Sexually Active Teens The center for disease control has just published figures reporting that over half of all American teenagers have had sex but less than half of all girls and a third of boys have sex.

Dealing With Your Teens Pregnancy The negative impact of a pregnancy on a teenager is significant; they are likely to do less well at school, have lower paid jobs, be less healthy than their peers.

Teens Who Turn To Drugs Sometimes the addiction is almost accidental, as in addiction to pain medication, originally proscribed for a valid reason, and then becoming something the teenager cannot manage without.

Teens Using Party Drugs One of the main reasons teenagers are using party drugs is to deal with the stresses of life. When a teen is using drugs they can escape the realities of their lives.

Parenting A Teen Mom The teenage mom still needs to have some sort of life outside of motherhood or there is a risk that she grows to resent her baby and will neglect her parental responsibilities.

Teens Dealing With Parents Divorce No parent wants to go through a divorce, especially if they have children. When you have teenage children it is even harder, as they are not babies who do not understand what is happening.

Signs Your Teen Is Using Drugs Most teenagers take drugs the first time, almost by accident, they have rarely planned it; the opportunity arises and they take the risk.

Teens With Bad Friends It may be that these negative friends show the teenager a world they have never seen, a carefree attitude to life without responsibility that seems very attractive.

Teens With Anger Management Issues The teenager needs help to manage their anger and therapy of some sort to replace the anger with other, more suitable ways to deal with the stresses and challenges of life.

Is Your Teen Dating An Older Person? There are bound to be friends your teenager has that you do not like, it is hardly surprising when you think of all your friends and how some of them dislike each other.

Raising A Teen When Single Teenagers start to ask their parents questions about their relationship break down, often, because they are experiencing feelings for the opposite sex.

Social Networks Cause Damage Teenagers who want to get into a good college need to be aware that their social network behavior could seriously jeopardize their chances.

Has Your Teen Run Away Before? Runaways may leave a note, or tell a friend they are going to run away, or even threaten running away to their family. The teenage runaway is usually running away from a perceived or real threat to their well being.

Is Your Teen Abusing Drugs If you find out your teenager is taking drugs, and they say that they have stopped; you need to be very sure that they are telling the truth.