Common Teen Questions and Answers

Review how to recognize and a possible eating disorder in a teenage boy who is a health nut and can't get skinny enough.

Ask our Expert Pediatrician, Dr. Vincent Iannelli, a question about your teen through this online submission form.

When should puberty start? Puberty usually occurs in a series of stages (tanner stages) between the ages of 8 and 13 for girls and 9 and 14 for boys.

My teen needs a sport's physical before he can play football this fall. Should I go to his Pediatrician or is it just as good to let them do the team physical at school?

Review how to get a second opinion for your child when specialists don't agree on what is wrong with your child.

Review what might cause someone to have a rash and facial swelling after going out into the cold.

Review what might cause a teenager to have fatigue, weight loss, bloody diarrhea, and abdominal pain, including conditions like celiac diease, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's diseae.

Review what to do about a teen with frequent infections and nasal drainage, including getting an evaluation for chronic sinus infections and/or allergies.

Almost 1 in 5 teens smoke cigarettes. Although that is a decline from previous years, more needs to be done to decrease the number of teen smokers even more. Does your teen smoke?

When should teenage girls start shaving?

When your preteen has a question about her period, you can be ready to help her understand.

Her daughter's period is irregular, is that normal?

Review the issue of what type of doctor should see your older child.