For Parents: Helping Your Teen Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Teenagers face unique struggles as they adjust to a new normal.
Category: Adolescent Health
5 Things You Need to Know About Your Teens and Vaping
E-cigarettes are too new to fully understand their side effects, but we know they’re not good for your kids.
6 Ways Parents Can Help Prevent Teen Suicide
These tragedies are on the rise, but parents can play a role in saving lives.
How to Talk to Your Teen About Unhealthy Behaviors
Around age 11, children experience a major growth of neurons, or brain cells, that shifts which parts of the brain dominate behavior and decision-making. At this time, the prefrontal cortex, which controls behavior and decision-making, is growing but not yet mature, while the limbic system, which controls fear and pleasure, is becoming the most active…
Helping Children Cope with Scary News
Learn how to talk to your children about frightening current events and process your own fears in a healthy manner.
Five Tips for Avoiding Youth Sports Injuries
More than 3.5 million kids under age 14 are sidelined by sports injuries every year. But there are steps your young athlete can take to help prevent them.
Adolescent Health, Children's Health, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine
IBD in Children and Teens
Living with inflammatory bowel diseases can be especially difficult for younger patients.
Your Teenager at the Doctor: What to Expect
Learn how health care providers help guide your child through adolescence.
How to Talk About Consent with Your Kids
With issues of sexual assault in the news, an adolescent health expert offers advice to parents on how to talk to their children.
The Truth about Vaping: Podcast Episode 9
Sitting at a red light, you notice a large plume of vapor exuding from the car next to you. A slight creme brûlée smell hits your nose. That’s when you notice that the person puffing this sweet-smelling vapor appears to be a teenager. This episode of UNC Health Talk explores vaping through the lenses…
Addiction, Adolescent Health, Health, Lung Health, Podcast, Tobacco
How Food Additives Can Harm Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning parents against added ingredients that can harm children’s development. A UNC pediatrician weighs in.
Does Your Child Have Fortnite Fever?
What parents need to know about the health effects of video games.