Local Resources and Events
Thelma McMillen Center for Chemical Dependency Treatment Intensive outpatient programs for teens and adults, support groups, free assessments
Eating Disorder Support Group | Thursdays at 7 pm | Center for Discovery South Bay | 21515 Hawthorne Blvd. #370, Torrance | Call (424) 341-5407
Zoom Parent Support Group: Creating an ideal home learning environment. Facilitated by Agnes Regeczkey, Ph.D. April 3, 2020 at 11 am. Email a@briteminds.com to register.
Websites
Associated Websites
Medical Stabilization Program for Patients with Eating Disorders at Torrance Memorial Medical Center
TravelMed of Torrance Dr. Schack's Travel Medicine website
Recommended Medical Information Websites
Flu.gov Influenza illness and vaccines
ShotsForSchool.org California's website about immunizations required for school entry
ShotbyShot Stories of vaccine-preventable diseases
WebMD Health information, news, interactive tools
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ASHA American Sexual Health Association. Everything you need to know about reproductive health.
Recommended Professional Association Websites
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Sports Medicine
American Psychological Association
Association of Professional Piercers
North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Healthy Living
Blue Zones Lifestyle practices gleaned from places in the world where people live much longer than elsewhere, and ideas for incorporating them into your own life.
YogaGlo Online yoga classes
SafeCosmetics.org The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
SmokefreeTeen Online support for teens who want to quit smoking or vaping.
Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Beyond Ana and Mia Inspiration and support for people struggling with eating disorders
Eating Disorder Hope Information, resources, treatment program information, and support
Gürze - Salucore Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue
Food and Cooking
Food 52 "Helping people become better, smarter, happier cooks."
Serious Eats Recipes, product reviews, some restaurants
Media
Center on Media and Child Health Dedicated to understanding and responding to the effects of media on the physical, emotional, and social health of young people
Ask the Mediatrician Answers to questions about media and health
Bereavement
Griefnet Online support groups for children, teens, and adults; memorials, books, music, articles, resources
Sexuality
Advocates for Youth Promotes efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions regarding sexuality, with sections for teens, parents, and educators
Bedsider Detailed contraceptive method descriptions and information for women ages 18-29
Teen Source Accurate and reliable sexual and reproductive health information and resources, clinic referral service
Planned Parenthood Comprehensive information about birth control, sexually transmitted infections, and more. Clinic locator. Special sections for teens, parents, and educators.
Vaping
Smokefree Teen Help for teens who want to quit vaping.
The Vape Talk Tips for talking to your teen about vaping from the American Lung Association
Tobacco Prevention Toolkit Resources for middle and high school educators. Covers all forms of tobacco and nicotine. Created by Stanford University.
E-Cigarettes and Young People U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website packed with information and helpful resources from parent tip sheets to comprehensive reports.
Recommended Reading
Sexual Development and Sexual Health, for Teens
Celebrate Your Body and Its Changes, Too: The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls by Sonya Renee Taylor (Rockridge Press, 2018).
The Boys Body Book, by Kelli Dunham (Appleseed Press, 5th edition, 2019).
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition by Valorie Schaefer and Josee Masse (American Girl, 2012). Ages 8 and up.
The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls by Cara Natterson and Josee Masse (American Girl, 2nd edition, 2013). Ages 10 and up.
The Period Book: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up by Karen Gravelle, Jennifer Gravelle, et al (Bloomsbury, 2017). Ages 10 and up.
The Boys Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up YOU by Kelli Dunham and Steve Björkman (Applesauce Press, 2013). Ages 10 and up.
The Body Book for Boys by Rebecca Paley, Grace Norwich, and Jonathan Mar (Scholastic, 2010). Ages 10-14.
Sexual Develoment and Sexual Health, for Parents
From Diapers to Dating: a Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children by Debra W. Haffner (Newmarket Press, 2008).
Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween by Melissa Atkins Wardy (Chicago Review Press, 2014).
So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids by Diane Levin, Ph.D.and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. (Ballantine, 2009).
Beyond the Big Talk Revised Edition: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens - From Middle School to High School and Beyond by Debra W. Haffner and Alyssa Haffner Tartaglione (William Morrow, 2008).
General Parenting
Grown & Flown: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults by Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington (Flatiron Books, 2019).
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. (TarcherPerigee, 2014).
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011).
Letting Go with Love and Confidence: Raising Responsible, Reliant, Self-Sufficient Teens in the 21st Century by Kenneth Ginsburg M.D. and Susan Fitzgerald (Avery, 2011).
How to Talk so Teens will Listen and Listen so Teens will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (William Morrow, 2006).
Internet Safety
Cyber Junkie: Escape the Gaming and Internet Trap by Kevin J. Roberts (Hazeldon, 2010).
Cyber Safe: Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming, and Social Media by Gwen Schurgin O'Keefe, M.D. (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011).
Playing it Safe: Cyber Risks and Internet Safety by Vicki Trottier, Joanne Kaattari, and Community Literacy of Ontario, Kindle Edition (American Digital Services, 2013).
Special Topics
Keeping Your Kids Out Front Wthout Kicking Them From Behind: How to Nurture High-Achieving Athletes, Scholars, and Performing Artists by Ian Tofler M.D. and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo, M.Ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2000).
Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality by Terri Couwenhoven (Woodbine House, 2007).
The Facts of Life... and More: Sexuality and Intimacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities by Leslie Walker-Hirsch (Brookes Publishing, 2007).
Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance by Christopher McCurry, Ph.D. (New Harbinger, 2009).
Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D and John J. Ratey M.D. (Anchor, 2011).
Healthy Living
Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing by Timothy McCall, M.D. (Bantam Books, 2007).
Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater Ph.D. (Rodmell Press, 2nd edition, 2011).
The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Mediterranean Cookbook with150 Healthy Mediterranean Diet Recipes (Rockridge University Press, 2013).
The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner (National Geographic, 2012).