Today’s teens deal with a variety of “stuff." The following are sites for parents and students wanting to become more informed about certain issues.

PLEASE – contact a school counselor if you have concerns about a friend, student, or parent.

Eating Disorders / Body Image

http://www.bodyimagehealth.org http://www.edreferral.com/body_image Two sites on positive body image and healthy eating habits.

http://www.something-fishy.org A lot of information for teens on eating disorders – signs, symptoms, causes and recovery. Questionnaire included.

Suicide Prevention

http://www.afsp.org Very informative site on myths, signs, symptoms and treatment.

Substance Abuse

http://www.checkyourself.org Excellent site! interactive self-quizzes, a message board and teens relating their stories about addiction and abuse.

Self Harm / Injury

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html http://www.focusas.com/SelfInjury.html Both sites have a lot of information on cutting and other forms of self-injury. Talk about why people injure themselves and possible treatments.

Self Esteem

http://www.education.com/reference/middleyears/?cid=7387 A good website that covers a variety of topics related to teens. This site is for parents AND students. Check out the “self-esteem” link.

Bullying / Harassment

http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org Deals more with middle school bullying issues. Good elementary interactive site.

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics Search for “harassment."

http://www.thebeehive.org Click on “Guide To Internet Safety”. Great site for parents – provides some real understanding on cyberbullying and how to protect kids.

http://www.respectrx.com/archives/ullying_sexual_harassment More for female teens.

Anxiety / Mood Disorders (BiPolar, Depression, ADD/HD, Conduct Disorders, etc.)

http://www.ndmda.org

http://www.helpmytroubledteen.com/ These sites hold some valuable information on many disorders often diagnosed in teens. Good parent AND student sites.

Runaway

http://www.helpmytroubledteen.com/runaway-teen-helping-troubled-teens

Child Abuse/Neglect

http://www.childhelp.org/

Stress Management

http://stress.about.com Stress Test and step-by-step management.

Teen Pregnancy

http://www.stayteen.org A very frank and open site about the issue!! Site is designed for teens.

Healthy Relationships / Dating Violence

Personality and Interest Ability Assessment Gathering information about oneself is the first step on the path to discovering a satisfying career direction.

Personality Tests on the WWW A wealth of quick and fun tests to determine your personality type, interests, and aptitude levels.

DISCLAIMER:

While we take strides in monitoring the sites we recommend to students in our district, site names and links change on a constant basis. We neither endorse, recommend or agree with everything on a particular site. Enter these sites at your own risk.

Should you encounter a site with anything you deem inappropriate or offensive, please contact me immediately.

Mr. Wiggins

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