title: Parents and family matter: strategies for developing family-centered adolescent care within primary care practices.
abstract: Healthy adolescent development and successful transition to adulthood begins in the family. Supporting families in their communities and cultures ultimately makes this support system stronger. Parenting adolescents is described as the most challenging life stage for parents. Primary care providers are in an ideal position to support families with teens. This article reviews stressors, recommends strength-based strategies, describes how health care delivery systems can be organized to address the needs of adolescents and their families, shares a case study of a family-oriented, youth-friendly primary care clinic, and provides practical strategies for developing family-centered adolescent care within primary care practices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 2800 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA; Aqui Para Ti/Here for you clinic for Latino Youth, Hennepin County Medical Center, 2800 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA. Electronic address: maria.svetaz@hcmed.org.
authors.forename: María Verónica
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Svetaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, 717 Delaware Street Southeast, Suite 166, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA; Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota Medical School, 290 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA; Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Av Libertador Bernardo O Higgins 340, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia-Huidobro
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, 717 Delaware Street Southeast, Suite 166, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine; D005190:Family; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D011320:Primary Health Care
keywords: Adolescent; Family; Parenting; Positive parenting; Positive youth development; Primary care; Youth