"Breaking up is hard to do," sang Neil Sedaka back in 1962, and he was absolutely right. Breakups are never easy, no matter what age you are, but for teenagers they can be particularly devastating. Teen couplings may be as fleeting as they are intense.

If the person you love is giving you the silent treatment, you may feel at a loss about how to get her to respond to you. Perhaps you did something that genuinely hurt her feelings but have since apologized. Maybe you don't even know why she is ignoring you, but you feel the need to find out.

Youngsters usually benefit from having a relationship with someone older and wiser to mentor them. Although the mentor might be a teacher, family member or more experienced peer, not everyone is suitable to be an influential, positive role model.

Although every family is different, there are certain characteristics that healthy families share.The quality of the relationship is more important than family configuration. A healthy family relationship provides members with the support, encouragement and empathy that they need.

Long distance runners and sprinters have one thing in common -- they try to win races. Physically, they are complete opposites. Long distance runners are lean, which best suits them for covering ground. Sprinters are powerfully built and explosively fast for shorter stretches.

With children being raised by parents who both work full-time jobs, or by a single parent who works, a larger number of adolescents are left to take care of younger siblings. Depending on the stability and maturity of the older sibling, such a situation can have a positive or negative effect on both children.

The time it takes you to recover from an upper arm and elbow fracture depends on the severity of the break. However, while the bones usually take six to eight weeks to knit together, it may take up to a year for the arm to fully return to normal.

People have been eating dates for more than 4,000 years. As one of the sweetest fruits, dates are rich in carbohydrates and provide your body with a healthy source of energy. When you think of dates, you may think of the dried fruits, but you can also eat fresh dates.

Excessive phlegm or mucous in the throat is a common childhood symptom. It can be caused by a number of ailments including allergies, the common cold, influenza and infections. The Food and Drug Administration warns that children under the age of 2 should never take over-the-counter decongestants.

You probably did not plan for it to happen. You may be ashamed or feel guilty. Anger may be present if you did not know in the beginning. It is too late to go back, though. You have had an affair with a married man and must now deal with it. The thing to do now is develop a plan to survive the liaison.

Stress can have both positive effects, when it helps to motivate your wife to do her best, and negative effects, such as causing anxiety when she feels overwhelmed.

Your due date gives you a general idea of when your newest family member will arrive, but you can't predict exactly when your body will begin true labor. Even when the contractions start you won't necessarily rush straight to the hospital.