Teen Talk

The Teen Talk fact sheet series is designed to help parents talk with teens about challenging topics, including: alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, school, peer pressure, bullies, sports, employment, dating, and parties.

Young people today are faced with many hard decisions. Teen Talk is designed to help parents in supporting their teens to make healthy, responsible choices.

Hot Topics!

These fact sheets are only available online.

• Teens and School Violence
• Teens and Internet Use

Additional Teen Talk fact sheets are available for purchase through the University of Minnesota Distribution Center. Topics include:

• Have you talked to your teen today?
• "But you and Dad drink..."
• "Relax, Mom, it's only pot!"
• "But everyone else is doing it..."
• "I'm in love. I'm not going to get pregnant."
• Winning isn't everything.
• "I need to get a job."
• Bullying: A big problem with big consequences.
• Making the most of school.
• "There's a party, can I go?"
• "I've met someone special."
• "It's just one cigarette."

Teen Talk Take and Teach CDs from the University of Minnesota Extension help professionals and volunteers who work with parents and caregivers of teens on the important issues that teens and families face.

All the materials needed to facilitate a parent group or parent/teen group are on one CD. Extension Family Relations staff have put together a lesson guide and background for each topic. Also included are: parent handouts and activities, resource lists, suggestions for group facilitation, and presentation materials for both small groups and a more formal presentation for larger groups. These lessons can be facilitated by parent educators, school, public health and human services staff, and professionals and volunteers from faith and community based organizations.

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