Risky Behavior
True or False. It is common for teens to experiment with drugs and alcohol or nicotine products.
True. It becomes an issue when there is substance abuse, selling drugs, and a substance-using friend group.
Increased Moodiness
Typical - teens have a lot of hormone fluctuation, increased stress, identity exploration, parental limits and social pressures, etc.
A form of team game played in North America with an oval ball on a field marked as a gridiron.
Hint: the same name as one of the most popular sports in Europe.
Football.
Name the class that encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement exploration setting to promote health and physical fitness.
Physical Education aka P.E.
Self-validation or helpful thoughts
Name 2 risky uses of social media.
Cyberbullying, sending inappropriate photos/videos to peers, communicating with unknown people on social platforms that could possibly be predators.
Social phobia or withdrawal; perfectionism and unrealistic standards; bingeing, purging, or restricted eating; obsessive about or neglectful of hygiene.
Cause for Concern - it is typical for Increased self-consciousness, of feeling “on stage,” increased focus on body image.
A sport involving chanting and dancing in support of a sports team at the games.
Cheer leading.
Name the class that is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures.
Geometry
Actions regularly followed; a fixed program
Routine
When teens use physical aggression with one another to demonstrate their anger.
Fighting.
Increased dawdling
Typical - it is NOT typical for teens to experience multiple distractions to point of not being able to complete homework or projects, lack of focus that interferes with daily work or tasks, regularly late for appointments.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.
S.T.E.A.M. Club
Name the class that focuses on the scientific study of life.
Biology
Get organized, tour the school, know your schedule, talk to friends about what classes they have and when they have lunch, create a plan for drop off and pick up, get into a good sleep routine at least 2 weeks prior to school beginning, research clubs or plan to try out for a sport you would like to join, identify who you can talk to if you need help the first day of school, etc.
Name possible reasons teens engage in risky behavior.
Peer pressure, impulsivity, increased stress, need to fit in, etc.
Increased parent–adolescent conflict
Typical - It is NOT typical for verbal or physical aggression, running away
Acting, Stage Managing, Sound Managing, Tech crew, etc.
Thespian Club
Name the class that provides language lessons at school, self-teaching, or attending language courses.
Foreign Language
People you feel comfortable confiding in and that give sound, reliable advice.
Support System
Percentage range of teen pregnancies per 1,000 teens aged 15 - 19.
a. 2.5 - 5.5
b. 15.5 - 18.5
c. 10.5 - 13.5
C. 13.5 as of 2022 - the lowest it has been in U.S. history.
School refusal; bullying or being bullied; lack of connection to school or peers; school truancy, failure, or dropout
Cause for Concern - it is typical for teens to experience Stressful transitions to middle and high school
Flag twirling and throwing
Color Guard
Social Science/Sociology
Make time for hanging out with friends.
Socialize and have fun!