Authors: Catherine Sanderson, Mark Zelman, Lindsay Armbruster, and Mary McCarley

Health Skills for Middle School: Development, Relationships, and Sexuality teaches evidence-based, unbiased, and relevant information about development, relationships, and sexuality in the classroom. Students will have multiple opportunities to practice and develop the skills they need to make responsible and informed decisions now and throughout their lives. Content and skills adhere to the California Healthy Youth Act.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Middle School CHYA Program: Resources for the California Healthy Youth Act

• Front Matter
• Introductory Lesson 1 Being Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
• Introductory Lesson 2 Making Sense of Your Emotions
• 1 - The Beginning of Life
• 2 - Adolescence and Puberty
• 3 - Sexual Feelings and Behavior
• 4 - Pregnancy Prevention
• 5 - Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood
• 6 - What Is Sexuality?
• 7 - What Is a Healthy Relationship?
• 8 - Peer Relationships
• 9 - Dating Relationships
• 10 - Abuse and Neglect
• 11 - Unwanted Sexual Activity
• 12 - Other Types of Violence
• 13 - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• 14 - HIV/AIDS
• Glossary/Glosario
• Index