Patient resources

Anger is normal. It is natural to feel this way when you or someone you care about has been treated badly. It’s up to us to decide how to act when we get angry.

Did you know that about 80% of teens in the United States don’t smoke? They’ve made a healthy choice.

Everyone goes through puberty but not always at the same time or in the same way. It is when your body starts changing from that of a child to that of an adult. In general, here’s what you can expect.

Parents need to give up much of the control over many of their young adult’s decisions. But parents still worry about their child’s safety, health, and success. This is where you need to trust the job you have done as a parent.

Certain teens and young adults have a higher risk of getting meningococcal disease. College students, especially freshmen who live in dorms and military recruits, are at an increased risk compared with others in this age group. It’s important to know how to protect yourself because meningococcal disease

Children experience depression differently than adults. Your child may not be able to tell you they are feeling sad, and they may not even feel sad at all. Instead, you may notice your child seems irritable, frustrated, restless, discouraged, or tired. These are some other common signs of depression

It is important for parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens to remember that each child is unique and will have their own experiences and feelings. “Coming out” is a lifelong journey of understanding, acknowledging, and sharing one’s gender identity or sexual orientation

Remember that your teen’s doctor can help assess whether your teen has a drug problem and a laboratory test is not always needed. However, if a drug test is recommended, your teen should know about it. The American Academy of Pediatrics opposes drug tests without a teen’s knowledge and consent.

College is filled with many opportunities to learn and experience life. You’ll be responsible for making your own choices, including choices about your health. Following is important information to help you stay healthy and safe on your new journey.

A lot of teens do. In fact, 50% to 75% of all teens report having at least one headache per month!

Any type of regular physical activity can improve your fitness and your health—even walking, taking the stairs, or mowing the lawn. The most important thing is that you keep moving!

Many Americans gamble for fun. However, for young people, gambling may become a serious addiction. The chances of a young gambler getting “hooked” are far greater than those of an adult.

Now that you are getting older, you have different health needs than you did when you were younger. However, your pediatrician is still there to help you stay healthy.

The 2 most well-known eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.Anorexia is self-starvation. Bulimia is a disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food (binges) and then tries to undo the effects of the binge in some way, usually by ridding the body of the food that was eaten.