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Featured Articles

1. Am I in a Healthy Relationship?
2. Friendship
3. Stuck in the Middle with You
4. Talking to your Parents or Other Adults
5. Tips for Teens: Becoming More Accepting of Differences (PDF – 54KB)
6. Tips for Teens: Social Skills (PDF – 56KB)
7. Tips for Teens: Relationships (PDF – 58KB)
8. When Friends Fight

Publications & web sites

1. Grind Your Mind – This awesome site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives you the straight story on everything from peer pressure to rumors. It can help you deal with relationships and learn how to make smart choices for YOU…in a really fun way!
2. Teen Chat: A Guide to Discussing Healthy Relationships (PDF – 931KB) – Check out this booklet to find out what you need to know about romantic relationships, peer pressure, and making healthy choices.
3.  Connecting with Your Community (Copyright © AAP) (PDF – 220KB) – Connecting with your community is a way to make new friends, help others, and find people to help you in times when you are in need or feel lonely. This brochure explains other reasons why connecting with your community is important.
4. Get the Facts... Healthy or Unhealthy? – Being in a dating relationship can be exciting, but it can also cause problems.  Find out if your relationship is healthy by reading this web site.
5. Girls Allowed – This web site follows the life of Anni as she and her friends learn to deal with friendships, boyfriends and unhealthy relationships. The site also includes fun activities to help you through your own relationships.
6. Girls Only – Want to know what type of friend you are or read advice about boys?  This web site is full of information about relationships, with your parents, siblings, friends and more!
7. Health Guide for America's Teens (PDF – 824KB) – This booklet explains how good relationships with the people around you can make you feel better and enjoy school and family time more.
8. It’s My Life – This web site deals with all the stuff that teens face on a daily basis. The site offers articles, personal stories, games and video clips. You can even get advice from older kids and read what celebrities had to go through when they were young.
9. Peer Pressure – Have you ever experienced peer pressure?  This site explains what it is and how to recognize and resist it.
10. See It And Stop It! – There is a difference between a good relationship and a bad one.  Make sure you know how to recognize and escape from a bad relationship.
11.  Staying Cool When Things Heat Up (Copyright © AAP) (PDF - 403KB) – In today's world, schools are places of learning but are also targets of violence. Learning how to avoid conflict may help you avoid violence and keep the peace at your school.
12. Tolerance.org for Teens – Do you always sit at the same table at lunch?  This web site will tell you how to organize a Mix it Up day at your school, where everyone sits somewhere different at lunch and meets new friends!

Organizations

1. Celebrate Girls
2. Center for Young Women’s Health
3. Choose Respect
4. Girls and Boys Town National Hotline
5. KidsHealth
6. National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
7. National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

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= This article is from New Moon, a magazine written for girls by girls. Check out the complete list of the New Moon articles on GirlsHealth.gov.

Content last updated June 26, 2008

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