Advancing Health webinar: How to talk to teens about their health

Advancing Health webinar

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?