Healthline Blogs
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College Courting - Decision Approaching
Oh my! The college admission letters are piling up - and the child that was sure no one would want her now feels confident that there is a college out there for her - the question has become which one?I love the letters mentioning her unique quali...
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What is Sexual Harassment?
Maybe the world has gone mad ... Last month three teenage girls in PA were charged with disseminating child pornography after they sent nude pictures of themselves via cellphone to their teenage boyfriends, who were charged with possession of chil...
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Study says DNA Flaw May Raise Risk for Autism
Autism is definitely a hot topic right now. I found another recent study that I wanted to mention while we were on the subject. Results from a study released online by the New England Journal of Medicine are based on the most comprehensive DNA sca...
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Cell Phones and Teen Health
The Journal of Adolescent Health published an article this month describing a pilot study with 15 girls looking at the feasibility of using a GPS-enabled cell phone to track adolescents' whereabouts and study the health risks that teenagers face w...
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Teens & Porn
The other day on Ypulse Meredith cited a study (done by CyberSentinel which sells software to block websites and monitor their kid's use of the Internet) reporting that British teens watch an average of 87 hours of porn per year. Hopefully this is...
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Back-To-School Boot Camp
It is that time again - school is starting or will be starting soon. You can make the transition a little smoother by starting a week early to get those school-related habits back into your lives.ScheduleIt is time to start going to bed earlier an...
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth have specific health needs and need safe places in the community where they can explore their feelings, socialize, and get support during adolescence and/or the coming out process....
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Thank You: Grand Rounds 3.52
Thank you Kerri at Six Until Me for hosting Grand Rounds this week and including my post about Hooking Up. This week was really fun to read - I laughed and cried - and I appreciate the effort it must take to host Grand Rounds.Photo Credit: web_guy...
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 5.40
Thanks to Flo & Bo at Florence dot com for hosting Grand rounds 5.40 this week and including a post about giving teens purpose and hope. Teens can use all of the help they can get these days!This week was beautifully put together and included ...
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What Motivates Teens to Have Sex
A recent article in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (2006) by Ott, Millstein, Ofner, & Halpern-Felsher, explored relationship goals and positive expectations about sex with 637 ninth graders. These researchers concluded that th...
