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Acne. Bullying. Depression. Being a teenager can be tough. Whether you're a teen or a parent, it's smart to learn all you can about teen health issues. Our Learning Centre is a great place to start.

Teens can get help with decisions or find how-to tips in topics such as:

Fitness: Getting and Staying Active.
Quitting Smoking.
Headaches: Managing Headaches.

Parents can find information about common concerns in topics such as:

Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa.
Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years.
Talking With Your Child About Sex.
Substance Use Problems: How to Help Your Teen.

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Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries
Acne
Acne: Treatment With Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Acne: Treatment With Antibiotics
Acne: Treatment With Benzoyl Peroxide
Acne: Treatment With Salicylic Acid
ADHD and Hyperactivity
ADHD Myths and Facts
ADHD: Impulsivity and Inattention
ADHD: Social Skills Training
ADHD: Taking Care of Yourself When Your Child Has ADHD
ADHD: Tests for Other Disorders
Adolescent Sensory and Motor Development
Aggression in Youth
Alcohol and Drug Use in Young People
Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
Anabolic Steroids
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia: Learning New Eating Behaviours
Anorexia: Learning to Trust Others
Assessing Your Asthma Knowledge
Asthma Action Plan: Red Zone
Asthma Action Plan: Yellow Zone
Asthma Diary
Asthma in Children: Knowing How Bad an Attack Is
Asthma in Teenagers and Adults
Asthma Zones
Asthma: Educating Yourself and Your Child
Asthma: Ways to Take Inhaled Medicines
Asthma's Impact on Your Child's Life
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism: Behavioural Training and Management
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Behaviour Rating Scales for ADHD
Behaviour Therapy for ADHD
Binge Eating Disorder
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
Birth Control
Birth Control for Teens
Birth Control Hormones: The Mini-Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Patch
Birth Control Hormones: The Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Ring
Birth Control Hormones: The Shot
Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
Birth Control: How to Use the Ring
Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods
Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
Bulimia Nervosa
Bullying
Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
Cannabis
Cerebral Palsy
Cervical Cap for Birth Control
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse: Emotional Abuse by Parents
Child Safety: Guns and Firearms
Child Who Is Overweight: Evaluating Nutrition and Activity Patterns
Child Who Is Overweight: Medical Evaluation
Choking Rescue Procedure: Heimlich Manoeuvre
Cholesterol in Children and Teens
Cocaine
Cognitive Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Comparing Symptoms of Normal Moodiness With Depression in Children
Conditions Related to Dyslexia
Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Depression in Children and Teens
Congenital Heart Disease: Caring for Your Child
Contraceptive Sponge for Birth Control
Counselling for Your Teen
Date Rape Drugs
Dealing With Today's Teen Issues
Dental Care: 6 Years to 16 Years
Dental Checkups for Children and Adults
Dental Sealants
Depression in Children and Teens
Depression Screening
Depression Screening in Children and Teens
Diaphragm for Birth Control
Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
Dyslexia
Eating Disorders: Cultural and Social Factors
Eating Disorders: Feeling Better About Yourself
Eating Disorders: Malnutrition Tests
Eating Disorders: Things That Put a Person at Risk
Emotional and Social Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Emotional and Social Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Energy and Sports Drinks
Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures
Epilepsy: Tonic Seizures
Family Life Cycle
Family Therapy for Depression in Children
Female Condoms
Fitness: Getting and Staying Active
Fluoride During Childhood
Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
Getting Enough Calcium and Vitamin D
Grief: Helping Teens With Grief
Growth and Development Milestones
Growth and Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Growth Modification for Malocclusion
Gynecomastia
Headaches in Children
Health Canada and U.S. FDA Advisories for Antidepressants
Health Risks Related to Smokeless Tobacco
Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early
Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
Healthy Eating for Children
Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
Healthy Habits for Kids
Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
Helping Children During Immunizations
Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
Helping Your Child Avoid Tobacco, Drugs, and Alcohol
Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
Helping Your Teen Recover After a Traumatic Event
Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
HIV Screening
HIV Treatment in Children
How ADHD Affects Your Child
How Adolescent Thinking Develops
How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
How to Take Birth Control Pills
Hypospadias
Immunizations: Questions Parents Ask
Importance of Immunizations
Indoor Tanning: Is It Safe?
Inhalant Use
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI?
Interactive Tool: When Are You Most Fertile?
Intrauterine Device (IUD) for Birth Control
Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion
Intrauterine Device (IUD) Removal
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Deciding About Total Joint Replacement
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Pain Management
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Range-of-Motion Exercises
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Stretching and Strengthening Exercises
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Klinefelter Syndrome
Learning Disabilities
Levonorgestrel (LNg) IUD
LSD
Making the Most of Your Appointment
Male Condoms
Malocclusion and Orthodontics
Medical Checkups for Adolescents
Menarche
Menstrual Cramps
Menstruation: Not Having a Period by Age 15
Methamphetamine
Milestones for Ages 11 to 14
Milestones for Ages 15 to 18
Molluscum Contagiosum
Monitoring Asthma Treatment
Mononucleosis Complications
Non-Prescription Products for Weight Loss
Non-Verbal Learning Disorder
Normal Menstrual Cycle
Orthopedic Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
Personal Stories About Choosing Birth Control Methods
Physical Abuse
Physical Activity for Children and Teens
Physical Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Physical Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Preparing Your Child for the Hospital
Preventing Children's Injuries From Sports and Other Activities
Protecting Your Child From Online Strangers
Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
Provincial and Territorial Helplines and Websites
Puberty Issues
Questions Your Doctor May Ask Before Prescribing Medicine for Depression in Children and Teens
Quick Tips: Helping Your Child Stay Safe and Healthy
Quick Tips: Keeping Acne Under Control
Quick Tips: Safely Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children
Quick Tips: What to Do When You Crave Nicotine
Recognizing and Developing Your Children's Special Talents
Regular Checkup for a Child
Reye Syndrome
Routine Checkups
Safer Sex
Sample School Plan
Scoliosis in Children and Teens
Sexual Abuse or Assault (Rape)
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment
Signs of Drug Use
Signs of Substance Use
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Social Anxiety Disorder
Spermicide for Birth Control
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Starting Antidepressants: How to Care for Your Child
Starting Medicines for ADHD: How to Care for Your Child
Staying Aware of What Your Child Is Doing Online
Staying Safe: After You Leave a Violent Relationship
Staying Safe: If You Are in a Violent Relationship
Stress in Children and Teenagers
Suicidal Thoughts or Threats
Supporting Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder
Symptoms of Depression in Children
Syphilis
Talking to Your Adolescent or Teen About Problems
Talking to Your Child About Appropriate Online Behavior
Talking With Your Child About Sex
Teaching Older Children and Teens About Consent
Teen Behaviour: What's Typical and What Are Signs of a Problem?
Teen Relationship Abuse
Teen Substance Use Disorder: Choosing a Treatment Program
Teen Substance Use: Making a Contract With Your Teen
Teenage Sleep Patterns
Teenage Smokers: Reasons to Quit
Teenage Tobacco Use
Teens With Diabetes: Issues for Parents
Teens: Being There for a Friend Who Self-Injures
Teens: Getting Out of an Unhealthy Friendship
Teens: Helping a Friend Who's Talking About Suicide
Teens: Supporting a Friend Who Is Struggling Emotionally
Teens: Talking About a Difficult Topic With Your Parent or Guardian
Teens: Things That Get in the Way of Mental Health Care
Teens: Tips for Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Teens: Tips for Using News and Social Media in a Healthy Way
Tips for Parents of Teens
Tourette Syndrome (TS)
Treatment for ACL Injuries in Children and Teenagers
Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Caring for Your Child
Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Safe Exercise
Type 1 Diabetes: Your Child's Role in Care
Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Children
Understanding How Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Can Affect Children
Unproven Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Vaccine Safety
Violent Behaviour in Children and Teens
Vision Screening and Eye Exams for Children and Teens
Vital Signs in Children
Warning Signs of Suicide in Children and Teens
What to Do About Missed or Skipped Birth Control Pills
Your Teen's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Bacterial Vaginosis Tests
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test of the Cervix
Stool Analysis
Syphilis Tests

Acne: Should I Take Isotretinoin for Severe Acne?
ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD?
Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression?
HPV: Should I Get the Vaccine?
HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine?
Scoliosis: Should My Child Have Surgery?

ADHD: Helping Your Child Get the Most From School
ADHD: Helping Your Child Get Things Done
Asthma: Taking Charge of Your Asthma
Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
Fitness: Teaching Your Child to Stay Active
Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
Quitting Smoking: Getting Support
Quitting Smoking: Helping Someone Quit
Sleep: Helping Your Children—and Yourself—Sleep Well
Stress Management: Helping Your Child With Stress
Substance Use Disorder: Dealing With Teen Substance Use

Current as of: February 27, 2023

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine

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