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In Britain, the sexually active “young people remain undiagnosed, untreated and unaware of the risk they pose both to their own health and that of their sexual partner.”
UK’s Health Protection Agency crunched some alarming rates:
This age group (ages 18-24) suffered 65 percent of all chlamydia cases, 55 percent of all genital warts and 50 […]
I Stumbled Upon this page and I thought it’s worth passing on. This is something I’d like my daughter to remember, especially as she grows into the tween/teen years. My son could use this nugget of wisdom too, before he gets interested in girls.
Girls are likeapples on trees. The bestones are at the top […]
There has been quite an uproar over this news rumor the last couple of weeks, that a group of teenage girls in Gloucester, Massachusetts made a pact among themselves to get pregnant. Seventeen girls in one high school were reportedly pregnant and Time Magazine broke the story about a pact among the girls.
Now, however, […]
Two new cellular telephone laws in California will affect even drivers who have out-of-state licenses driving within California. And the law is more detailed for drivers under 18.
As of July 1, 2008, the use of cellular phones while driving at the same time will have new restrictions. Drivers under the age of 18 are […]
When Alicia of Mental Health Notes showed me this video of a 6-year old saving a drowning friend, I realized how important it really is to teach our children water survival techniques. The American Red Cross wrote a comprehensive list of water safety tips for children, from pools, lakes and rivers, ocean, water parks, […]
That’s right, these young celebrities have promise rings!
Disney star of “High School Musical” fame Ashley Tisdale and her boyfriend Jared Murillo got each other the rings last week in celebration of their second year anniversary.
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Selena Gomez wasn’t the […]
And with this ring…
Rising Disney star Selena Gomez asked her dad for a ring… a “promise ring” to be exact. And with that ring, she makes a public statement of abstaining from sex before marriage.
Wow, that coming from a 15-year old who has to live in the middle of a sex-crazed Hollywood. […]
Thanks to everyone who joined the Kids Health Notes Scholastic books give-away! When I asked readers for their children’s favorite bedtime stories, I got a pretty good mix. The most interesting was from Andrew who’s son is reading a book on Paul Revere! There are a lot of books that I’m not familiar with, like […]
Thanks for joining the Kids Health Notes give-away for healthy nutritious snacks!
By random drawing, here are the list of winners, all 29 of them!
Honest Kids Beverages (1 winner)
# 231 Eva D
Various products of Snikiddy Snacks (1 winner)
# 189 Vikki C.
Fruitabu Organic Smoooshed Fruits - Sploooshers and Twirls (2 winners)
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America’s teenagers are finally cleaning up their lifestyle, except Hispanic high schoolers.
A CDC survey looking at trends from 1991 to 2007 found that health behavior has been improving for much of America’s youth, such as in these areas - cigarette smoking, use of alcohol, unprotected sex, carrying weapons, drug use and even seat […]
Health matters for children from infancy to adolescence.
Written by Grace Ibay, M.H.S. [email] for b5media.
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