• Setting Expectations for the New School Year
• Teens and Dating
• Teens and Athletic Training
• Teen Lingo
Setting Expectations for the New School Year
Web sites
Back to School with Family Education: Seventh Grade
Back to School with Family Education: High school
Scholastic’s Back-to-School Parents’ Survival Guide
Kids’ Health Back-to-School Tips for Teens
Books
Books to Build On: A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers, by E. D. Hirsch Jr. and John Holdren, Delta Books
The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond, by Donna Goldberg and Jennifer Zwiebel, Fireside
What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go For It. A Guide for Teens, by Beverly K. Bachel, Free Spirit Publishing
Teens and Dating
Web sites
Setting Rules for Teen Dating (US Department of Health and Human Services Family Guide)
Love is Respect: National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Teen Dating Violence (Crime and Violence Prevention Center, California State Attorney General’s Office)
Books and Articles
What Smart Teenagers Know… About Dating, Relationships, and Sex, by Deborah Hatchell, Piper Books
The Teen Survival Guide to Dating & Relating: Real-World Advice on Guys, Girls, Growing Up, and Getting Along, by Annie Fox and Elizabeth Verdick, Free Spirit Publishing
There Are No Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter, by Laura J. Buddenberg and Kathryn M. McGee, Boys Town Press
Teens and Athletic Training
Web sites
Athletic Training in the Teen Years Builds Bones for a Lifetime
Sports and Exercise Safety from Kids Health
Books and DVDs
Training for Young Distance Runners, by Laurence S. Greene, Human Kinetics Publishers
Total Training for Young Champions, by Tudor O. Bompa, Human Kinetics Publishers
Training for Speed, Agility and Quickness, by Lee E. Brown and Vance A. Ferrigno, Human Kinetics Publishers (book and DVD package)
Teen Lingo
Web sites
The Source for Youth Ministry--Teen Language
Disney Family Parenting—Decoding Teen Lingo
Teen Drug Slang Dictionary For Parents (WebMD)
Books
Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture, by Jon Savage, Viking Adult
Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence, by Candice M. Kelsey, Da Capo Press
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