On a thankfulness scale of 1-5 (with 5 being the best), where would you place your adolescent? When they were just young children, we could ask them to say “thank you” at the appropriate times and most children willingly made the correct response. Now that…
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Where Do They Rate on the Thankfulness Scale?
November 16, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
One Pathway into an Adolescent Heart
November 9, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
It is probably time for me to remind you about the importance of family dinners. Over and over again, you read in different blogs that this is a significant and memorable experience for families. I know we have lots of evening activities that can make…
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Why Are Teens Disgusted by Talk of Their Reproductive Parts?
November 2, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
What kind of a response do you get from your adolescent when the topic of their genitals is mentioned? I understand that they might feel embarrassed, but I don’t understand why many of them find the topic disgusting. Three Reasons They are Disgusted One reason…
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Inspire Your Teen’s Vision for the Future
October 26, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
I will never forget a conversation I had with a first-year medical student while I was a professor in the UCLA Medical School. This student came to talk to me about a difficult decision she was wrestling with. She was an outstanding first year medical…
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Adolescent Emotional Mood Swings
October 19, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
By now, you have probably already noticed a change in your adolescent’s mood as they entered puberty? Science has explained to us that the adolescent brain goes through a huge burst of development. Because the brain develops from the back to the front, the part…
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