Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives. A Practical

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AUTHOR McCarthy, Alice R.
TITLE Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives. A
Practical Guide for Parents, Caregivers, Educators, and
Health Professionals. Third Edition.
ISBN ISBN-0-9621645-5-0
PUB DATE 2000-00-00
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HEALTHY TEENS
Facing the Challenges of Young Lives
A Practical Guide for Parents, Caregivers,
Educators, and Health Professionals
Third Edition
Alice R. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Bridge Communications, Inc.
Birmingham, Michigan
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Although the author and publisher have exhaustively researched all sources to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of the information contained in this book, we assume no responsibility for errors, inac-
curacies, omissions or any other inconsistency herein. Any slights against people or organizations are
unintentional. The concepts, ideas, procedures, and suggestions contained in this book are not in-
tended as a substitute for consulting with your own health or education professionals.
©2000 Alice R. McCarthy Ph.D. and Bridge Communications, Inc. This edition is an expansion and
revision of a work previously published as Healthy Teens: Success in High School and Beyond published
by Bridge Communications, Inc., copyright ©1997 by Alice R. McCarthy.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans-
mitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,
without express written permission by the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied
in critical articles and reviews.
Editors: Donna Raphael and David McCarthy
Researcher and Editor: Karen L. Kittredge
Illustrator: Mary Douse
Photographer: Michael Edward McCarthy
Stock Photography: Photodisc, Digital Vision
Designed by Ford & Earl Associates:
Creative Director, Bonnie Detloff Zielinski
Graphic Designer, M. Francheska Guerrero
Second Edition Writers and Editors: James H. McCarthy and Marcia Rayner Applegate
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-90976
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I dedicate this book to my five childrenWally, David, Sharon, Jim, and Bill. You
are grown up now and I am proud of you. Your support for my work has made a
significant difference.
And to parents, caregivers, and professionals everywhere who are working
with teens to promote a vision of a safe and healthy life for all adolescents within
a context of teaching them responsibility, respect, honesty, justice and equality.
CONTENTS
xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
xi EXPERT COUNSEL AND REVIEW
xv FOREWORD
xvii INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE - HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS
Adolescence
Growing Up Today
Tips for Parenting When Your Child Becomes an Adolescent
Communicating With Your Teen
Becoming A Good Listener
Try Problem-Solving
19 CHAPTER TWO TEENS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS
Family Involvement in Health Education
Family-School Partnerships
Parent-Teacher Conferences
35 CHAPTER THREE - TEENS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Psychological Health and the Development of Your Teen
Stress and the Health. of Your Adolescent
Depressive Illnesses
Suicide
Eating Disorders
Learning Differences
What is ADHD?
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia and School
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
71 CHAPTER FOUR TEEN SEXUALITY
Teens: Hearing From Parents
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
The Case for Abstinence
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
The Most Common STDs
Piercing, Tattooing and Needle Sharing
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HEALTHY TEENS: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF YOUNG LIVES
91 CHAPTER FIVE - TEENS: AN ACTIVE LIFE STYLE
Puberty
Emotional Development
Physical Development
Health Education
Building An Active Lifestyle
Physical Activity and Health
Healthy Eating
Dental Health
Teens Taking Responsibility for Their Health
Common Teen Illnesses
Injury Prevention
127 CHAPTER SIX - TEENS: SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Facts About Drug Use
Tobacco
Alcohol
Driving While Under the Influence
Binge Drinking
Marijuana
Marijuana Today
Heroin
Cocaine
Inhalants
Ecstasy
"Date Rape" Drugs
141 CHAPTER SEVEN - THE ANSWER TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Parents and Caregivers: Crucial Players
A Family Model
Alcoholism in Your Family
A Guide to Teen Parties
Teens and Driving
Substance Abuse Prevention Through Health Education
157 CHAPTER EIGHT - TEENS AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Harassment
Educational Policy
Legal Issues
165 CHAPTER NINE - TEEN SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION
Awareness First
Sexual Assault
Rape Awareness and Prevention
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dating and Sexual Assault
Recovering From an Assault
Sexual Abuse
177 CHAPTER TEN - TEENS AND VIOLENCE
The Face of Violence
School Violence
Violence at Home
Teen Relationship Violence
Media Violence
Gangs and Violence
199 CHAPTER ELEVEN TEENS AND LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
Connect Your Teen to the Future
Why College is Important
Taking the Right Courses Starts in Middle School
Save on Tuition
Identify Types of People and Skills
Learning About a Career
Jobs of the 21st Century
Fastest Growing Jobs
Education for the Career Chosen
Questions for College Admissions Officers
How Colleges Evaluate Candidates
Searching for Financial Aid
Work is Changing: Characteristics Needed
221 CHAPTER TWELVE - TEENS AND A BETTER COMMUNITY
Resiliency Defined
Programming for Healthy Teens
Communities that Care
The Search Institute
APPENDICES
233 APPENDIX I - A Load Off the Teachers' Backs: Coordinated School
Health Programs
239 APPENDIX II - The Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health
241 APPENDIX III - Making the Grade: A Guide to School Drug Prevention
244 APPENDIX IV - When Your Adolescent is in Trouble
246 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
249 INDEX
265 ADVANCED PRAISE
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The fear in writing acknowledgments rests with the author who forgets a special
person or organization who has been begged to review his or her quote, or check
the veracity of a set of statistics in 48 hours! And then there are authors who write
"thanks to all those who have helped, and you know who you are." That is the easy
way out. However, I am so grateful to many people for the assistance they have gra-
ciously given that I must try to mention as many as possible. Healthy Teens is
stronger, based on their input and research.
The people who deserve every reader's thanks, and especially my own, are
those who critiqued the second edition of Healthy Teens to ensure that the third edi-
tion would meet the needs of families across the nation. Busy, dedicated individu-
als completed a full reading of the second edition and answered a lengthy ques-
tionnaire. Included are Barbara Flis, parent of two adolescents; Donald Gainey,
Ed.D., Principal, Milford High School, Massachusetts; Wanda Jubb, Ed.D., retired
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Margaret Rose, M.S., Health
Education Specialist, Utah State Office of Education; Jean Schultz, M.S., CHES,
National Middle School Association; Victor Strasburger, MD, Chief, Division of
Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School
of Medicine; Susan Wooley, Ph.D., Executive Director, American School Health
Association; Paula R. Zaccone-Tzannetakis, Chair, Publications Committee, Amer-
ican Association for Health Education; Adam Uhlianuk, high school student;
Harold Silk, M.A., Social Worker, Detroit School System; and Alex Braunstein,
M.P.H., Research Associate, Health Management Research Center, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor.
I have conscientiously had the copy reviewed and the quotes approved, and
in the process I have been amazed at the gracious responsiveness of scholars nation-
wide. I express appreciation to each of these professionals who assisted with
reviews: David Rosen, MD, Craig Spangler, D.D.S., Steven Kempers, MD, W.J.
McCarthy, MD (my son), Alexander Sackeyfio, MD, and J.P. Leleszi, D.O. Special
thanks also to James Jaccard, Ph.D., who helped immeasurably in chapter four, and
to Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., whose work I have featured in all three editions of
Healthy Teens. Likewise, Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., Arthur L. Robin, Ph.D., and
learning differences specialist Lou Stewart strengthened the copy in chapter three.
Also, I called upon Amitai Etzioni, Ph.D., L. Rowell Huesmann, Ph.D., William
Damon, Ph.D., and Peter Bearman, Ph.D., as I wrote about school violence.
Steven J. Wolin, MD, and Sybil Wolin, Ph.D., checked the copy in chapter twelve
on resiliency. A professional colleague from Lake Superior State University,
William Munsell, graciously assisted as I rewrote material related to federal finan-
cial assistance.
Representatives from many publications gave permission to use outstanding mate-
rial that I believe strengthen Healthy Teens. This included the Weekly Reader 2®
Magazine-, The Bulletin published by the National Association of Secondary School
Principals; the Educational Development Center, Inc.; the Prevention Researchers
Newsletter; and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Others whose copy I received permission to print included the American
Academy of Pediatrics; the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth for Fam-
ily and Youth Services Bureau; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
The National PTA President Lois Jean White; The National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy; professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion (CDC); the U.S. Department of Education; Partnership for Family Involve-
ment; and Drug Strategies' Making the Grade: A Guide to School Drug Prevention.
I give tremendous thanks to the expert counsel and review provided by five
prestigious organizations and their representatives in the development of the cur-
rent edition. Please refer to the facing page for a more detailed listing of their gen-
erous support.
Drawing on a long and positive experience with the Departments of Com-
munity Health and Education in Michigan, I am especially grateful for the con-
tinued support of Donald B. Sweeney, M.A.; Patricia Morgan, R.N., M.S.; Karen
Petersmarck, Ph.D.; and Laurie Bechhofer, M.P.H. My longtime friend, health
educator Barbara Bates, R.N., is always helpful with frank commentary.
Please refer to the list of contributors to the second edition of Healthy Teens,
located in the back of the book. The foundation for the current edition was put in
place with the help of these people who so willingly lent their expertise.
To my dedicated illustrator, Mary Douse, whose scores of careful, expressive
drawings of young people in many moods well represent the essence of my work,
I extend my grateful thanks. To Michael E. McCarthy, my talented 15-year-old
grandson, who is now grown to the ripe old age of 16 during a year of writing,
"thank you for your photos and your quiet modesty, courtesy, and patience toward
your grandmother."
My editorsmy son David N. McCarthy and also Donna Raphael
improved the clarity of the writing. Thank you. And thanks also to Laureen Motloch,
who showed great patience in her diligent and superb keystroking work, and to Irene
F. Thompson, graciously at the telephone daily about this book for over one year.
A very deep thank you goes to Karen Kittredge, M.S.W, M.Div. She is my
talented and resourceful Web researcher who compiled and wrote many of our 500
annotations. She also edited as many as five rounds of readers of the twelve book
chapters. This book would not have been as thorough or accurate without her
scholarly help and support.
The design team from Ford & Earl Associates, Bonnie Detloff Zielinski and
Francheska Guerrero, have shown amazing forbearance in working on a manu-
script of this technical nature. They have designed a book that makes its author and
the contributors very proud.
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