Back to school time can be a stressful time for teens and parents alike. Help your teen start off the new school year successfully, with the following tips: Get emotionally…
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Is Your Teen Sweating Too Much?
…problems with it? Teens experiencing excessive and/or unpredictable sweating may suffer from a condition called hyperhidrosis. While fairly common, the condition can be embarrassing and impact everyday activities, from holding…
How to practice mindfulness and self-care: Tips from CHOC resident dog Odessa
Prioritizing personal hygiene and self-care can be difficult for kids and teens experiencing mental health challenges. Whether their minds are occupied by feelings of sadness, anxiety or overwhelm — or…
Helping kids practice mindfulness to boost focus and lower stress
…or constant questioning and seeking reassurance. For teens, heightened irritability is common. These are all signs that ongoing stress is affecting their well-being. “I’ve noticed this a lot more with…
Mental Health Treatments and Services
…health conditions that are mild to moderate in symptom severity. Outpatient therapy can be provided weekly, bi-weekly or monthly depending on the child/teen’s need. Group therapy Here, the child or…
Body Modification: What Parents Should Know
By Dr. Noreen Islam, and Dr. Brian Lee, pediatric residents at CHOC Body modification such as tattoos and piercings is becoming more common, especially among teens and young adults. Some…
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: What Parents Should Know
…and what they are doing, particularly after school. Know your teen’s friends. Be aware of your teen’s use of social media What can educators to do prevent teen pregnancy? Discuss…
Living with Hyperhidrosis: Sarah’s Story
Not long ago, you could always find Sarah in long-sleeved shirts, even in the middle of the summer. Children and teens with hyperhidrosis have excessive sweating regardless of the environmental…
What You Need to Know About Spinal Fusion Surgery: Teen Mentors Explain
…have banded together to form a mentorship program for other patients who will be undergoing the same procedures. Teens and adolescents can connect with a trained mentor who knows what…
Three gifts support mental health, research and neonatal care
CHOC is so grateful to recently have received three very generous gifts that will help CHOC continue to care for more than 185,000 babies, kids and teens each year. CHOC…
Mental healthcare and managing stress: Overview
Children and teens today feel sad and worried more than before. We are currently in a mental health crisis, and lots of things are making kids feel this way, including…
Stress Busters: Physical activity
…resilient? Exercise can help kids and teens become resilient by teaching: Skills Managing big feelings Problem-solving Feeling in control In fact, for teens who play team sports, especially for those…
