The enormous public health impact of adolescent substance use and its preventable morbidity and mortality highlight the need for the health care sector, including pediatricians and the medical home, to […]
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Children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years that were subjected to neglect or abuse as an infant or toddler may suffer from reactive attachment disorder, commonly abbreviated
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Think back to when you were a teenager and try to remember whether you were always completely truthful with your parents. The answer is probably no. While parents want their
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Teenagers spend a shocking average of nine hours online each day, and preteens ages 8 to 12 spend an average of six hours online. This opens up a completely new
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By Dr. Louise Stanger, who specializes in Parent Coaching at Paradigm Treatment Centers. Last year, I never thought when I first wrote about the rise of vaping that it would
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Opening up during traditional therapy sessions can sometimes be difficult for teens. Many therapists turn to the benefits of creative arts therapy to reduce the stress of the traditional therapy
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As teens try to figure out who they are and their place in life, they can become rebellious. Your once sweet, loving child can suddenly feel like a stranger. You
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Self-care is a phrase that you might hear frequently, but you might not know exactly what it means, why it is important, or how to get started if you have
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Teens today face a tremendous amount of stress, causing some of them to turn to drugs or alcohol. Even teens that aren’t exceptionally overwhelmed might try drugs because they want
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Sleep deprivation: It’s common among adults and even more common among teens. Most teenagers should get a little over nine hours of sleep per night, but many adolescents simply do
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