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 Self-help, advice and connections for teens

General Advice

Information and advice on a variety of subjects. Just ask!

  ADOL (Links and information on everything from health to homework)
  Go Ask Alice (Columbia University site with answers to questions on health, personal problems and more...you can also ask your own questions and get an answer)
Help Me, Harlan! (A fun site with advice ranging from serious to silly)
Scambusters (This site will set you straight if someone tries to feed you a hoax, a rumor or a con game)
Teen Central (A place to receive advice, or to offer it)
Teen Growth  (Filled with advice about health and other personal issues)
Teen Health at the Food & Drug Administration (has links to pamphlets and information they distribute)

  

Diet & Food Information

Whether you want to change your body or just keep it the way it is, these sites have good advice.

  Diet & Food Advice (Realistic and reasonable info, too)
Fat Free (Vegetarian and fat-free recipes that actually taste like they're worth eating)
National Eating Disorders Association (Information and referrals to get more help)
  Something Fishy (Information for men and women on eating disorders)

 

Drug and Alcohol Information

Information and advice on alcohol, drugs, tobacco and such any problems related to them.

   Alateen (For when friends or family have a problem with alcohol)
Freevibe (Information, plus celebrity interviews that are interesting)
IPRC (Drugs, alcohol, tobacco, an information clearinghouse)

 

Family Issues and Problems

When things go wrong in your family...

   Iconnect (about keeping yourself in one piece when your parents split up)

 

Health & Fitness

How to be healthy, safely and sanely.

  Cool Nurse (If you have a question about your health or your body, this is a good place to go)
Medline (Serious news and information about prescriptions and medical treatment. If you don't understand what your doctor says, see if this helps.)
  Melpomene (Sports-related issues including health, emphasizing teen girls)
Safe Piercing (If you want to do body piercing, from ears to navel, get it done correctly and safely...here's what to look for at the shop)
Sleep Net (If you have problems sleeping or waking up, then this site may be able to help you)
  Teen Growth (Medical and health advice for teens)
Teen Health (Canadian medical school site with good links and information)
TeensHealth (Advice checked by doctors and other professionals)
Young Women's Health (Advice and information, with ongoing newsletter)


Money

How to earn, manage and spend money without going crazy or broke.

Sense and Dollars (How much can you really buy with the money you make from your job?)
Young Investor (Advice on earning, saving, investing and spending money)

 

Motivation

Words for those days when you just can't get started...

   Motivate Us (Quotations to keep you going or get you started, many found by other teens)


School Advice

A little help on getting educated.

  Real World University (A site run by a college professor and his friends, it offers advice on everything from course load to career goals)

 

Social Advice

From casual socializing to big events.

  Getting Ready for a Prom? (This site will help you with choices and plans.)
  Pretty For Prom (This site is to help choose between different styles and looks for proms or other special events)



05 April 2007