Eating competence is a collection of vital skills and attitudes that your teenager needs to develop to become healthy adults.

Dr. John Duffy's fabulous book, The Available Parent, offers advice for practicing radical optimism as the parent of a teenager.

Teenagers are often called young adults, but their brain development and their life experiences don't always mesh up. As a result, adolescents often have errors in their cognitive behaviors.

Distracted driving is a leading cause for traffic fatalities in the US, and teenage drivers are the age group most likely to engage in this behavior. The US Department of Transportation has a website full of information and tools to help your adolescent driver understand the risks involved.

Schools out for summer! Every Wednesday this summer, come on by for a themed week of ideas for your family. This weeks theme: Move Your Body. Get the whole family involved and active this summer.

What you need to know about teenagers and birth control, so that you can be informed when it's time to have tough discussions about sexual health and responsibility.

Schools out for summer! Every Wednesday this summer, come on by for a themed week of ideas for your family. This weeks theme: Starlight! Spend some time this week looking up at the best light show around.

One to two percent of American teenagers suffer from eating disorders. The most prevalent of these is anorexia. Understanding the causes, symptoms and treatments for anorexia makes dealing with it a little less scary.

Schools out for summer! Every Wednesday this summer, come on by for a themed week of ideas for your family. This weeks theme: Luau! Hawaii is practically synonymous with summer. What a great way to kick off the season.

Pirates of the Caribbean -- On Stranger Tides is the fourth installment in a franchise. It's a swashbuckling adventure film that, while not perfect, isn't a bad way to spend an afternoon. Read more for a Mama Review before your teenager watches it.