teens

Getty When high school teacher Harry Shabazian finished his first L.A. Marathon 1986, felt personally transformed by the experience. He then ... Read More »

Photo: Getty Thanks to the popularity of things like Facebook, Playstation and TiVo, it's pretty obvious that teenagers today are getting less ... Read More »

Photo: Pink Sherbet Photography, Flickr If your teen is hanging out with kids who are overweight, you might ... Read More »

Lemondrop has a series of old advertisements for smoking. They're humorous in an I-can't-believe-they-said-that kind of way. A couple of the ads ... Read More »

Jess Weiner blogs about body image on Seventeen.com, and she does a great job of cutting right to heart of the self-esteem issues young girls face. ... Read More »

When it comes to the idea of gastric bypass surgery, I'm like a cork bobbing on water. I'd like to have a firm pro or con opinion, but there are so ... Read More »

Tweens and teens may seem to be constantly on the go. But while they're go, go, going ... are they really being physically active? Encourage them to ... Read More »

Kids + soda = bad combination. It's a formula that's accepted pretty much worldwide, considering that soda is made up of everything that is bad for ... Read More »

What's the big deal about breakfast? Well, I'll tell you -- so you can then go tell your teen (you know, the one who rushes out the door for school ... Read More »

I'm on the fence about weight loss camps for kids. Sure they teach healthy habits, but what about the potential for emotional stigma? Are the benefits ... Read More »