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The Sleep–Screen Time Trap: Breaking the Cycle for Better Teen Health
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excess screen use — especially before bed — can directly interfere with a teen’s ability to fall and stay asleep. And when teens don’t sleep well, they’re more likely to turn to screens during the day to cope with fatigue.
How Too Much Screen Time Can Contribute to Poor Health for Teens
While technology has its benefits, too much screen time can have a serious impact on teens’ health and development. As parents, it’s important to understand how excess screen use can affect our kids—and what we can do to help them find balance.
How Skipping Meals Affects Teen Weight and Mood
For busy teens juggling school, activities, and social life, skipping meals might seem like no big deal—or even a way to “eat healthier.” But research shows that regularly missing meals can negatively affect both their physical and emotional well-being.
Five ways to help your teen avoid the diet mentality
Five ways to support your teens in avoiding the diet mentality and having a positive body image
Practical strategies to help your kids build healthy, active lives
Practical strategies to help your kids build healthy, active lives. Adapted from full article by Dr. Natalie Muth, MD, RD, MPH.
Best Practices for Treating High BMI in Kids and Teens
The USPSTF recommends screening for obesity in children and adolescents aged 6+ and notes the importance of behavioral interventions.
Diets 'don't work', and they are detrimental for teens' health
A short-term quick-fix attempt to lose weight by dieting is not only NOT an effective way to lose weight and keep it off.
The pediatrician is concerned about my child’s BMI. What should I do?
Healthy kids come in all shapes and sizes, and this article will help you determine if there are steps you can take to improve the health of
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