| This useful guide provides recommended Internet resources for the male adolescent. The list includes sites that cover topics such as sexuality, adolescent development, relationships, substance use, mental health issues and many more.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that most people are exposed to, much like a virus that causes a "cold," except that HPV is usually spread through sexual contact. If a woman is diagnosed with HPV infection or an HPV-related disease, it is difficult to know for certain when she acquired the infection. Here is more that you should know about HPV.
Learn as much as you can about babies and parenting—ask your doctor, go to the library, and ask other people you know who are parents. Here are some tips to help you raise a happy and healthy child.
Preventing sports injuries (PDF)
Children and adolescents who have suffered a brain injury are at risk of a second injury. Recovery after a second injury may be poor. It is very important to avoid activities that have a significant risk of head injury. Children with a history of head injury should not participate in contact or collision sports. The list below classifies sports as those that are not allowed after brain injury, those that are permitted if the participant uses caution and proper protection, and those that are allowed.
Among the danger signs that a teenager is likely to consider suicide are: he (or she) is depressed or repeatedly exhibits impulsive or aggressive tendencies, and he (or she) has experienced a significant loss – such as the death of a family member or friend. This handout lists more signs and other observations to note in order to assess suicide risk among teenagers.
What to do if your child should be talking -- but isn't yet
Date: May 1, 2004
By:
Janet D. Perloff, PhD, AM, Victoria M. Rizzo, PhD, MSW
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Are you—or a friend or family member—living with a life-threatening illness? If so, we offer the following ideas and words of encouragement to help you with the process of talking with children about a parent's life-threatening illness.
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