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2/22/2015 Top 10 Health Concerns for Children | CRC Health Group http://www.crchealth.com/troubledteenagers/top10healthconcernschildrentreat/ 1/4 Treatment Addiction Disorders Weight Loss Boarding Schools Teenagers The Top 10 Health Concerns for Children – and How to Treat Them With the joys of parenthood comes a host of worries. According to a report by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, the following are parents’ top 10 health concerns for 2009: 1. Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity continues to outrank all other health problems as the numberone concern for children in the U.S. While 35 percent of adults believed childhood obesity was a major problem in 2008, that number increased to 42 percent in 2009. And for the first time, all three major ethnic groups (white, Hispanic and black) agree that obesity is the most pressing concern facing American children. Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a report in Academic Pediatrics. Overweight and obese children are also likely to experience a lowered quality of life, an increased likelihood of contracting several serious disorders and a potential reduction in life expectancy. There are numerous approaches to treating childhood obesity, but all boil down to a change in diet and lifestyle. Learning to eat well and incorporate physical activity into daily life can be made simpler by getting help from a weightloss camp for children and teens or weightloss boarding school. 2. Drug Abuse According to the UM National Poll, 36 percent of U.S. adults rate drug abuse as a serious problem for children. In fact, drug abuse has held the numbertwo spot since 2007. Although rates of illegal drug abuse among teens have been declining over the past few years, abuse of prescription medications and overthe counter cough medicines remain at high levels, according to the latest Monitoring the Future survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The most common drugs abused by children and teens include alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, and overthecounter and prescription medications. Despite the prevalence of teen drug abuse, reports suggest that only 10 percent of adolescents needing help for substance abuse problems actually receive treatment. Research shows that a majority of teens requiring substance abuse treatment also need treatment for cooccurring mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, or emotional or behavioral disorders. The key to combating drug abuse among children and adolescents is finding highquality drug rehab programs that specialize in treating youth. There are a number of wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools and teen residential treatment centers that focus on preventing and treating adolescent substance abuse. These therapeutic programs for teens have proven highly effective in stopping drug abuse and addressing co occurring mental health issues while healing strained family relationships and getting teens back on track in school. 3. Smoking Holding the numberthree spot, down from number one in 2007, is smoking, with 32 percent of U.S. adults rating it as a major problem for young people. It is estimated that at least 4.5 million U.S. adolescents are cigarette smokers. Each day, nearly 6,000 children under 18 start smoking, and nearly onethird of those youth become regular smokers. Cigarette smoking during childhood and adolescence produces significant health problems, including an increase in respiratory illnesses, decreased physical fitness, and potential retardation in lung growth and lung function. Prevention is critical when it comes to teen smoking. Make sure your children know that you disapprove of the habit and set a good example by avoiding cigarettes yourself. If your teen is already addicted to nicotine, talk about why they are smoking and ways to quit such as hanging out with friends who don’t smoke or getting involved in new activities. 4. Bullying 8777375378 Search... Get Help About CRC Health Find Treatment Contact Us

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  • 2/22/2015 Top10HealthConcernsforChildren|CRCHealthGroup

    http://www.crchealth.com/troubledteenagers/top10healthconcernschildrentreat/ 1/4

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    TheTop10HealthConcernsforChildrenandHowtoTreatThemWiththejoysofparenthoodcomesahostofworries.AccordingtoareportbytheUniversityofMichiganC.S.MottChildrensHospitalNationalPollonChildrensHealth,thefollowingareparentstop10healthconcernsfor2009:

    1.ChildhoodObesity

    ChildhoodobesitycontinuestooutrankallotherhealthproblemsasthenumberoneconcernforchildrenintheU.S.While35percentofadultsbelievedchildhoodobesitywasamajorproblemin2008,thatnumberincreasedto42percentin2009.Andforthefirsttime,allthreemajorethnicgroups(white,Hispanicandblack)agreethatobesityisthemostpressingconcernfacingAmericanchildren.

    Ratesofchildhoodobesityhavetripledinthelast25years,puttingmanychildrenatriskfordiabetesandheartdisease,accordingtoareportinAcademicPediatrics.Overweightandobesechildrenarealsolikelytoexperiencealoweredqualityoflife,anincreasedlikelihoodofcontractingseveralseriousdisordersandapotentialreductioninlifeexpectancy.

    Therearenumerousapproachestotreatingchildhoodobesity,butallboildowntoachangeindietandlifestyle.Learningtoeatwellandincorporatephysicalactivityintodailylifecanbemadesimplerbygettinghelpfromaweightlosscampforchildrenandteensorweightlossboardingschool.

    2.DrugAbuse

    AccordingtotheUMNationalPoll,36percentofU.S.adultsratedrugabuseasaseriousproblemforchildren.Infact,drugabusehasheldthenumbertwospotsince2007.

    Althoughratesofillegaldrugabuseamongteenshavebeendecliningoverthepastfewyears,abuseofprescriptionmedicationsandoverthecountercoughmedicinesremainathighlevels,accordingtothelatestMonitoringtheFuturesurveybytheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse.Themostcommondrugsabusedbychildrenandteensincludealcohol,marijuana,inhalants,andoverthecounterandprescriptionmedications.

    Despitetheprevalenceofteendrugabuse,reportssuggestthatonly10percentofadolescentsneedinghelpforsubstanceabuseproblemsactuallyreceivetreatment.Researchshowsthatamajorityofteensrequiringsubstanceabusetreatmentalsoneedtreatmentforcooccurringmentalhealthissues,suchasdepression,anxiety,trauma,oremotionalorbehavioraldisorders.

    Thekeytocombatingdrugabuseamongchildrenandadolescentsisfindinghighqualitydrugrehabprogramsthatspecializeintreatingyouth.Thereareanumberofwildernesstherapyprograms,therapeuticboardingschoolsandteenresidentialtreatmentcentersthatfocusonpreventingandtreatingadolescentsubstanceabuse.Thesetherapeuticprogramsforteenshaveprovenhighlyeffectiveinstoppingdrugabuseandaddressingcooccurringmentalhealthissueswhilehealingstrainedfamilyrelationshipsandgettingteensbackontrackinschool.

    3.Smoking

    Holdingthenumberthreespot,downfromnumberonein2007,issmoking,with32percentofU.S.adultsratingitasamajorproblemforyoungpeople.

    Itisestimatedthatatleast4.5millionU.S.adolescentsarecigarettesmokers.Eachday,nearly6,000childrenunder18startsmoking,andnearlyonethirdofthoseyouthbecomeregularsmokers.Cigarettesmokingduringchildhoodandadolescenceproducessignificanthealthproblems,includinganincreaseinrespiratoryillnesses,decreasedphysicalfitness,andpotentialretardationinlunggrowthandlungfunction.

    Preventioniscriticalwhenitcomestoteensmoking.Makesureyourchildrenknowthatyoudisapproveofthehabitandsetagoodexamplebyavoidingcigarettesyourself.Ifyourteenisalreadyaddictedtonicotine,talkaboutwhytheyaresmokingandwaystoquitsuchashangingoutwithfriendswhodontsmokeorgettinginvolvedinnewactivities.

    4.Bullying

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    Cominginatnumberfourisbullying,aproblemcitedby31percentofU.S.adultsasamajorissueconfrontingchildren.

    TheNationalYouthViolencePreventionResourceCenterestimatesthataboutonethirdofallU.S.youthareinvolvedinbullying,eitherasavictim,aperpetratororboth.TheAmericanAcademyofChild&AdolescentPsychiatryreportsthatasmanyashalfofallchildrenandadolescentsarebulliedatleastonceduringtheirschoolyears,withaboutonein10sufferingfromongoingharassment.

    Teenbullyingcanbeaseriousproblem.Bulliesandtheirvictimsarelikelytosufferfromawiderangeofmentalhealthandbehavioralconditions,includingdepression,bipolardisorder,ADHD,PTSD,lowselfesteemandoppositionaldefiantdisorder.

    Thefirststepinaddressingteenbullyingistostoptheviolenceandthreats.Talktoyourchildsteacher,guidancecounselororprincipalandworktogethertofindsolutionstotheproblem.Ifthebullyingissevere,enrollmentinawildernessprogramorotherresidentialprogramforadolescentsmaybethebestoption.

    5.InternetSafety

    HoldingsteadyatnumberfiveisInternetsafety,with31percentofU.S.adultsexpressingconcernovertheissue,slightlyupfrom27percentin2008.

    TheInternetisafunandinformative,butdangerousplace.WithconcernsrangingfromInternetpredatorsandidentitythefttocyberbullyingandInternetaddiction,itisimportantforparentstolimittheirchildrenstimeonthecomputerandbeawareofwhattheirchildrenaredoingonline.

    Talktoyourchildabouttherisksofsharinginformationonlineandletthemknowtheycancometoyouiftheyfeelthreatenedoruncomfortablewithanythinghappeningonline.KeepallcomputersinthehouseinanopenarealikethekitchenorfamilyroomwhereyoucansuperviseyourchildsInternetusageandutilizeprivacysettingswheneverpossible.RatherthanspendinghourssurfingtheWeb,encourageyourchildtogetinvolvedinsports,hobbiesorotherextracurricularactivities.

    6.ChildAbuseandNeglect

    Thisissue,whichwasrankednumber10in2007,cameinatnumbersixandwasratedasaseriousconcernby29percentofU.S.adults,upfrom25percentin2008.

    AccordingtoChildMaltreatment2007,themostrecentreportfromtheNationalChildAbuseandNeglectDataSystem,approximately794,000childrenwerefoundtobevictimsofchildabuseorneglect.Theconsequencesofchildmaltreatment,whichcanincludephysicalinjuries,lowselfesteem,attentiondisorders,braindamageandviolentbehavior,canendurewellintoadolescenceandadulthood.

    Childrenshouldneversufferinsilence.Strongfamilybonds,consistentrulesandexpectationsandopenlinesofcommunicationareimportantinpreventingchildabuseandneglect.Parentswhoareequippedtocopewiththestressesofeverydaylife,whoareresilientandwhoknowwhentoreachoutforsupportareinthebestpositiontoprotecttheirchildren.

    7.AlcoholAbuse

    AlcoholabusecontinuestobeamajorproblemforAmericanchildren.Upfromnumbereightin2008butdownfromnumberfourin2007,26.5percentofU.S.adultsinthe2009pollconsideredalcoholabuseabigproblem.

    AlcoholisthemostfrequentlyuseddrugbyteenagersintheUnitedStates.Abouthalfofmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsdrinkalcoholonamonthlybasis,and14percentofteenshavebeenintoxicatedatleastonceinthepastyear.Adolescentswhodrinkalcoholaremorelikelytobecomealcoholicslaterinlife,beinvolvedindrunkdrivingaccidents,attemptsuicide,engageinsexualactivity,dropoutofschoolandexperimentwithotherdrugs.

    Parentshaveastronginfluenceontheirteensdecisiontousealcohol.Teensaremostprotectedwhentheyfeelthattheycandiscussissueslikedrugsandalcoholwiththeirparents.Ifyourteenhasadrinkingproblem,starttheconversation,encouragethemtoattendselfhelpgroupslikeAA,andgettheminvolvedinawildernesstherapyprogramorresidentialalcoholabusetreatmentprogrambeforetheproblemspiralsoutofcontrol.

    8.Stress

    Newtothelistin2009,26percentofU.S.adultsratestressasaseriousconcernforchildren.

    AstudyconductedbytheUniversityofMichiganfoundonethirdofteensintheUnitedStatesfeelstressedoutonadailybasis.AsurveyconductedbyTheNationalCenteronAddictionandSubstanceAbuseatColumbiaUniversityreportedthathighstressteensaretwiceaslikelyaslowstressteenstosmoke,drinkanduseillegaldrugs.

    Yourchildrencanlearntokeepstressundercontrolbytakinggoodcareofthemselves(e.g.,gettingenoughsleep,eatingawellbalanceddietandexercisingeveryday).Itmayalsobehelpfultolearnrelaxationtechniques,findoutletsforfunandrecreation,andbuildasupportnetworkoffriendsandfamilywhocanprovidehelpifnecessary.

    9.NotEnoughOpportunitiesforPhysicalActivity

    Uponespotfrom2008,nearly25percentofU.Sadultsrateinactivityasamajorproblemforkids.

    SedentarylifestyleshavebecomethenormintheU.S.,withchildrenspendingmoretimeinfrontoftheTV,computerorvideogameconsolethanreadingbooks,playingoutsideorengaginginextracurricularactivities.Getyourkidsactivebysettingagoodexample,takingadvantageofcommunitysportsandactivities,orsigningthemupforafitcamporweightlossboardingschool.

    10.TeenPregnancy

    Fallingthreeplacesfromnumberseventonumber10,24percentofU.Sadultsratedteenpregnancyasaseriousproblemin2009.

    ApproximatelyonethirdofyoungwomenintheUnitedStatesbecomepregnantduringtheirteens.Inadditiontoincreasedhealthriskstomotherandbaby,thereareanumberofsocialandsocioeconomicconcernsaswell.Educationaboutsexandtheconsequencesofpregnancyareessentialtolowerteenpregnancyrates.

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