What does a young person need to know about being at-risk?

At Risk for?: It depends on what you are at risk for. For example if you are at risk for being obese you may need diet & exercise.

Genetics?: If you've brought a child into the world knowing that he/she is at risk for, say, huntington's -- were the other questions from you? -- then you have a grave responsibility. You must be truthful, you must not cover over the terrible ordeal that may lie ahead, and you must provide age-appropriate information before the child is a teen and begins making life plans. Get help from the gene counsellor.