Teens
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TeensTeen Dating
Whether or not your 17-year-old daughter is "ready" for dating is best determined by your daughter.
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TeensTeen Values and Responsibilities
A parent seeks advice on how to get her 23-year-old son to move out without damaging their relationship.
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TeensChanges During Puberty
A single dad gets some advice about girls and puberty.
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TeensTeen Values and Responsibilities
What can be done when homophobic slurs become commonplace in the classroom?
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TeensChanges During Puberty
Our expert addresses some common questions about menstrual flow and tampon use in young teens.
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TeensTeen Mental Health
Our expert advises a child that her suicidal friend must get adult help as soon as possible.
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TeensChanges During Puberty
It's important to have an open dialogue with your daughter and her physician about all aspects of her medical care, particularly as she transitions into adulthood.
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TeensDrugs and Alcohol
The best teaching a parent can provide is to show her own values surrounding alcohol and cigarettes by your day-to-day behaviors.
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TeensEating Disorders and Nutrition
An expert tells a mother what steps to take to determine why her teenaged daughter isn't eating.
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TeensDrugs and Alcohol
Realistically, teens will more likely quit smoking because a potential boyfriend or girlfriend frowns on it than if you threaten to take the car.
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TeensTeen Dating
What should a mother do, if anything, when her 15-year-old becomes sexually active?
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TeensTeen Dating
A six-year-old should be able to understand that this activity is performed only in private.
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TeensDrugs and Alcohol
A mother wonders what she can say or do to stress to her daughter that drinking and drugs will hurt her.
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TeensTeen Social Development
Should a parent allow her 15-year-old to hang out with a friend who's a troublemaker?
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TeensTeen Dating
A mother asks what she can do to help her pregnant 18-year-old daughter, who is embroiled in a bad relationship.
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TeensTeen Self-Expression
How important is it to monitor what a 14-year-old girl is wearing?
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TeensTeen Mental Health
A mother asks how to go about finding a good therapist for her reluctant daughter.
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TeensTeen Social Development
Our expert advises a parent on what she can do to put an end to her daughter's harassment in school.
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