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Sports teams and athletics can be a formative, fun part of tweens and teens lives. How can parents make sure teens are participating in sports in a safe way, that avoids injury, while providing enrichment, exercise, and life lessons along the way?...

Illness and injury seem to come up at any time (sometimes, the most inconvenient times!) How do parents of teens and tweens know when to go to urgent care and when to go to the Emergency Room? , a pediatrician with Our Lady of Lourdes Children’s...

The teen years can be difficult—for parents and teens alike! Did you know there’s a whole medical specialty dedicate to young people ages 12 to 21? It’s called adolescent medicine, and joins ParentingU to talk about what adolescent medicine is...

As children grow up, they gain more independence and autonomy in every aspect of their life, including healthcare. , pediatrics and internal medicine physician with Our Lady of Lourdes Health, shares the advice he gives parents to help ease the...

Teens and tweens have their own needs when it comes to eating and food. Teens might be past the baby years when younger children are figuring out what they like to eat and what they need to grow, but not quite to the adult years when metabolisms...