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Articles by University of Florida IFAS Extension
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How Parents and Agents Can Address Bullying with Youth
Recently the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new anti-bullying policy that concluded that bullying is not...
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Parenting During the Elementary School Years: Discipline
Introduction As you learned in Part 1 of Parenting During the Elementary School Years, your parenting role changes to...
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Understanding Youth and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Resources for Families and Communities
Introduction Over the past three decades, the number of young people who are obese has nearly tripled (National Center...
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Understanding Sexual Minority Adolescents
Sexual orientation: What is it? Sexual orientation is a sensitive issue that affects all stages of life in many...
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Involving Youth in the Community Development Process
Introduction Program and policy planners need to better understand the role and impact of youth in the community...
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Introduction Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavior disorder characterized by a pattern of...
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Commonly Asked Questions: Anorexia Nervosa
What is It? Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that has been gaining a lot of attention in the last 10 to 15 years....
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Adolescent Experiences from Participating in Extracurricular and Community-Based Activities
There is little debate remaining in the field of youth development that participation in extracurricular and...
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Learning to Live Through Loss: For Teens Facing Loss
If you are like most teens, your experience with death and loss has been has been limited to music, movies, and TV. You...
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Missing Children: Incidences and Characteristics of Runaway Children and Resources Available to Them
Introduction The personal, emotional, and human impacts associated with runaway children are vast. While experts do not...
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