The following questions will help you think more deeply about course material and access the most up-to-date information available. Use the links after the questions to find resources that help answer the questions, or use the PowerSearch engine at the book's Online Learning Center or another Internet search engine to locate other online resources.

1			Obesity is a major health problem. A common stereotype is that obese people simply eat too much and that they easily could regain normal weight if they just watched how and what they ate. If one of your friends expressed this view how would you counter it? http://www.med.utah.edu/healthinfo/pediatric/Adolescent/obesity.htm http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/79.htm
2			Sports are a great way for adolescents to maintain physical health and athletic involvement can foster positive development in several domains. Recently, observers raised increasing concerns about the pressures placed on youth involved in athletics. What can parents and coaches do to lessen the negative effects of these pressures? http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00045 http://www.bcm.edu/pediatrics/index.cfm?Realm=99992421&This_Template=pedi_pushing.cfm
3			Adolescents do not fall asleep until later than children, and most adolescents need more sleep than they get. There are significant negative consequences of sleep deprivation for adolescents. What can be done to solve this problem? http://www.sleepfoundation.org/hottopics/index.php?secid=18&id=205 http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/adolescent.html