For teens maybe it is difficult to speak out about other teenagers with adults, but it they are worried about their friends and their behavior on social media, they should tell their parents. "The biggest fear I always hear is 'what if they get mad at me and they no longer talk to me'. I…...

Diet, physical activity, whether they use food to respond to stress, physiologic and genetic make-up, age, and health status are some of the factors that affect teenagers' weight. Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says age is important, because young adults think they are invincible and can just lose the few pounds,…...

Creating a good relationship between the therapist and the teenager is necessary to understand a possible teen depression and how to help overcome it. Finding what’s going on is possible when the therapist asks parents and teens in order to know what is really bothering them. “I’m just going to ask them about what’s going…...

Teenagers are more susceptible to irritability, which can be associated with depression and bad mood. As a result, they tend to be isolated, are not communicative and have long periods of sadness. Psycotherapist Graciela Jimenez explains the differences between irritability, depression and moodiness. She describes that when there is irritability in somebody who is depressed,…...

One of the most important concerns of social media is how much teens are getting a lot of their self-worth from apps, because they are paying attention to how many followers, responses, friends or likes they have and compare them with others. Marta Martinez-Hasty, LCSW, Director of Project Gold at Kristi House, affirms those apps…...

The best advice Dr. Francisco Medina, Director of Pediatric Emergency Services and Chief of Pediatrics at Homestead Hospital, can give parents is that they be aware of what their children are doing and, if it’s necessary help them quickly. “Watch if your child of your teenager is moving out of the scene, not talking or…...

Spondylolisthesis in young athletes can be developed into two ways: kids who were born with a missing pars interarticularis and athletes who practice a lot baseball, golf and gymnastic. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains when the symptoms appear in life...

Some of the misconducts of Florida teens are having sex before age 13, not eating vegetables, not going to school, not being physically active for at least a day per week, and watching more than 3 hours of TV daily. Edward J. Hudak Jr., Chief of Police at the Coral Gables Police Department, says these…...