Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents

Parents of incoming college freshman often are overwhelmed getting their children ready for college. Seeing a doctor over the summer for a pre-college visit is an important task to check off during this process. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine expert and host of Total Teen Health and Wellness, reviews what is typically covered in this type of visit. These visits review potential safety issues related to sexuality, alcohol and other substances. Guidance is provided to empower young adults to manage their health and medical issues. Vaccinations are updated and medical screening is completed, much of this is required by colleges. Listen to learn more how parents can help their college age students be well prepared for college and stay well, both physically and mentally.

Every parent of a student athlete knows summer is the time to get all of the forms signed for school! The Pre-participation Screening Exam is required in most schools for teen athletes and students to participate in any physical activity at school. In Adolescent Medicine, we spend a lot of time in summer completing these exams and getting kids ready for the upcoming school year. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and host of Total Teen Health and Wellness, discusses why this exam is so important for teen athletes. The pre-participation exam helps us screen patients for heart conditions, risk of fainting, risk of concussion, risk of injury and eating disorders. For some patients, this may be one of the few times they are seen by a doctor so it's a great opportunity for preventive care!

Listen to learn why teenagers and young people need a yearly wellness preventive visit. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and host of Total Teen Health and Wellness, reviews all of the important things covered in these visits. It's not just an important time to review the physical health of your teen child, but also a critical time to assess mental health, the risk for substance use, healthy sexuality, nutrition issues and more. Summer is a great time to get this scheduled for the teen or young adult in your life! 

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Atypical Anorexia is a common eating disorder of which it may be challenging for parents to be aware.  Patients often do not have weight loss and may actually be at a normal weight. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician, offers important information to help parents learn more. Parents need to be observant of eating disorder behaviors and really listen to how their teen and young adult children speak about food, eating, exercise and body image. This condition can also be hard for clinicians to identify unless they ask the right questions about eating disorder thoughts and behaviors. Patients with atypical anorexia may have many of the same serious medical and mental health complications of other eating disorders. Listen to learn more about this condition and how to help your teen children get the help they need!

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Listen to episode #10- Intro to Eating Disorders
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Eating disorders affect teenage and young adult patients' mental health and their physical health, leading to many symptoms and possible complications. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine expert, discusses how eating disorders affect patients medically. Parents need to know what to watch out for regarding medical issues and complications in their teens. This episode reviews typical symptoms and complications related to eating disorders and what to expect when you see an eating disorder-oriented physician.  Stay tuned for follow up episodes in this series focused on the care of eating disorders. Subscribe to the podcast to stay informed and hear the latest episode. 

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Eating disorders affect many children, teenagers and young adults. They are one of the most deadly mental health conditions due to medical complications and suicide. It's critical that parents know what to look for in their children and when to get help. Finding professionals well-versed and informed in eating disorder care is very important to start the path of recovery. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine expert and host of Total Teen Health and Wellness, discusses the basics of eating disorder diagnosis and treatment. This episode is an introductory episode to a 7 part series on eating disorder issues in teens. 

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Puberty in children and teenagers is a process of physical, emotional and psychological growth. Parents often wonder if what their child is experiencing is a normal part of development. Dr. Shanna Garza, host of Total Teen Health and Wellness, offers guidance to parents to know what to expect as their kids develop and when to get help. The pre-teen and teen years can be a challenging time for kids to adjust to their changing bodies and to find the right fit with their peers. Parents can help their kids better understand their bodies and offer reassurance that most of what teens experience is very normal. It's helpful for parents to let their children know that they also felt a certain way or faced the same issues when they were their age.

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Vaccination against COVID-19 helps protect teens from infection, serious complications and hospitalization. The current COVID-19 vaccine is effective and should be given to all teenagers age 12 and older. Now is a critical time for more teenagers to receive this vaccine, given the surge with the Delta variant and the start of school. Learn more about COVID-19 vaccination and why it’s vital that adolescents get this vaccine now. Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine expert and mother of two, talks about the importance of timely vaccination and why children and teens should be immunized against COVID-19.

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Self-harm or self-injury affects 15% of teenagers today.  In this episode, Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, discusses how self-harm stems from maladaptive coping skills. Teens who self harm often have underlying mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders or a history of trauma. 

Parents are understandably concerned if they learn their kids are cutting or scratching as a form of coping. Parents of teens can learn how to help their children manage this issue. Parenting teenagers takes open communication and unconditional support, and Dr. Garza offers helpful guidance to parents with children who self-harm.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects many teenagers and young adults and impacts their functioning in school, work and home life. Adolescent Medicine expert and Total Teen Health and Wellness- A Doctor’s Guide for Parents host, Dr. Shanna Garza, educates parents on the symptoms of ADHD and on tools to help patients improve. Mental health issues, including ADHD, are related to brain health. Treatment focuses on treating these underlying brain issues, as well as helping patients build tools to improve their academic functioning, organizational skills, time management skills and executive functioning.

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