Adolescent Topics and Issues

This site is devoted to parents of teens and preteens. It contains information to help you keep your kids healthy, safe and feeling nurtured. Our goal is to stimulate conversations between you and your child about issues they face and problems they wrestle with, and help them make decisions. Each page contains an extensive lists of reference links and sources.

This site is divided into the following sections:

• Adolescent General Health


• Emotions & Life


• Preteen Interests


• Sexual Health & Experience


• Tobacco, Drugs & Alcohol


• Policy, Research & Data Resources

More Information

For more information on issues affecting parents, read:

• Our Overview page


• Nancy Brown's Notes from Teen Health 411