Adolescent medicine focuses on the care of patients who are in the adolescent period of development, so from when puberty begins until your child has stopped growing and reaches adulthood. During this time, it is important for your teen and young adult to continue to see a pediatric-trained physician, as they are specialists in growing and developing bodies and sensitive to the physical, emotional and mental changes kids are experiencing during this time. In the Adolescent Medicine Clinic at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, we support teens by talking about their health and well-being with them and their parents. And because teens and young adults may be embarrassed to have an exam or talk about some things in front of their parents, we give them a chance to be seen privately by our clinical staff.