa
Health Risks of Anorexia Nervosa
Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
Through Treatment, a New Direction
Diagnosing Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders "Not Otherwise Specified"
Obesity as a Social Hardship
Is It "Baby Fat" or Obesity?
Reveal Remedies by Identifying the Cause
Health-Partnering Tips for Parents
Your Teen's Mental Health
The First Step: Seeing Mental Health in Context
Illness or Death of a Family Member
Parents' Unemployment or Financial Problems
Abusive or Substance-Abusing Parents
Parental Conflict, Separation, or Divorce
Overwhelming Academic Demands
Common Stresses with Peers
When Adolescents Resist Therapy
Learning Disabilities and Attentional Disorders
Attention Deficit Disorder
Advocating for Your Child at School
Mental Illness in Adolescents
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Health-Partnering Tips for Parents
Preventing Accidents and Injuries
An Urgent Need for Prevention
Conveying the Safety Message
Six E's for Effective Communication with Your Teen
Preventing Sports Injuries
First Step: Get Your Doctor's Go-Ahead
Check Out the Game, Gear, and Clothes
Avoid Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Steps for Keeping Your Young Driver Safe
How to Be a Healthy Driver
Car Care and Emergency Preparedness
Violence and Adolescent Life
Health-Partnering Tips for Parents.
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