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Despite growing awareness that children and teenagers can get depressed, substantial gaps remain in diagnosis and treatment. Learn more:

Tackling the mental-health crisis in young people Despite growing awareness that children and teenagers can get depressed, substantial gaps remain in diagnosis and treatment.

If you think your teen is questioning their sexuality, but they haven’t opened up to you about it, you might feel awkward and unsure of what to do or say. Here’s how you can ensure your teen feels supported:

Supporting teens with their sexuality - ReachOut Parents While you can’t make your teen talk to you about their sexuality, you can help them feel supported.

From puberty through early adulthood, the body is in a stage of rapid growth. To support proper growth and development, teens need a steady supply of calories and nutrients on a daily basis. Learn more:

Healthy Eating for Teens: What You Need to Know It can be hard to understand your nutritional needs at any age, but teens have different nutrition needs than adults. This article explains healthy eating for teens, including tips and meal plans.

The stress of pandemic lockdowns prematurely aged the brains of teenagers by at least three years and in ways similar to changes observed in children who have faced chronic stress and adversity.
Learn more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/01/pandemic-stress-aging-teen-brains/

Teen brains aged faster than normal from pandemic stress, study says The study which measured brain age after about 10 months of lockdown showed that teen brains had aged at least three years in that time.