89: How To Prepare Your Teens to Manage Their Own Health Care

05/20/24 • 19 min

Jill Grimes, MD, is a board-certified family physician who specializes in college health. She is a nationally recognized medical media expert & author of award-winning book, “The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness”.

Teen & college age partying is NOT what parents remember! Beer (with perhaps, worst case, beer bongs) have given way to successive vodka shots and intentional “blackout” drinking, and the mellow “Cheech N Chong” joint sharing version of “pot” is a far cry from today’s high THC concentration “weed”. Dr. Grimes shares the inside scoop about the medical challenges and risks of today’s party culture.

Late middle school and early high school is when you want to begin talking with your teen about managing their health care.
If they take medication, schedule a weekly time to work with them on filling a pill organizer so they are prepared.
Dr. Jill covers what your teen will need when filling out their own medical forms. Talk with your teen about the process and help them gather information they’ll need so they are prepared when they’re on their own.
Hear from Dr. Jill on the most common illness and medical concerns that your teen may encounter, and how they can be prepared to get the help they need.
About inking, Teens can get a temporary tattoo and live with that for a week to see how they feel about it before getting the real deal.
Learn how to empower your teen to have a successful conversation with their doctor to be sure their needs are being addressed in the time given, and how to handle medication that’s prescribed: cost, side-effects, if they don’t feel better, etc.

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