Seeing your teen off on a date can make you nervous. But parents also must think about a very frightening topic — teen dating violence.
Teen dating violence is worrisome. But it's not inevitable. You and your teen can prevent potential unsafe situations and reduce the risk for problems.
Many parents don't believe their teen would ever misuse opioids. As someone who works with youth in recovery, however, I'm here to tell you that it can and does happen even in the "best" of families.
Teens on average need about nine hours of sleep at night. But most don't get the amount of sleep they need. School, friends, homework, activities, television, video games, cell phones and the computer may have a higher priority for a teen than sleep.
