Communication is a key part to building a healthy relationship. The first step is making sure you both want and expect the same things—being on the same page is very important. The following tips can help you create and maintain a healthy relationship:

• Speak Up. In a healthy relationship, if something is bothering you, it’s best to talk about it instead of holding it in.
• Respect Your Partner. Your partner’s wishes and feelings have value. Let your significant other know you are making an ...

A young woman named Jessica Cain, just days away from her high school graduation, had spent the evening performing in a musical gala. A few of her drama club friends celebrated their performance at a Bennigan s restaurant in the Clear Lake area. Then, she drove away in her pickup truck and simply vanished.

You wake up one morning after spending a lovely evening with your friend and you re told she s not there, recalls David Stallings, one of her high school friends. And you look for her.

Her fa...

Dating can be a normal part of healthy adolescent development; however, these relationships can sometimes have an ugly side. February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, and the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) joins other federal efforts, such as the White House’s 1 is 2 Many initiative, to help reduce incidents of teen dating violence.

Did You Know?
Dating violence can include name-calling, public or private humiliation, throwing objects, or posting sexual pict...

Too Common

• Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.
• One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.
• One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.
• One quarter of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual ...

As a parent, the things you say and do have a tremendous influence on the decisions your child makes 

especially when it comes to using drugs or alcohol. Research shows that kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use. By talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol, you can help them make better choices and live safer, healthier lives.

Starting the conversation with your kids and keeping communication open is never easy -- but it's also no...

Communication is a key part to building a healthy relationship. The first step is making sure you both want and expect the same things—being on the same page is very important. The following tips can help you create and maintain a healthy relationship:

• Speak Up. In a healthy relationship, if something is bothering you, it’s best to talk about it instead of holding it in.
• Respect Your Partner. Your partner’s wishes and feelings have value. Let your significant other know you are making an ...

A young woman named Jessica Cain, just days away from her high school graduation, had spent the evening performing in a musical gala. A few of her drama club friends celebrated their performance at a Bennigan s restaurant in the Clear Lake area. Then, she drove away in her pickup truck and simply vanished.

You wake up one morning after spending a lovely evening with your friend and you re told she s not there, recalls David Stallings, one of her high school friends. And you look for her.

Her fa...

Dating can be a normal part of healthy adolescent development; however, these relationships can sometimes have an ugly side. February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, and the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) joins other federal efforts, such as the White House’s 1 is 2 Many initiative, to help reduce incidents of teen dating violence.

Did You Know?
Dating violence can include name-calling, public or private humiliation, throwing objects, or posting sexual pict...

Too Common

• Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.
• One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.
• One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.
• One quarter of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual ...

As a parent, the things you say and do have a tremendous influence on the decisions your child makes 

especially when it comes to using drugs or alcohol. Research shows that kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use. By talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol, you can help them make better choices and live safer, healthier lives.

Starting the conversation with your kids and keeping communication open is never easy -- but it's also no...

Communication is a key part to building a healthy relationship. The first step is making sure you both want and expect the same things—being on the same page is very important. The following tips can help you create and maintain a healthy relationship:

• Speak Up. In a healthy relationship, if something is bothering you, it’s best to talk about it instead of holding it in.
• Respect Your Partner. Your partner’s wishes and feelings have value. Let your significant other know you are making an ...

A young woman named Jessica Cain, just days away from her high school graduation, had spent the evening performing in a musical gala. A few of her drama club friends celebrated their performance at a Bennigan s restaurant in the Clear Lake area. Then, she drove away in her pickup truck and simply vanished.

You wake up one morning after spending a lovely evening with your friend and you re told she s not there, recalls David Stallings, one of her high school friends. And you look for her.

Her fa...

Dating can be a normal part of healthy adolescent development; however, these relationships can sometimes have an ugly side. February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month, and the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) joins other federal efforts, such as the White House’s 1 is 2 Many initiative, to help reduce incidents of teen dating violence.

Did You Know?
Dating violence can include name-calling, public or private humiliation, throwing objects, or posting sexual pict...

Too Common

• Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.
• One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.
• One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.
• One quarter of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual ...

As a parent, the things you say and do have a tremendous influence on the decisions your child makes 

especially when it comes to using drugs or alcohol. Research shows that kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use. By talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol, you can help them make better choices and live safer, healthier lives.

Starting the conversation with your kids and keeping communication open is never easy -- but it's also no...