Self Help

General Advice

Information and advice on a variety of subjects. Just ask!

• ADOL (Links and information on everything from health to homework)
• Go Ask Alice (Columbia University site with answers to questions on health, personal problems and more...you can also ask your own questions and get an answer)
• Help Me, Harlan! (A fun site with advice ranging from serious to silly)
• Scambusters (This site will set you straight if someone tries to feed you a hoax, a rumor or a con game)
• Teen Central (A place to receive advice, or to offer it)
• Teen Growth  (Filled with advice about health and other personal issues)
• Teen Health at the Food & Drug Administration (has links to pamphlets and information they distribute)
• Teen Help is a site for teens and/or their parents to seek help and advice on a variety of topics.

Diet & Food Information

Whether you want to change your body or just keep it the way it is, these sites have good advice.

• Diet & Food Advice (Realistic and reasonable info, too)
• Fat Free (Vegetarian and fat-free recipes that actually taste like they're worth eating)
• National Eating Disorders Association (Information and referrals to get more help)
• Something Fishy (Information for men and women on eating disorders)

Drug and Alcohol Information

Information and advice on alcohol, drugs, tobacco and such any problems related to them.

• Alateen (For when friends or family have a problem with alcohol)
• Freevibe (Information, plus celebrity interviews that are interesting)
• IPRC (Drugs, alcohol, tobacco, an information clearinghouse)

Health & Fitness

How to be healthy, safely and sanely.

• Cool Nurse (If you have a question about your health or your body, this is a good place to go)
• Medline (Serious news and information about prescriptions and medical treatment. If you don't understand what your doctor says, see if this helps.)
• Safe Piercing (If you want to do body piercing, from ears to navel, get it done correctly and safely...here's what to look for at the shop)
• Sleep Net (If you have problems sleeping or waking up, then this site may be able to help you)
• Teen Growth (Medical and health advice for teens)
• Teen Health (Canadian medical school site with good links and information)
• TeensHealth (Advice checked by doctors and other professionals)
• Young Women's Health (Advice and information, with ongoing newsletter)

Money

How to earn, manage and spend money without going crazy or broke.

• Sense and Dollars (How much can you really buy with the money you make from your job?)
• Young Investor (Advice on earning, saving, investing and spending money)

Motivation

Words for those days when you just can't get started...

• Motivate Us (Quotations to keep you going or get you started, many found by other teens)

School Advice

A little help on getting educated.

• Real World University (A site run by a college professor and his friends, it offers advice on everything from course load to career goals)

Social Advice

From casual socializing to big events.

• Getting Ready for a Prom? (This site will help you with choices and plans.)
• Pretty For Prom (This site is to help choose between different styles and looks for proms or other special events)