Blogs Posts in Problems category; 76 blog posts

Family-based treatment better for anorexic teens

Family based treatments are likely to work better and faster in treating anorexia nervosa in teenagers, rather than the traditional therapy that focus on individual rehabilitation of the patient, suggests a new study.Eating disorders suc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Bringing Up Brunette Teens

Brunettes are mainly known to be calm and down to earth girls who make for very good wives. However, when you have brunette teens, you will find out that teens are teens. As a parent, it will be paramount to know how you can best underst [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Abortion does not make teens depressed

A new study has suggested that teenage girls who have abortions are no more likely to become depressed or have low self-esteem than their peers whose pregnancies do not end in abortion. Oregon State University and University of Californi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Heroin use a growing problem for suburban teens

Paul knew his son was doing something he shouldn't — drinking, smoking weed, maybe popping pills.So when the West Milford father saw the odometer on James' new 2009 Toyota racking up almost 100 miles a day, he had to say so [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Palin fundraises for Teen Challenge

Before former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to the stage Sunday in Missoula, Jacqueline Strothoff spoke of break-ups, rejection and drug use. Strothoff shared stories of her dysfunctional childhood when [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Want to be an American teen star? Get knocked up

If you watch U.S. TV, and everybody does sometimes, you will occasionally be stunned by the vast distance between reality and what you’re seeing. We’re not talking sci-fi shows here. We’re talking about teenagers doing [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen Insomnia How Big of a Problem is It?

Teens need 8½ to more than 9 hours of sleep a night. One complete sleep cycle lasts about 90 to 100 minutes. So during an average night's sleep, a person will experience about four or five cycles of sleep. The sleep problems a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Early Teen Sex and Its Effects on the Body

The teenage years may be particularly trying for years to parents and children about their sexuality, for the first time in their lives. Raging hormones and a newfound sense of independence may induce teens to act in ways that are irresp [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Communication Problems With Teens

anyone's life. In this period everyone choose his/her career field. So communication makes effect on teen's life. In teens life some teens face ego problem, which becomes the cause of their misbehavior. It is generally saw that m [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Tips To Deal With Troubled Teens

Tips To Deal With Troubled Teens: Many parents find that dealing with troubled teens is becoming increasingly challenging in today's world. If you have a troubled teen, there are specific steps you can take to help rectify the proble [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

TEENs & drugs

Experimentation with drugs and alcohol is on the increase among TEENs. While the experimental stage might just be a phase for some there are those who develop a dependency upon alcohol and drugs. While drug experimentation for a short pe [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

U.S. Teens Less Worried About Pregnancy: Survey

Of US males and females ages 15-19 who have ever had sex, 95 percent had used a condom at least once, according to the latest National Survey of Family Growth conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. However, fear of [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Marriage Problems

When there is something wrong with your marriage, you will definitely feel upset and frustrated. The whole family will suffer lots. The whole family is shadowed by the terrible darkness. Under such circumstance, you may wonder divorce ma [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Let teens drink? Parents wrestle with the question

Martha was tough on her children when it came to alcohol in their early teens. When she saw beer at a party her then-14-year-old daughter was attending, she broke it up and told all the kids to call their parents. When her son was about [...]