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Back to Health Dashboard- Adolescents typically think in concrete ways. This means that they have difficulty with abstract and symbolic concepts. Their thinking tends to be focused on the present. They are just starting to be able to gather information from experience, analyze information, and make critical decisions about future choices and...
- Inner strength is the ability to cope with the stressful situations in life. This is often called "resilience." Building inner strength begins with simple actions or thoughts that your child practices, such as planning for what to do next and learning to accept change. Inner strength can help a child face problems...
- Discusses causes, symptoms, medicines, home treatment, triggers, and prevention tips for children's tension headaches.
- Discusses causes, symptoms, medicines, home treatment, triggers, and prevention tips for children's migraine headaches.
- Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center achieves Magnet status, the highest distinction recognizing nursing excellence.
- Women who worked in the Kaiser shipyards helped lay the groundwork for a new era of greater employment opportunities and child care options.
- The years 11 through 14 are the start of a change from childhood to adulthood. Independence, individuality, identity, and self-esteem are important concepts in your child's emotional and social development at this age. Adolescents start to feel the urge to be more independent from their families. They may be obsessed...
- Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center achieves Magnet® status, the highest national honor for nursing excellence.
- After a traumatic boating accident, Gabriela Curiel was airlifted to the Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Hospital Trauma Center for lifesaving surgery.
- Kaiser Permanente’s new Center for Gun Violence Research and Education announces $1.3 million in grants.
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center’s Bridge Program has become a model for compassionate care, proving that collaborative efforts make a difference.
- Learn how to care for your child if they start taking antidepressant medicines.
- Learn how to support your teen while they are in counseling.
- Several conditions regularly occur along with bipolar disorder that at first may share some of the same features. Conditions that might be present along with bipolar disorder in children and adolescents include: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This is a behavioral condition in which people have trouble paying...
- A father's determination to stay healthy for his 3 children led him to prioritize early detection, advocate for his health, and fight prostate cancer.
- Learn about common behaviors and problem behaviors in teens.
- After getting approval from several expert groups, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends immunization schedules based on age. Each year, the CDC reviews the immunization schedules for children and adults and makes new ones as needed. Go to the CDC website at...
- Chef Ann Foundation will use $275,000 grant for Colorado program to convert kitchen operations from processed foods to fresh, scratch-based meals.
- When a newborn was diagnosed with meningitis, a life-threatening infection of the spinal cord, timely testing and care made all the difference.
- For Sam Beeson, having a midwife at her side during her pregnancy helped her handle loss and complications — followed by joy in the delivery of her first child.
- Kaiser Permanente grants $150,000 to three community nonprofits.
- An internist is a medical doctor who specializes in the care of adults. People might choose an internist as their primary doctor for regular checkups and for treating illness. Internists can further specialize in areas such as: Adolescent medicine (conditions and diseases common to teenagers). Cardiology (diseases and...
- What is Down syndrome? Down syndrome is a genetic condition. It affects childhood growth and development. People who have it may share similar features and health issues. They may learn to talk later than other children and have some intellectual disability. But every person's experience is different. And everyone with...
- Older teens may seem mature at times, but they often will have times when they are not. Those who haven't yet established their own identity and sense of independence may try defining themselves through rebellious or difficult behavior. It's normal for teens to experiment with different looks and ideas. This is often a...
- By age 16, most teens are starting to think in abstract ways. They can deal with several concepts at the same time and imagine the future consequences of their actions. This type of thinking continues to develop into adulthood. Also by age 16, teens can learn to process more complex problems and to develop and test...
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