Healthline Blogs
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A Parenting Book That Could Change Your Life
OK, I know, I sound like an infomercial, but I am serious. How does never being angry at your teenager again sound? How about raising happy and responsible children? Who could not want to experience those things?Dr. Greg Baer, the author of "Real ...
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 5.32
Thank you Kerri at Six Until Me for hosting Grand Rounds 5.32 this week and including a post from Teen Health 411 about vegetarianism and teens.This week was fun reading - I loved the diner idea!
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Taking Stock: Remembering the Love!
?????????????????????????????????Welcome to 2009! As you rest up from the time you took off from work, and filled with decorating, family, friends, parties, gifts, shopping, traveling, and cleaning, I want to remind you to take a moment, and a dee...
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Teen Health Rights
There is a new web site from the National Center for Youth Law to help health care providers in California understand the many laws that impact their work with teens around reproductive health. The new web site Teen Health Rights includes guideboo...
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Holiday Letters - Are you Ready?
Dread or delight? Maybe you write holiday letters to keep people you care about involved in your life. Maybe you hate holiday letters because they sound so "cheery" and make your own reality seem "dim" in comparison. Whichever reality you call you...
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Boys Lie About Sex?
In fact, according to the results of an online survey about sex, relationships, and sexual respect, 60 percent of young men and teen boys lie about sex. In November, 1,200 males ages 15-22 took the survey conducted by TRU, Seventeen magazine and t...
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What Are Developmental Assets And How Can Parents Help Develop Them?
According to many research studies and the Search Institute, there are 40 developmental assets that are associated with successful adolescents ages 12 to 18. These are positive characteristics, skills, and support systems that teens need to grow i...
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College Visits - The OR/WA Road Trip
We have finally seen all the colleges my eldest daughter is considering applying to. We are spending 12 days in the beautiful Pacific Northwest seeing friends and exploring small liberal arts colleges that have majors relating to ancient civilizat...
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Grand Rounds 3.07: Thank You
I would like to thank Rita Schwab from the MSSP Nexus Blog for hosting this week's Grand Rounds and including my post on Teens and the Web World.
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College Touring - Oh What Fun It Is To Ride ...
The junior year of high school - and all my time, anxiety, money and vacation for the next nine months are going toward, drum roll please, you got it, visiting colleges! I am trying to be low key and help my daughter sift through the amazing pile ...
