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Deciding to WaitCategory: safety_and_prevention
No matter what you've heard, read, or seen, not everyone your age is having sex, including oral sex and intercourse. In fact, more than half of all teens choose to wait until they're older to have sex. If you have already had sex but are unsure if you should again, then wait before having sex again.
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Depression in Children and Adolescents: TreatmentCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about how depression is treated in children and adolescents.
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Depression in Children and Adolescents: Types and SignsCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about depression and what to do if your child seems depressed.
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Discipline and Your ChildCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
As a parent, one of your jobs is to teach your child how to behave. While this can take time, try not to get frustrated when your child does not behave. Instead, learn effective ways to discipline your child. The following is guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics on how to discipline your
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Divorce and ChildrenCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
Whether married, living together, or living apart, most parents hope to remain together when they have a child. Despite those intentions, parental separation and divorce affect nearly half of American families. For many children, separation and divorce can be as difficult as the death of a parent. Children
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Eating Disorders: Anorexia and BulimiaCategory: adolescents
The 2 most well-known eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.Anorexia is self-starvation. Bulimia is a disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food (binges) and then tries to undo the effects of the binge in some way, usually by ridding the body of the food that was eaten.
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Gambling: Not a Safe ThrillCategory: adolescents
Many Americans gamble for fun. However, for young people, gambling may become a serious addiction. The chances of a young gambler getting "hooked" are far greater than those of an adult.
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Guidelines for Special Time and Time In—Mental Health ToolkitCategory: behavioral_and_psychosocial_issues
“Special time” or “time in” is one-on-one time shared by a child or adolescent and a parent or caregiver. It demonstrates the parent’s or caregiver’s enjoyment of spending time together and offers a break from any tensions or caregiver demands, including those resulting from a child’s or
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