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Your Kid Crazy? Don't Worry, It's a Big Club

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 14th 2010 4:00PM

Is moodiness in teens a medical condition? Credit: Getty Images
Teenagers are nuts. Tell you something you don't know? Very well. Let's get clinical. At least one in five adolescents in the United States has some kind of mental disorder ...Teens suffer from depression, anxiety, panic, hyperactivity and short attention spans. Who woulda thunk it?
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Worried About Your Child's School-Related Anxieties? Here's How to Help

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Oct 1st 2010 2:47PM

Take your child's concerns seriously. Credit: Getty Images
Most parents anticipate a certain level of back-to-school jitters for our kids, and even ourselves, but some children's anxieties need to be taken more seriously than others. So, how does ...By knowing what to expect, parents can help their children deal with worries they might not understand themselves.
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Dan Savage to LGBT Teens: 'It Gets Better'

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Sep 24th 2010 10:00AM

Sex advice columnist and author Dan Savage is sending a message to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens: It will get better, really! Savage has launched the It Gets Better Project, a campaign on YouTube that's meant to assure young ...Sex advice columnist and author Dan Savage is sending a message to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens: It will get better, really!
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