Advancing Health webinar: How to talk to teens about their health
Join OB-GYN Mary Kinyoun, MD, as she tackles topics like pregnancy prevention, STIs, mental health and how to have these conversations with your teen.
- 0:00 - Welcome
- 1:13 - Meet Mary Kinyoun, MD
- 2:57 - What to expect at an adolescent doctor's appointment
- 4:07 - Confidentiality
- 5:57 - Promoting healthy relationships
- 7:06 - Strategies for healthy relationship promotion
- 8:30 - Talking about pregnancy prevention
- 9:46 - Risk factors for teen pregnancy
- 10:15 - Adverse outcomes of unintended teen pregnancy
- 10:39 - Contraception
- 12:55 - Resources for contraception
- 13:21 - Topics to cover for sex education
- 14:13 - Sexually transmitted infections
- 16:03 - HPV: Human Papilloma Virus
- 17:30 - Adolescent mental health
- 18:05 - Risk factors for anxiety and mood disorders
- 18:32 - Signs of depression in teens
- 19:06 - Signs of anxiety in teens
- 19:25 - What should you do if you're worried about your teen's mental health?
- 21:53 - What to expect from your health care provider
- 22:31 - Risk factors for substance abuse in teens
- 23:28 - Dangers of teen substance use
- 23:49 - Role as parents
- 25:16 - How to discuss concerns with your child
- 26:19 - Social media
- 27:06 - Detriments of social media
- 29:23 - Promoting healthy social media use
- 30:22 - Resources for parents and teens
Audience questions:
- 31:30 - What is the difference in outcomes for parents who are proactive in these discussions and those that aren't?
- 32:52 - Is it more important to control what they have access to or to have the conversations?
- 33:51 - What's your best advice when you are concerned for your teen's mental health but have to wait until they can be seen by a professional?