Teen Health and Safety

Teens and Drug Abuse: Rx and OTC Medications Turns out, parents talking to kids about drugs really does work. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America has released the findings from their 2008 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), which foun...

Teen Steroid Use Think steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are only a problem in pro sports? Think again. The desire for a competitive edge can overwhelm the judgment of high-school athletes, too. And the prevalence of steroids, HGH (...

Don't punish your child for smoking. ...

Motivating Your Teen to Stay Active Obesity is no longer just a problem among adults. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the number of overweight children and teens in our nation has more than tripled over the past th...

Tween Nutritional Requirements Fact You cannot know how much your tween needs to eat on any given day because growth patterns differ tremendously from child to child and from one day to the next. While some tweens grow in a slow-but-steady fashi...

Get up to speed on the how's and why's of teen drinking. Take our quiz! ...

The Scene: Your 18-year-old daughter and her date are invited to a pre-prom party at a friend's and several post-prom parties. You want her to have a wonderful time, but you're worried about her drinking. When you raise the issue with her, she ro...

The Olympic Games are steeped in enough controversy to make a White House press secretary throw in the towel. How much do you know about these unsportsman-like scandals? ...

Do you think you know everything about the Greek Games? We challenge you to take our quiz! ...

Take a safety quiz -- based on real-life situations -- and find out just how much you know. ...

When Teens Obsess About Their Weight Could Your Teen Have an Eating Disorder? With the fashion and entertainment industries' super-thin stars serving as role models, it's no wonder that many young girls don't like what they see in the mirror. Th...

Find out what you need to do to keep your child out of harm's way. Take this quiz, based on Gavin de Becker's best-selling book, Protecting the Gift. ...

Do you know what to do to keep your teenager safe? The answers to this quiz may surprise you. ...

Baseball can be a family affair. See what you know about these historic Major League dads and sons. ...

Looking for some fun family "workouts" that feel more like play? Check out these simple outdoor activities that will get everyone in your family off the couch and help you bond while burning some calories. ...

Take this quiz to see how much you know about preteen drug use and risk factors. ...

Lions and Tigers and... Gophers? Oh my! Just what is in a team name? ...

Joe DiMaggio set a standard for skill on the field and conduct off of it. See how much you know about the "Yankee Clipper." ...