Adolescent boys often struggle to find their place among peers and family members. At times they may want to be treated like a child while at other times they long to be viewed as an adult. Building a strong sense of self can enable young boys to...
Low self-esteem in adolescents may be one of the causes of problems in our society, according to Lilian Katz, author of "How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?" Causes of low self-esteem are still under debate, but some of the common...
Noting that healthy self-esteem can build a protective armor between your child and the difficulties of the world, KidsHealth.org states that children who feel good about themselves often have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting...
Self-esteem is literally how somebody perceives himself, or more accurately, how highly he regards himself. Self-esteem is affected in many different ways but typically begins with how we think we're perceived by our parents and later our...
Excess weight can be uncomfortable, unattractive and unhealthy. Once weight loss is achieved, the result can be a "beautiful body" that everyone admires--a body that turns heads, stops traffic and leads to a better quality of life. Weight loss...
Parents, teachers and guidance counselors can use activities to teach children and adolescents about self-esteem. Many children don't realize that when they criticize themselves, give up easily and think negatively, they are impacting their...
Self-confidence results in feeling good about yourself and believing that you’re loved and valued by others. Parents, teachers and other adults in a teen’s life can affect the teen’s level of self-esteem. If a teen has...
If you're the parent of a teenager who is overweight, now is the time to promote weight reduction, before health problems arise. Weight increase in adolescents frequently develops from narrow dietary selections, poor eating habits and sedentary...
If you have spent time looking in magazines to find out the ideal female body weight, then you are in for a shock. The media often does not offer an accurate perspective of health, but even though most women would agree, it is common to find them...
Self-esteem refers to how you think about yourself--the things you like or dislike--and how confident you feel about yourself. A child's self-esteem depends on how valuable he views himself. This view directly relates to the amount of praise or...
Whether an adolescent has a learning disability, is having difficulties at home, or is struggling with parental expectations that are either too high or too low, the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development points to a variety of factors that...
An abandoned child has lost her parent’s love, attention and support. Historically, states were responsible for caring for abandoned children. In 1935, Congress established the Aid to Dependent Children program as part of Social Security,...
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry suggests that ADHD affects roughly 3 to 5 percent of American children. While it rarely continues into adulthood, 70 to 85 percent of all children diagnosed with ADHD experience symptoms as...
The presence at the same time of eating disorders and depressive disorders in teenage girls is well known. But until the 1990s, it was the consensus of the medical community that teenage boys only rarely suffered from true eating disorders. It is...
Alcohol and drug use in adolescence can lead to development delays in addition to creating a host of other problems for teenagers. According to the University of Minnesota, teenage alcohol and drug abuse is a major social ill that, when caught...
As reported by the Centers for Disease Control, 18 percent of children aged 12 to 18 are obese. This statistic tells us that there is a need for change. Increasing the physical activity for adolescents is an essential part of controlling the...
Sports will help your child stay in shape physically and may also help keep your child mentally sharp. In fact, as of 2010 a number of small studies show that sports can have a host of beneficial psychological effects. While longer-term and...
Depression does not just occur in adults. In fact, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, about 5 percent of school-aged children suffer from depression at any given time. Although no parent likes to think her child...
Alcohol is by far the most used and abused drug among America's teenagers, according to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. While it is common for teens to experiment with alcohol, there are many negative consequences to this...
When you are trying to identify low self-esteem in a teen, you may be in for a challenge. A teen's self-esteem goes up and down frequently. This can make detecting low self-esteem difficult because one day you may see some signs of low...
Women who show signs of low self-esteem have a damaged sense of self-worth that most likely began in childhood. Adolescent and teenage girls are at particular risk of developing low self-esteem because of the many forms of media--television,...
The teen years are full of challenges,including puberty, acne, dating and college preparation. Youngsters with hyperactivity problems have an added layer of difficulty. Hyperactive symptoms are often caused by attention-deficit hyperactivity...
Ashtanga yoga, as taught by the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India, offers a powerful practice of postures and breathing techniques that tone your body and calm your mind. One breath matches one movement as you move through a series of...
The first thing many parents do when they discover their child has ADHD is to get a Ritalin prescription from the family doctor. While this is the easiest answer, it's not necessarily the best. Go to a psychiatrist instead and discuss your...
Teens who suffer from depression are overwhelming sad, have trouble sleeping, feel hopeless and worthless, gain or lose significant amounts of weight, have difficulty concentrating and have trouble maintaining healthy relationships. Many teens who...
As of 2008, 20 percent of American kids aged 6 to 11, and 18 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 19 were obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overweight youngsters are often teased by their peers and even family...
Weight issues among teens is no rarity. Many adolescents, especially young girls, struggle with their self-esteem as well as how much they weigh, which can fluctuate during the years when hormones are causing changes to the body. Many girls seek...
All children experience anxiety during adolescence. Adolescence is a time when children are stuck between wanting independence and wanting the security and protection of their parents. It is normal for an adolescent to worry about friends or...
Weight concerns can be a top issue for some teens. Not only do adolescents struggle with self-esteem issues, but the social pressures of fitting in and conforming to the rest of their high school society can cause unhealthy body image issues to...
