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Substance use among youth

Teens and sugary drinks

Teenagers and sleep

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Questions for teens:

What are three words that come to mind when you think of your parents?

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Some answers from teens:

  • • Understanding, open, boundaries.
  • • Protective, full of love, weird. Ha ha!
  • • Restrictive, kind, choices.
  • • Authority, love, respect.

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Questions for parents:

What are the three words that come to mind when you think of your teen(s)?

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Some answers from parents:

  • • Eating, groceries, hockey!
  • • Discoveries, changes, roller coaster.
  • • Affirmation, confrontation, connection.
  • • Sensitivity, attitude, love.

Questions for teens:

I feel proud of my parents when...

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Some answers from teens:

  • • They reassure me.
  • • They achieve amazing things at work (even if I don’t always understand what they’ve done).
  • • They are interested in me, in what I’m doing and what I like.
  • • When my father plays hockey outside with me and my friends say: “Wow, you’re so lucky!”.

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Questions for parents:

I feel proud of my teen when...

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Some answers from parents:

  • • Their eyes light up over something that excites them.
  • • Just looking at them makes me proud.
  • • They accomplish something that I never had the courage to do, when they stand up in situations that aren’t always easy.
  • • They fail at something one year at school and succeed the next.

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Get lots of tips, advice and resources to better understand and support your teen in their development, health, and well-being.

Who are the teens living in the Montérégie

Learn more about the health status of teens in the Montérégie.

View our info sheets and learn more about teens living in our region: statistics, important facts and suggested action plans for families, schools and communities.

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High school students in the Montérégie