The Importance of Spotting Teen Strengths
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All the COVID-19 togetherness causing friction with your teen? Here are tips to focusing on what’s great about them, not what’s driving you crazy.
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Youth with Diabetes Who are Involved in the Decision to Start Continuous Glucose Monitoring are More Likely to Continue Using It
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In a study published in Diabetes Care, CHOP researchers find having youth buy-in from the beginning helps ensure consistent use of continuous glucose monitoring.
Missing Milestones Can Affect Mental Health in Teens
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyone's lives, but has had a profound effect on adolescents facing college, jobs and the unknown.
CHOP Doctors Offer Tips for Parents on How to Talk to Kids about Racism, Protests
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Dr. Ken Ginsburg and Dr. Roy Wade explain the importance of discussing these tough topics.
Managing Menstruation with Hormonal Contraceptives
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Hormonal contraceptives do more than prevent pregnancy: they can help teens better manage their menstrual cycles and avoid painful or irregular periods.
Why Doctors Ask to Speak Privately with Teen Patients
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Why doctors ask to talk to your teen alone — and the long-term benefit it can have on your teen’s health.
Support of the Gender Nonconforming Child and Family the Top Priority
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Using the case of Maeve, a 5-year-old who now goes by M, we explain gender dysphoria and the importance of follow-up care by providers who respect and support the child, as well as support and educate the child’s family members.
Reproductive Healthcare for Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Chronic Medical Conditions
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Patients with intellectual or developmental delays may face unique reproductive health challenges. It is important they receive timely and comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
Flipping the Switch to Positive for Parenting Teens: New Resource
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The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at CHOP offers a toolkit to equip parents and other caregivers with the best communication and parenting strategies to support their children.
CHOP, Penn Scientists Aim to Address Disparities in Health Research for Women
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The assumption that women react the same way to medication or medical intervention as men may be wrong.