Primary Prevention - Education Group / Home-Based, Number of Sessions and Session Length Vary Family Development Resources, Inc. * NurturingParenting.com * 1.800.688.5822 *Available in Spanish **Available in Spanish & Other Languages Developing Nurturing Skills (DNS): School-Based ProgramTM It’s All About Being in Middle School - Teacher’s Instructional Manual Grades 7 to 9 Welcome to our school-based program called: It's All About Being in Middle School: Developing Nurturing Values and Skills in Young Adolescents. The Middle School Program is a 100 lesson, competency based program. Life in Middle School Without question, the developmental period between the ages of 12 to 15 are some of the roughest years of our life. It's a period of developmental upheaval where every facet of life is "under new management;" where hormones, acne, growth spurts, and infatuation magically appear and disappear, all in a blink of an eye. Friends become foes then friends again during a class period. Drama runs as wild as a high speed roller-coaster that twists and turns up-side down at high speeds with kids screaming and yelling. That is middle school. Unique features of the All About Being in Middle School Middle School program is comprised of 100 competency based lessons that are divided into two sections: Section 1: Building Nurturing Values and Skills; Section 2: The Challenges of Being a Young Teen. - Includes CD Containing Printable Student Lesson Handouts & Student Certificates. - Includes DVD Containing Three Vignettes: a. “Adolescence: It’s Normal for Teens to Act Weird” b. “Drinking and Parenting Don’t Mix” c. “Nurturing Parent and Teen Relationships” To Order Use Code, DNSIMMS-CD - $150.00 It’s All About Being a Teen - Instructor’s Manual Grades 10 to 12 is a 99 lesson, competency based program that empowers professionals with the tools to help teens sort out and master the complexities and challenges of adolescence. Competency based lessons ensure successful teaching and learning is occurring. An invaluable resource for middle-school and high-school teachers, for professionals working with high risk youth in residential and detention centers, and for therapists/counselors working one-to-one with teens. - Includes CD Containing Printable Student Lesson Handouts & Student Certificates. - Includes DVD Containing Three Vignettes: a. “Adolescence: It’s Normal for Teens to Act Weird” b. “Drinking and Parenting Don’t Mix” c. “Nurturing Parent and Teen Relationships” To Order Use Code, NP15ABT-CD - $150.00 Amy C. Schlieve, Ed.D. and Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D. - Primary Prevention SA - School Age / AD - Adolescents 23