Parents need to realize the rational part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t be until he or she is 25 years old or so.

A disappointing grade can become an emotional tripwire for parent and child alike.

The new PE focuses on total wellness and developing lifelong health habits rather than just teaching students sports.

Although teen dating violence is worrisome, it's not inevitable. You and your teen can avoid potentially perilous situations and reduce the risk for problems.

As difficult as it is being a teenager, being a parent of one is even harder.

Teen girls who are athletes face unique obstacles when it comes to their bodies and how well they perform.

Extreme obesity plagues more than a million teens and young adults, experts estimate. What's a parent to do?

Plastic surgery is not for every youth. For some procedures, the child must reach milestones in age, growth, and physical maturity.

The teen years often bring a sharp drop in physical activity, especially for girls.

Teen depression is a serious illness. The benefits of getting help, including taking medications if needed, far outweigh the potential risks.

As the parent of an adopted biracial/bicultural child, it's important o acknowledge that your child is different. The goal is to help your child feel a sense of pride about his or her culture and race so it becomes a positive part of his or her identity.

Crooks from computer experts to purse snatchers can steal personal information and run up bills in victims' names. Clearing up the mess can be costly and stressful.

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics are causing a growing number of infections, both in hospitals and in schools and other community settings.

Childhood obesity is on the rise. Nearly 20 percent of U.S. children are obese. Three decades ago, that number was only about 7 percent.

Almost 40 percent of children do not get enough sleep to feel well rested and to perform well in school and elsewhere. The reasons are varied.

Orthodontic treatment most commonly begins between ages 9 and 14 because kids in this age range have at least some permanent teeth and are still growing.

It's best to catch vision problems while a child is very young. Later, problems are harder to correct.

Too often, parents miss the signs of depression. Or, they believe their teen will “snap out of it” eventually.

Children with ODD may refuse to follow commands or requests made by parents, teachers, or other adults.

There are no magic words to make a teen drive like an adult. But by setting rules, parents can make a dramatic difference in preventing crashes.

Many young people take prescription drugs because they believe they are safer than street drugs, but they can be just as dangerous if taken improperly.

Orthodontics is the dental specialty that focuses on the development, prevention, and correction of irregularities of the teeth, bite, and jaws.

Girls experience puberty as a sequence of events, and their pubertal changes usually begin before boys of the same age. The first pubertal change in girls usually is breast development.

Changes with puberty may occur gradually or several signs may become visible at the same time.