What Causes Teenage Acne

By David Henrich


     During the early teen years, boys and girls are at greater risk for acne breakouts, when the oil glands in the body start over-producing sebum (skin oil that can resemble grease). Adding to the problem, your body sheds dead skin cells constantly – and some people have "sticky" skin cells that don’t shed normally – they just remain attached to the skin. In people who have acne, these excess skin cells mixes with the oil and plug up the hair follicles.

Can My Teenage Son Really Be Gay?

By Michael Kimmel, LCSW


     One of my clients, a divorced businessman, has a 16-year-old son “Evan”. Evan just told his dad that he’s gay. He said it very confidently. To Evan, there appears to be no doubt about this. But his dad wonders. The plot thickens: it seems that Evan has an Aunt “Susan” who is a lesbian…Susan is reportedly “very artistic, creative and a lot of fun”. Evan has long enjoyed visiting Susan and her partner at their home. 
Evan’s dad, trying to make sense of all of this, wonders if there was some “man-hating stuff going on in that home, because of little things that Evan would say”, but he never said anything because Evan adores his Aunt Susan.

All About Teenage Anger Management

By Christopher Jay


     The number of "angry" teenagers across the world is astonishing and is on the rise. Teenagers, who deal with anger problems, are prone to fly off the handle and vent their extreme loathing at just about anyone and everyone. They go haywire and out-of-control without realizing the effect their anger can have on the person bearing the brunt. And the biggest negative aspect of teenage anger can be that often people mistake it as being a part of "growing up", when it is a condition that needs to be treated with proper teenage anger management techniques.

Teenage Obesity

By Mary Rose Antonio


     There is pharmaceutical relief for teenage obesity. Though the medical community is firm in its message that lifestyle changes have to be implemented to effectively deal with childhood obesity, there are medications which can be prescribed for overweight teenagers.