Uses a question and answer format to provide teens with an overview of teenage pregnancy, covering topics such as the options pregnant teens have, what they need to know about pregnancy, what to do if they decide not to keep or have the baby, what they need for a newborn, and other related topics.
Discusses gangs and urban violence, providing information on different types of gangs, why people join them, the kinds of activities in which members are involved, and other related topics.
Helps teens address their concerns over college and career training, emphasizing the importance of both and helping them decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives.
Provides answers to question about sexually transmitted diseases, covering what they are, how they affect the body, protection, and the symptoms and treatments of different STDs.
In 2009, nearly 210,000 cosmetic surgery procedures were performed on teens between the ages of thirteen and nineteen. The top five procedures performed were nose reshaping, breast reduction in men, breast augmentation, ear surgery, and liposuction. A driving factor for these surgeries-then and today-is the desire to fit in, and to correct what are seen as imperfections. This book serves as a friendly guide, teaching teens about the risks and dangers involved in cosmetic surgery, while dispelling many lingering myths. Readers who are hard-set on surgery are instructed about insurance coverage and costs, and how to find a qualified surgeon.
Provides information about vaccines and vaccinations, discussing why they were developed, if they are effective, how many there are, benefits, risks, and if they should be mandatory.
Provides answers to questions teens have about cancer, discussing what happens after the diagnosis, surgical and radiation treatments, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, bone marrow transplants, experimental treatments, and how cancer will change life at home.
Offers teens an overview of tanning and skin care, discussing the dangers of sun exposure, the best ways to protect skin, the importance of proper skin care, and other related topics.
Offers teens an overview of everyday first aid, explaining how to treat scrapes, cuts, splinters, blisters and burns, and providing information on what to do for bites and muscle, bone, joint, eye, ear, nose, and mouth injuries.
