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Newsletter Articles for Parents

Parents of school-age children are often interested in accurate, age-appropriate health information. But they are usually too busy balancing work and home demands and are not able to research topics. The articles listed below can be downloaded and customized for your school, faith group, or youth organization newsletter. Other resources for parents , including sample letters, posters, and flyers, have also been collected.

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Middle School

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ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT:

Adolescent Mental Health

 

8/07

 

Feb-March

 

 

X

 

X

Dangerous Games

1/08

anytime

X

X

Healthy Teen Relationships

1/08

anytime

X

Parenting & the Teenage Brain

1 /08

anytime

 

X

X

So - You're Having a Teenager!

8/07

anytime

X

X

Thrilled to Death

1/08

anytime

X

X

ALCOHOL:

Drinking and Driving

 

1 /08

 

anytime

 

 

 

X

Homecoming

8/07

Sept-Oct

 

 

X

Prom and Graduation

1/08

Feb-March

 

 

X

Spring Break

1/08

Dec-Jan

 

 

X

Underage Drinking

1/08

anytime

 

X

X

HEALTH & WELLNESS:

Asthma

 

1 /08

 

anytime

 

X

 

X

 

X

Cover Your Cough

 8/07

 Fall-Winter

X

 X

 X

Energy Drinks

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

Food Allergies

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

Gambling

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

Head Lice

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

Is TV Taking Over Your Family?

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

Lead in the Home

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

Preparing for the Flu Season

8/07

Fall

X

X

X

Raising Teens in a New Culture

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

Talking About Sex

1/08

anytime

 

X

X

Tattoos? Piercings? Hepatitis B

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

Video Games

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

Winter Fitness

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

MENTAL HEALTH:

ADHD

 

1/08

 

anytime

 

X

 

X

 

X

Depression during Adolescence

 1/08

 Fall-Spring

 

 X

 X

Self-Injury in Adolescents

1/08

anytime

 

X

X

NUTRITION:

Breakfast Matters

 

8/07

  

anytime

 

X

 

X

 

X

Choose Milk to Help Kids Grow

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

Dental Health and Beverages

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

Healthy Eating for Sports

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

Healthy Eating on the Go 

11/10 

anytime

X

X

X

Healthy Eating Starts at Home 

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

Keep Your Child at a Healthy Weight

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

Parents: Be a Good Role Model for Health 

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

Rethink Your Drink

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

Return to Family Meals
(more articles on family meals )

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

Sugar - It All Adds Up 

11/10

anytime

X

X

X

OTHER DRUGS:

Illegal Drugs & the Teenage Brain

 

8/07

 

anytime

 

 

X

 

X

Marijuana

8/07

anytime

X

X

Prescription Drugs

1/08

anytime

X

X

TOBACCO:

"It's Just Smoking -- Right??"

 

8/07

 

anytime

 

X

 

X

 

X

Keeping Your Kids Tobacco-Free

8/07

anytime

 X

X

X

Secondhand Smoke

 9/07

anytime

X

X

X

SAFETY:

Backpack Safety

 

8/07

 

anytime

 

X

 

X

 

X

Home Alone

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

On-Line Predators

anytime

X

X

X

On-Line Social Networking

1/08

anytime

X

X

X

Seat Belts - Buckle Up, Minnesota!

8/07

anytime

X

X

X

SCHOOL SUCCESS:

Homework

 

8/07

 

Fall

 

X

 

X

 

X

School Wellness Policies

8/06

anytime

X

X

X

Sleep

8/07

Fall

X

X

X

VIOLENCE:

Bullying

 

1/08

 

anytime

 

X

 

X

 

Cyberbullying

8/07

anytime

 X

X

X

Harassment

1/08

anytime

X

X

This page was last updated on: 03/24/2011