Relationships
•••• Full of pertinent information, user friendly, and/or aimed at teens
••• Quite a bit of relevant information
•• Good relevant information for some users
• Relevant for particular topics, not for everyone.
•••• Relationships
This
site has great resources to learn how to develop healthy relationships
and improve your communication skills. You can find tips and practice
exercises so that you can express your needs and get people to listen
to you, as well as to improve the way you listen to what other people
want to say. It also gives you ideas on how to handle conflict and how
to identify dangerous situations. This site rocks!
LINK: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/teens/relationships/index.shtml
••••Talk about it
LINK: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/teens/relationships/talk.shtml
Communication exercises to improve your skills, using the I-statements.
••••Managing Conflict
LINK: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/teens/relationships/conflict.shtml
Conflict management tips that can be useful in many areas of your life.
•••• Healthy relationships
This
website gives you examples and very good suggestions on how to develop
healthy relationships with your family (including siblings and
parents!), your friends, and your boyfriend/girlfriend. It helps you
identify whether your relationships are healthy and whether you want to
remain in that relationship… Healthy relationships make you feel good
about being yourself and safe.
LINK: http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/healthy_relat.html
•••Relationships Quizzes
Quiz your knowledge on healthy relationships!!
LINK: http://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships/quizzes/index.cfm
•••• Love is respect
This
portal is the national teen dating abuse resource center. It provides
useful information and resources on dating violence and what to do if
you or how to help someone who is in a violent dating relationship. You
can become an advocate and educate your friends on this issue. There is
also a quiz to find out if your relationship needs a makeover. Check it
out!
LINK: http://www.loveisrespect.org/
••••Is this abuse?
LINK: http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/
This site provides a checklist of those behaviors that you need to watch out for in your boyfriend/girlfriend, and in yourself and much more!!!
••••Dating abuse fast facts•••• Choose respect
LINK: http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-abuse-fast-facts/
Get the facts on dating abuse!
LINK: http://www.chooserespect.org/scripts/index.asp
••••Dating Violence
This
site provides useful resources to help you understand what dating
violence is and what to do if you or someone you know is in a violent
dating relationship.
LINK: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/teens/resources/dating.shtml
••• Am I in a healthy relationship?
This
website gives helpful information about healthy and unhealthy dating
relationships. Love and relationships can be confusing and it is
important that you know how a healthy relationship feels and how to
identify warning signs of unhealthy relationships. Check it out!
LINK: http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/healthy_relationship.html
•••• Causing Pain: Real Stories of Dating Abuse and Violence (Video)
You can download or watch this 30 min. video about dating abuse. Check it out!!
LINK: http://www.chooserespect.org/scripts/materials/videos/videos.asp
••• Girls Health
This
site is very useful for girls because it has specific information on
all kinds of relationships do’s and don’ts and conflict management in
friendships, dating, family relationships, and community relationships.
Check it out!
LINK: http://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships/index.cfm
••Teen Sexual Violence
This
website helps you to understand your rights and what to do if you or
someone you know experiences sexual violence. It also gives you the
basics on teen sexual violence as well as some questions and answers
about how to handle the aftermath of rape, the rape trauma syndrome,
and more. Please check it out!
LINK: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk/dating-family-friends/teen-sexual-
violence-25043.htm
••••BAM! Guide to Getting Along
Conflict
is part of our lives, so we need to learn to handle it. This site gives
quick strategies to help you when you feel you’re about to lose it and
solve the conflict. Especially useful for frustrated teens!
LINK: http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_conflict.html
••Peer pressure bag of tricks
Peer pressure can be tough to resist. This site offers examples on how your peers might push you to make a choice, good or bad…
LINK: http://www.thecoolspot.gov/peer_pressure5.asp



