Teens
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TeensTeen Dating
It's one thing for a seven-year-old to joke around with his friends using these words, but he should not be using those words around you or other adults.
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TeensTeen Mental Health
Kids with ADHD need a lot of attention, and it's important to find acceptable and positive ways for them to get it.
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TeensChores and Money
Part of your responsibility as a parent is to teach your child financial responsibility.
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TeensEating Disorders and Nutrition
Your stepdaughter's obsessive relationship with food is obviously not about food.
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TeensEating Disorders and Nutrition
When your teen's "friend" is making cruel remarks, don't be afraid to step in and seek a meeting with his parents.
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TeensTeen Dating
A parent plans to meet her daughter's boyfriend, as well as his parents. She wonders what questions she should ask them.
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TeensChanges During Puberty
Advice on how to deal with breast development and puberty signs in girls.
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TeensChanges During Puberty
Young women and adolescents should start having gynecologic examinations when they turn 18, or when they first become sexually active (if that occurs before the age of 18).
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TeensChanges During Puberty
The purpose of the first gynecological exam is to evaluate the size and shape of the uterus (womb) and ovaries, to do a Pap smear to detect early signs of cervical cancer, and to screen for sexually transmitted diseases.
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TeensTeen Behavior and Discipline
Has your teenager suddenly become mono-syllabic? Find out what's typical behavior for a 13-year old.
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TeensPuberty and SexBy FamilyEducation Editorial Staff
This is a crash course on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
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TeensTeen Social Development
Teens aren't equipped to deal with the attention and sexual pressure from boys that their sexual dress invites.
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TeensEating Disorders and Nutrition
It's not normal insecurity for a healthy, developing teenager to be disgusted by her physical appearance.
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TeensPuberty and SexBy Sharon Greenthal
Everything you need to know about sex ed for boys and what to do if you find out your child is watching pornography.
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TeensTeen Dating
Parents ask what they should do after finding evidence that their son may have had sex in their bed with his girlfriend.
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TeensTeen Dating
Shaming and threatening a teen for associating with other ethnic groups will only create emotional distance between her and yourselves.
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TeensDrugs and AlcoholBy FamilyEducation Editorial Staff
Learn why the mixed messages that parents send to teens when they allow them to drink at home may actually be to blame for excessive teen drinking.
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