Nicotine satiates hunger, so vaping everyday will make a teenager not want to eat while at school or while they’re with their friends. Talk to your child about why they are not eating, if they get defensive or have a weak excuse like, “I’m just not hungry” then there is most ...
In this video, Dr. Camenga and Dr. Walley describe how they approach conversations with teens about vaping and give advice to parents on how to start the conversation. Continue the Conversation As a parent, you can make a big impression by staying open to continuing the conversation. Many ...
“No one is immune to the disease of addiction,” warns Katherine Ketcham, the coauthor of thirteen books, including Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs – How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It and the bestselling classic Under the I...
"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She shares how her mission to end dating and sexual violence led her to creat
Smoking is also harmful to the unborn fetus. If a pregnant woman smokes, her fetus is at an increased risk ofmiscarriage, early delivery (prematurity),stillbirth, infant death, and low birth weight. In fact, it has been estimated that if all women quitsmoking during pregnancy, about 4,000...
Talking to teens about drugsis vital to help prevent them from experimenting with drugs later in life. When you talk to your teen about drugs, be sure that you explain the potential dangers of drugs, including the physical and social dangers that drugs can create. Be sure that they understan...
“What we hear from young people is that they have a lot of stress, and they’re using vaping products to help relieve stress,” said Ylioja. “So we talk to them about finding other ways of dealing with stress.” This could be going for a walk or listening to music. Or clicking ...
It can represent smoking or vaping, or exiting somewhere so fast you leave a trail. Love Hotel A code for a sex worker’s premise or brothel. Syringe Is used commonly to say someone is getting or has got a tattoo, but can also be used to talk about drugs. Pill Talking about ...
Speaking of independence, your teens are also a bridge towards adulthood where you'll need to start making big decisions about potential career paths, college, moving out, etc. Dip your toes into these waters by getting a job, doing internships or volunteering, touring colleges, learning basic...
Wallace said, “The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” I have often thought this parable relates to the social pressures that teens are submerged in online and offline. Just like the ...