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Helping Your Stressed-out Teen

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Your Stressed-out Teen</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">School<br />demands, sports commitments, body changes, confusing media messages. How can<br />you help your kids manage life’s pressures as they hit the teen years –<br />especially now at the end of the school year when exams and events pile up?<br />Start by making sure the health basics are in place: good nutrition, solid<br />sleep habits, and regular exercise. And don’t underestimate your teenager's<br />need for downtime.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplc43XcZam-36a9SGEtP5-XFD35kKDfc0qz4DcwqAjJWw7s5WyvDuA1P_Y3CqCmJPfjjOW0wBdZ0ocbtrrdKKQESVZFHPOi_7NciKibo2_WOhttfIkDKRXimhRdkkAMITSH8BZBimHeB6/s1600/shutterstock_274905671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img alt="http://dailysun3.blogspot.jp/search/label/workplace%20bullying?&max-results=6" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplc43XcZam-36a9SGEtP5-XFD35kKDfc0qz4DcwqAjJWw7s5WyvDuA1P_Y3CqCmJPfjjOW0wBdZ0ocbtrrdKKQESVZFHPOi_7NciKibo2_WOhttfIkDKRXimhRdkkAMITSH8BZBimHeB6/s200/shutterstock_274905671.jpg" title="Teen Stressed" width="133" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By<br />Mary Brophy Marcus, health writer, APA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These<br />resources can help:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Nutrition</b>:</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The USDA has a site for te<span id="goog_1047091228"></span><span id="goog_1047091229"></span>ens all<a href="http://dailysun3.blogspot.jp/search/label/drinking?&max-results=6"> about healthy eating</a><br />with snack ideas, info on vitamins, weight and<a href="http://dailysun3.blogspot.jp/search/label/Nutrition?&max-results=6"> nutrition trackers</a>, and more.<br />There's nutrition advice for vegetarian teens and athletes, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sleep</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Teenagers need 8 - 10 hours a night, according to the </span><a href="http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/teens-and-sleep" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">National Sleep<br />Foundation (NSF)</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. However, almost 70% of high<br />school students aren't logging that much, says the Centers for Disease Control<br />and Prevention. Inadequate sleep can put them at risk for accidents, mood and<br />behavior issues, and poor school performance. NSF shares tips like cutting out<br />caffeinated sodas and setting a regular sleep routine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Exercise<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>and Relaxation</b>: </span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Physical activity helps increase<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>"feel-good" endorphins in the brain, according to the <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/exercise-and-stress/art-20044469">Mayo<br />Clinic</a>. To relax, The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<br />suggests practicing relaxation breathing and building a supportive circle of<br />friends and family to <a href="http://dailysun3.blogspot.jp/search/label/stress?&max-results=6">cut stress</a>, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If<br />your tween or teen is still <a href="http://dailysun3.blogspot.jp/search/label/depression?&max-results=6">stressed and struggling</a>, reach out to your child's<br />doctor or a mental health professional who specializes in adolescents because a<br />more serious health issue may be going on, such as depression or an anxiety<br />disorder.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">By<br />Mary Brophy Marcus, health writer, APA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marijuana: Legal Doesn’t Mean Safe

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<div class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGHY3qnuk7a0EJTu4VsGkalXUYdjlYUSvsT9mrK0DnXQnvBsChea7I5w7vXQ2mvAGnwlstFIKfXN3LlYRp4H56onXPwq8_I2p3M5vayAaBR50D6tSLmLfbjo-C4jCoEXJbAJpx9Xr_Y8w/s1600/marijuana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGHY3qnuk7a0EJTu4VsGkalXUYdjlYUSvsT9mrK0DnXQnvBsChea7I5w7vXQ2mvAGnwlstFIKfXN3LlYRp4H56onXPwq8_I2p3M5vayAaBR50D6tSLmLfbjo-C4jCoEXJbAJpx9Xr_Y8w/s200/marijuana.jpg" width="200" /></a>Twenty-three<br />states and the District of Columbia have laws legalizing some form of marijuana<br />use, and recreational use of marijuana is legal in four states and D.C. <o:p></o:p></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />Does<br />this growing trend to legalize marijuana mean we don’t need to worry about it?  About<br />one in 10 people who try marijuana will become addicted to it which means that<br />they most likely will use it in increasing quantities, develop tolerance (less<br />effect from it as time goes on), will have withdrawal symptoms if they try to<br />stop, and will find that the marijuana use is causing them to neglect other<br />important areas of their life like work, relationships and leisure<br />activities. </div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvHyowBcXCeFZxYSGOkvXfwYuFk22rAVN05JXkuCiIjt7p9e7seLI7JGHQ5ZNEJtvZq0eaLS5fB4585S2HR-Vk-Uv8IH94pbPaoNqi-6Cf5Z2Hpb2YVVuOeGxMbOMX-auSuiKb0rwFCV5/s1600/marijuana+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvHyowBcXCeFZxYSGOkvXfwYuFk22rAVN05JXkuCiIjt7p9e7seLI7JGHQ5ZNEJtvZq0eaLS5fB4585S2HR-Vk-Uv8IH94pbPaoNqi-6Cf5Z2Hpb2YVVuOeGxMbOMX-auSuiKb0rwFCV5/s200/marijuana+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />Even<br />occasional use of marijuana can have negative effects.  hen someone has marijuana in his/her system,<br />short term memory is impaired, reflexes are impaired and judgment is<br />impaired.  These impairments can last 24<br />hours or longer after the use of the marijuana so it is certainly not safe to<br />drive after using marijuana. Most people will not be able to perform other<br />demanding tasks (work-related activities, childcare) at the level they are<br />accustomed to after using marijuana.  <o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />All the<br />evidence that we now have indicates that marijuana is possibly permanently damaging<br />to the developing adolescent brain. All<br />children should be strongly discouraged from using it at all until they are at<br />least 21 years of age. If marijuana is<br />smoked there are also potential physical health risks, such as damage to the<br />lungs or cardiovascular system.<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><br />For more information, see American Psychiatric Association’s  <a href="http://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Learn/Archives/rd2013_MarijuanaMedicine.pdf">Resource<br />Document on Marijuana as Medicine</a>. <o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><br />By Andrew Saxon, MD<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />Professor and Director, Addiction<br />Psychiatry Residency Program<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />University of Washington<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />Director, Center of<br />Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />VA Puget Sound Health<br />Care System<o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />Seattle, WA <o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /></div><br />

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Giving Kids a "Sip" of Alcohol Can Send the Wrong Message About Drinking

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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That little sip of wine or beer that some parents offer<br />their kids at a wedding or on New Year’s Eve may muddle messages about alcohol,<br />according to a new study by researchers at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction<br />Studies at Brown University. The scientists surveyed middle school students for<br />three years to learn whether even a taste in early childhood was a predictor of<br />risky behavior in high school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwcNXWvqa9qYbHQanNxiJlMLF1AVQ9ukUKHA-CizMShDuTgP1IPYD3xAF02PSEQDiX95wWXY6jJfwCcioWWX47N3xNJ8WezT1mE4HyRl4ms_MzO2vj6-HdQDzgHUg7gWqjksdI6BA50va/s1600/shutterstock_258008378+-+alcohol+sipping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwcNXWvqa9qYbHQanNxiJlMLF1AVQ9ukUKHA-CizMShDuTgP1IPYD3xAF02PSEQDiX95wWXY6jJfwCcioWWX47N3xNJ8WezT1mE4HyRl4ms_MzO2vj6-HdQDzgHUg7gWqjksdI6BA50va/s1600/shutterstock_258008378+-+alcohol+sipping.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Internet-based study, published in the April 1<sup>st</sup><br />issue of the <a href="http://www.jsad.com/doi/full/10.15288/jsad.2015.76.212">Journal<br />of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs</a>, included more than 500 Rhode Island school<br />students. More than one-third of the kids surveyed reported trying their first<br />sip of alcohol by the sixth grade, and most said that their first taste took<br />place at home. Wine and beer were the most commonly tried beverages, usually at<br />a special occasion, such as a wedding or a holiday, and adults were the primary source of the alcohol. Nearly three-quarters<br />of the children were offered sips by their own mom or dad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The study also showed that<br />kids who sipped alcohol by the sixth grade were five times more likely to down<br />a full alcoholic beverage by the time they reached 9<sup>th</sup> grade—26% of<br />sippers consumed a full drink versus 5.5% of non-sippers. The earlier sippers<br />were also four times more likely to get drunk or binge drink by early high<br />school, and trying alcoholic beverages earlier in life also raised a child’s<br />risk for trying other substances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even when the researchers<br />controlled for other factors, such as risk-taking behavior, the drinking habits<br />of parents, and a history of alcoholism in a parent, kids who’d sipped before<br />sixth grade had higher odds of alcohol use by their freshman year of high<br />school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The take-home message:<br />Offering a child a sip of your beverage may send the wrong message, says study<br />author Kristina Jackson, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of<br />Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown School of Public Health. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Parents should provide<br />clear, consistent messages about the unacceptability of alcohol consumption for<br />youth,” Jackson advises. “Younger teens and tweens may be unable to understand<br />the difference between drinking a sip and drinking one or more drinks.<br />Certainly there are exceptions, such as religious occasions,<br />so the most important thing is to make sure that children know when drinking<br />alcohol is acceptable and when it is not.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The context of alcohol use is important, says Oscar G. Bukstein, M.D., M.P.H., medical director at DePelchin<br />Children’s Center and a clinical professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of<br />Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, who was not<br />involved in the research. “Often, by allowing children to sip or try alcohol on<br />‘special occasions’, the message delivered may be one of ‘this is how we<br />celebrate’, we drink,” Buckstein says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He says that sipping may be associated with increased access to<br />alcohol, too, or more lax parent attitudes and that undermines any anti-drinking<br />messages kids hear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">April 21<sup>st</sup> is the national day to talk with your kids<br />about alcohol. Visit <a href="http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/the-power-of-parents/">Mothers<br />Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Power of Parents</a><br />page to learn more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">by Mary Brophy Marcus, health writer, APA</span></div>
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Giving Kids a "Sip" of Alcohol Can Send the Wrong Message About Drinking

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