Can you talk to your teen about eating disorders, club drugs and sexual orientation? If you want to crack the black box that's your teen's mental and emotional state, then this talk is for you. Known as "The Teen Doc," physician Adekemi Oguntala specializes in helping parents, teachers and health professionals communicate with teens more effectively. Her passionate, humorous presentations will give you a totally fresh perspective on how you view your teen’s behavior and empower you to make the changes necessary to see results. "When that happens, it gives you the hope you need to keep at it," says Dr. Oguntala, who runs a busy teen clinic in Northern California. "Teens need consistency. Without it, nothing changes, but with it, you can enjoy a better relationship with your teen."

Dr. Oguntala’s informative talks give you the knowledge and skills you need to figure out how the teen brain works and establish a connection. Her riveting, real-life stories are drawn from her busy Bay Area practice where she's known for her energetic, hip approach to various teen topics that include, but are not limited to eating disorders, club drugs, sexual development and orientation, adolescent health concerns, and gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender issues (GBLT). Dr. Oguntala speaks in high schools and at conferences for parents, teachers, caretakers and health professionals where she's described as "energetic, knowledgeable and easily approachable." These qualities, combined with her medical background, give her the expertise to help you build a bridge of understanding between you and your teen. "My mission," says Dr. Oguntala, "is to change the world, one teen at a time." You'll leave her dynamic presentations inspired to improve your relationship with the teens in your life.

Keynote presentations include:

The Teen Brain
Explore the stages of teen development so you know what to expect from your teen, and you are both prepared for the approaching milestones. Learn why early, middle and late adolescence require different parenting skills. You'll leave with all the tools you need to get through each stage.

Becoming a Connected Parent
Dr. Oguntala helps you develop a list of ways you can use old school and new school technology to stay connected with your teen. You don’t have to be up on all the slang, but you do need to know what's going on. This talk will inspire you to tackle text messages and figure out that Facebook page.

Raising an Adult, Not a Teen
Dr. Oguntala helps you plant the seeds that make your teen a self-sufficient adult so your teen eventually has the confidence to leave -- and you, the parent, have the confidence to let them go.

Additional presentations:

• Teen Health Check
Issues that come up in a teen physical

• Club drugs
Get informed about popular club drugs

• Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Learn about common performance-enhancing drugs and their effects

• Contraception
Discuss the various methods of birth control

• Sexual Health
Discuss the female anatomy and reproductive health

• Bullying
Learn about bullying and its social aspects

• Eating Disorders
Diagnosis and management of common eating disorders

• Female Anatomy
Anatomy and sexual health of teen girls

• Alcohol Use
Alcohol use in teens

Adekemi Oguntala, MD, is an adolescent physician, author, speaker, educator and mother from the San Francisco Bay area. She received her medical training at Drexel University in Philadelphia, her pediatric training at Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children (also in Philadelphia), and her adolescent medicine training at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. She currently sees teens in her busy South San Francisco teen clinic, where she deals with issues of substance use and abuse, sexual health, depression, eating disorders, and sexual, physical and verbal violence within an outpatient clinic. Dr. Oguntala has presented at national conferences and served on discussion panels where she educates medical students, residents, high school students, parents and teachers.

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