Please provide a tip on do's and don'ts for adolescent health.

Chores: Chores teach kids they are an important part of the family, and violation of family rules become less common.

Excessive: Excessive tv watching can contribute to visual problems, weight gain, aggression and inattention.

All: All freedom should be predicated upon necessary things being done first. Needs to be earned.

It's: It's respectful to talk to kids about sex. Don't let them be embarrassed by misinformation/myths.

Keep: Keep up with your teen's interests; learn about their music/art. There's some cool new stuff!

Regular: Regular one-on-one time daily is indicated to maintain your relationship.

A: A newspaper bag or similar size plastic bag makes a good cover for a cast in the shower.

Focus: Focus on rewarding the positive, criticism is not generally helpful.

Give: Give teens the same space you would any adult. They need it.

If: If going through divorce, take the initiative to reassure your kids that it isn't their fault.

If: If you lose your cool with your kid, take time to apologize. "i'm sorry" is extremely powerful!

When: When dealing with a health crisis, always be the source of truth for your child - even when it's tough.

Choose: Choose your battles wisely. Know what's important to fight over!

Always: Always have a 15-20 day supply of prescribed chronic medications for your child.

Being: Being overweight is a huge issue for children -- limit video games and get them outside to play!

Early: Early discussions with your child are the best way to prevent pregnancies, use of drugs, etc.

Every: Every child needs limits--a minimum number of clear rules agreed upon by adults is key.

If: If your child has new symptoms, do not hesitate to contact your pediatrician.

If: If your child is having surgery, try to hide your anxiety.

Immature: Immature bones, insufficient rest, and poor training/conditioning contribute to overuse injuries.

Screen: The blue light component from screen time after dark can suppress melatonin and thus sleep onset.

Talk: Talk about unsafe practices, before they become a problem. Share your horror stories.

Warm: Warm up with stretching and gentle activity before a sports event or practice to avoid injury.

Good: Good thing about being a teen is that no treatment is needed, they grow out of it with time.

The: The majority of teens do grow into happy, well-adjusted adults.

If: If you lose your cool with your kid, take time to apologize. "i'm sorry" is extremely powerful!

Don't: Don't lift heavy weights until your growth plates can handle it.

First: First time with a tampon? Read directions carefully, go slow and don't force it; lubricate with k-y.

Transgender: Transgender teens suicide far more often than non-transgender teens. Get support for your trans-kid!

Encouragement,: Encouragement, praise & guidance through role modeling goes a long way!

Exercise: Exercise with weights after puberty. If you start later, you'll never catch up!

A: A "puberty class" at your children's hospital can inform your child about the changes of growing up.

Don't: Don't wait until all baby teeth fall out before taking your tween for an orthodontic examination.

Choose: Choose their friends ; peers. Let them attend church every sunday. Instill in them the love of god!

Concerned: Concerned about drug use in your teen? Check your own medicine cabinet to see what's available!

Be: Be open to listening. Don't be judgmental. Be flexible while keeping them safe. Hug them often.

Be: Be supportive, be there for them, don't be overprotective. They still need to be loved.

Wear: Wear orthodontic retainers exactly as directed to avoid need for re-treatment.

You: You can get std's from oral sex (herpes, warts, gonorrhea, etc.). Body fluids = risk! use condoms.

Do: Do not use/abuse drugs in front of adolescents. They will mimic parents! this includes alcohol!

Parents: Parents - allow your children to feel & (respectfully) express it if they are disappointed by you.

Be: Be prepared for the unexpected, but always show how proud you are of your kids' accomplishments.

Don't: Don't discount your kids' advice about your own behavior--they may see what we turn a blind eye to!

Parents: Parents may be apprehensive as a teen pulls away . This is the developmental task of adolescence.

Pick: Pick your battles carefully. Hair length and clothes styles are not permanent and give teen some say.

Children: Children should lift themselves, not weights. Pushups, pullups, running, cycling are enough!

Your: Your adolescent may be a friend, but more important is your being their parent. Make this first!

(Parents): (parents) do speak to teens about sex honestly and respectfully.

Make: Make them understand they are under your roof. But don't stifle their creativity.

Kids: Kids playing too many videogames? Encourage a course in programming or videogame creation instead!

Just: Just be there for them. Encourage them rather than criticize them.

It: It is normal for adolescents to challenge authority and want to do things their way.

Teach: Teach them to respect their body and treat the other sex with equal respect.

Wear: Wear a mouth guard while playing soccer or basketball. Protect your kid's teeth.

The: The hpv vaccine for adolescents and young adults is the closest thing we have to a cancer vaccine.

Everyone: Everyone needs to eat at least 5 to 9 servings of fruits and veggies for optimal health.

Eating: Eating a healthy breakfast daily helps you achieve and maintain a normal body weight.

Cutting: Cutting out all sweet drinks and drinking water instead, helps avoid excess body weight.

Don't: Don't simply tell them don't. Discuss the pros and cons.

Teen: Teen pregnancy is lower in teens when they are given accurate information about sex.

Practice: Practice safe sex, use condoms, exercise, eat properly, get your shots, don't smoke & dont do drugs.

Keep: Keep them healthy and fit. Take them to the gym and teach them to eat healthy.

Get: Get your children outside (with proper sun protection of course) as much as possible.

Be: Be an effective parent (mentor/guide/moral counsel/disciplinarian/advocate), not your kid's friend!

HELP: Help your kids aim for excellence. Don't push them to be something they can't (you both lose then)!

Do: Do realize you are unique and wonderful. Don't let the opinions of others bother you.

Pick: Pick your battles. Let small things go. Don't sound critical. Spend time together and keep talking.

Sometimes: Sometimes reality needs to be taught by mistakes. You made your share when you were that age!

There: There are 3 types of advice - good advice that helps, good advice that doesn't, bad that never works.

Eat: Eat well, exercise, sleep. Care for your emotional health. Reach out if life gets too stressful.

With: With your kids: notice when they're acting differently and stay with them when they're afraid.

With: With your kids: make yourself available, use your ears more, and learn what they have to teach you.

With: With your kids: give them your undivided attention, and encourage win-win situations.

With: With your kids: wait. Let them solve most of their own problems, giving advice only when asked.

With: With your kids: meet their friends and their friends' parents, and let them know how you feel.

With: With your kids: trust them, believe what they say, and make decisions together.

With: With your kids: help them to take a stand and stand with them. Encourage them to think big!

Avoid: Avoid fruitless nagging. State your expectations as calmly as possible in as few words as possible.

Want: Want to reduce emergency orthodontic visits? Nothing hard, sticky, or chewy.

Help: Help your child to find "their" mentor. Can be a parent, but frequently another adult they admire!

Parenting: Parenting means giving your child privacy! don't over question them. If they lock their door-fine!

Don't: Don't ignore childhood obesity. If your 16y/o child is obese, it will be for life. Weighty issues!

Never: Never, ever, ever, ever use a tanning bed.

DO: Do try to sleep at least 8 hours/day. Don't think you're the only kid feeling awkward or insecure.

Respect: Respect their thoughts and feelings while continuing to maintain control and keep them safe.

Look: Look in your kid's mouth, if anything looks out of place, see an orthodontist now! don't wait.

Get: Get teeth straightened. Easier to care for, therefore less cavities.

Parents: Parents: assess your child's weight. If overweight at 16, 95% will be obese adults. Exercise & diet!

Adolescents: Adolescents mimic the way parents live their lives. Be a good example!

Teach: Teach your children to exercise regularly. You can help by working out with them!

Children: Children mimic parents. Let them see you exercise so they pick up the habit! exercise with them!

Avoid: Avoid your teenagers playing violent video games! they desensitize violence and hurt the mind!

Tips: Wear proper shoes for each sport they play.

After: After swimming, get water out of your ears with 3-4 drops of common alcohol - the water will evaporate.

Do: Do let your teenage daughter play sports. Results: more self esteem, better grades & lifetime health!

Do: Do answer your doctor's questions honestly. Don't hold back out of embarrassment.

Don't: Don't bring the whole family to your doctor visit -- you and one other trusted family member/friend.

Keep: Keep junk food out of this house! your teenagers will find it!

Scouting: Scouting is still a wonderful way to have children experience the outdoors!

Nutritional: Nutritional supplements for sports do not work and may be very dangerous. Avoid!

Mothers,: Mothers, your teenage sons ; daughters need a father figure in their lives!

"Create: "create an environment for a child to succeed, be creative, ; grow as a person." rob levit.

Set: Set boundaries with clear limits and guidelines. Be firm and consistent.

Be patient: In stead of arguing take time in a measured tone to get your point across and always listen.

Turn: Turn off water with the paper towel you dried your hands with so you don't touch dirty faucet!

Teach: Teach your child to be tolerant and respectful to other people.

Get: Get all of your vaccinations, they are one of the best disease preventions we have.

A: A baby is a lot harder to take care of than a teddy bear. Abstain or insure that you use protection.

Sex: Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but the kids shouldn't be given homework! b. Cosby.

Wait: Wait for your true love, don't be in a rush to complicate life. It will get harder soon enough. Wait.

Limit: Limit exposure to violent video internet games. Do a better job at monitoring/filtering their use.

Limit: Limit the number of hours on electronic devices. Read books, interact face to face, and go outside!

Encouraging: Encouraging reading encourages great grades. Learning a musical instrument develops discipline.

Peer: Peer pressure: don't do it because it's the easy thing to do, unless it's also the right thing to do.

Reward: Reward desirable behaviors. Ignore undesirable ones.

Emotional: Emotional health can be theirs as you spend time with your children reading, playing, talking...

If: If they get to invite their friends to your home, they will be safer than going elsewhere. Plan meal.

If: If it feels like your teen has been abducted by aliens. Remember in a few yrs they'll be sane again.

Sexually: Sexually transmitted diseases can affect your fertility and gyn health. Be sensible. Use condoms.

Children: Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely do they forgive them!

Good: Good eating habits begin while you are young. Healthy body, healthy mind, happy life.

Although: Though adolescents fight limits, they need them. Some day they'll thank you for keeping them in line.

U: You may have to wait till your adolescent kids are parents of adolescents before they appreciate you.

Enlarged: Enlarged tonsils and adenoids can adversely affect jaw growth. See both an ENT and orthodontist.

Fun: Fun daily exercise helps physically and psychologically. Feel good, look good, be good, do good.

In: In hands of skilled orthodontic specialist, braces more than twice as effective as clear aligners.

Do: Do offer your children a helping hand. Offer to help them, not just tell them what to do.

Keep: Keep tv/video time low, let outdoor play time grow, his iphone is not slow, yet keeps him in tow.

Vaccination: Vaccination safeguards our childrens health.The public relies on physicians to lead the way.

If: If your adolescent is obsessed with dieting even when they are not overweight, talk to a therapist.

To: To avoid dizziness and cramps with sports, drink enough water to keep your urine clear.

Discipline: Discipline and learning to accept "no" is necessary for a child to grow into a healthy adolescent.

A: A healthy home life is key to children with character, strength and courage.

Do: Do start talking with your children when they are young. Don't wait until they are teens.

Pain,: Pain, bleeding, or swelling? Don't wait. Get it checked.

It's: It's ok to feel angry at times - is a normal human emotion. It's what you do when angry that matters.

They: They are stressed out as it is. Acceptance of them rather than criticism will go a long way!

It's: It's all fun and games until someone gets poked in the eye with a sharp stick. Don't play with them!

Teenagers: Teenagers still need to go to the doctor for regular check ups and vaccinations !

Encourage: Encourage hygiene by leaving products available and suggestions, not demands.

Having: Having a family password for your kid to use when calling for help unknown to others is great.

Please: Please talk with your preteen and have them equipped with menstrual supplies early, even at school.

Do: Do get your yearly well exams even as an adolescent.

Do: Do set limits, boundaries, and enforce them consistently, lovingly for their futures sake.

Don't: Don't ignore depressive symptoms in adolescents as they can develop if unaddressed into depression.

Wash: Wash hands thoroughly with soap ; water before meals or touching food to prevent viral GI infection.

Do: Do learn to love yourself, warts and all! self esteem is invaluable in life!

Prevent: Prevent adolescent problems by not letting them witness bad parental behavior!

Do: Do teach children to respect their elders!

Help: Help your teen out, create a family password to use if they need help but don't want others to know.

Do: Do wear a condom for all sexual encounters.

Decide: Decide how you wish to be remembered. Then head in that direction as a compass.