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Preteens & Teens
Forget everything you've heard about parenting preteens and teens. Sure kids this age can be frustrating, but they can be fun and fascinating, too. These links will help you prepare for the preteen and teen rollercoaster ride.
Canadian Pediatric Society
The Canadian Pediatric Society's website. The area of the site that's intended for parents contains articles on all kinds of pediatric health issues. You'll find policy papers and other detailed information in the professionals area of the site.
Family
Doctor.org
The brainchild of the American Academy of Family Physicians,
this Web site is jam-packed with all kinds of useful health
information, including information on a variety of topics related to
adolescent medicine.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The official web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Despite what
you might think, it's not just for parents of little kids. There's
all kinds of great information on raising teens.
American
Dietetic Association
An excellent source of reliable information on nutrition-related topics of interest
to parents of teens, including vegetarian teens.
Educational Resources Information
Center
A huge database of articles on a variety of parenting and education-related
subjects, including the joys and challenges of raising teens.
Go Ask Alice
A fabulous source of online health information of all types for teens and
20-somethings, including some very frank discussions of anything and
everything related to sex. You may want to use this as a resource yourself
or share this link with your teen.
MEDLINE plus: Teen Health
An extremely comprehensive list of links from the National Library
of Medicine, all of which relate to teen health.
National Association of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry
A useful source of information on teens and depression.
Parentsoup.com -- Parents of Preteens
The "parents of preteens" area of parenting Web site ParentSoup.com. You'll
find articles, message boards, and more.
Reuters Health
An excellent source of breaking news on the health front, including studies
related to adolescent health. The stories you read here today will
make headline news in your morning newspaper
tomorrow!
SexualityandU.ca
If your preteen or teen is
asking some tough questions about reproductive health or sex and you
honestly don't have all the answers, you may want to
check out this terrific Canadian health Web site together. Designed
to be used by both consumers and health professionals, it's an excellent
source of information on reproductive health matters. It's also got
a fun and funky design which is likely to appeal to teens.
Sex Etc.
An award-winning sex education site for teens created by New Jersey's Rutgers
University. Features articles, quizzes, an online glossary, and more.
Check it out with your teen.
Tufts
Nutrition Navigator
Provides links to the best nutrition-related resources online as hand-picked
by a team of dietitians from Tufts University.