Resource Links for Everyone

General resources:         
                        
Brio Magazine:   http://www.briomag.com/   
This web site is the on line version of Focus on the Family's teen girl magazine, Brio. It contains articles, true stories, fiction, quizzes, advice columns, music reviews, bible readings etc. There are articles on relationships, dating, friendships, parents, eating disorders, all from a Christian perspective.

Who I Am In Christ:   http://www.ficm.org/whoiam.htm 
A list from Freedom in Christ Ministries about "Who I am in Christ" with scripture references.

Eating disorders:
ANRED:  Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders Inc:   http://www.anred.com/
A web site with links for students and lay people about eating disorders.

Mirror Mirror Eating Disorders:  http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm
A web site with information about eating disorders.

Something Fishy A website on Eating Disorders:   http://www.something-fishy.org/ A website with pages on eating disorders/ what friends can do to help.

Bible Verses:  I Corinthians 6: 19-20

AOL Hometown Bully Advice for Kids   http://members.aol.com/kthynoll/advice.htm
A web page for students about bullies.

Campus Life: Ignite Your Faith: 

• http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/2006/001/12.36.html
  A true story about a girl desperate for friends.

•  http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/7c4/7c4030.html
  A personal story about a girl hurt by a friend who lied about her.

Kids Health:   http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html
Advice for kids on dealing with bullies.

Stop Bullying Now:  http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main
An interactive site for kids about bullying.

Bible Verses:  Matthew 5:9, James 3:18, John 13:35, Romans 12:10, 16, 14:13, 15:7

Parents:

Focus on the Family, Focus on Your Child: 

• Relating to Your Child:  http://www.focusonyourchild.com/relation/art1/a0000372.html
  Advice for parents on relating to their middle school child.

• Preparing for Adolescence   http://www.focusonyourchild.com/develop/art1/A0000627.html
  Peer pressure and identity are discussed.

Scholastic Parent:  http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/middleschool/atschool/ms_adjustment.htm
Help your child navigate these typical middle school challenges. Advice for parents on stress, self-perception and values and how they can help their children.

Bible Verses:  Ephesians 6:1-4, Colossians 3:20, II Timothy 3:2

Teachers:

Kids Health:  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/getting_along_teachers.html
Tips for getting along with teachers.

Peer Pressure/Cliques:

PBS Kids: 

• http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/friendsfight/index.html
  PBS kids. A series of pages on "when friends fight". A story about a boy who needed space and the girl with two faces.

• http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/rumors/index.html 
  PBS kids. A series of pages on How to handle gossip and rumors.

Kids Health:  

• http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/gossip.html
  A page on what gossip is and how to deal with it.

• http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html 
  The Nemours Foundation. A page on dealing with peer pressure.

• http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/clique.html 
  The Nemours Foundation. How cliques make kids feel left out. How they form, what to do. 

Bible Verses:  Galatians 5: 22-23, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:9,17, Ecclesiastes 4:10, James 4:11

Self Image/Body Image/Depression:

Kids Health:  

• http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html 
  The Nemours Foundation The story on self esteem.

• http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/sorry.html
  The Nemours Foundation How to apologize when you have hurt some one.

Bible Verses:  Philippians 1:6, 4 :13, Romans 8:28-39, Colossians 2:9-10, II Tim 1 :7, I Corinthians 6: 19-20, II Corinthians 5:17, I Timothy 4:12

Friends/Boys

Brio Magazine: 

• http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/briobeyond/a0004658.html
  Strategies for successful relationships from Brio Magazine.

• http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/relationships/a0005242.html
  Dating advice.

• http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/relationships/a0006038.html
  Advice about boys.

• http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/relationships/a0004399.html
  Dealing with a crush on a boy.

• http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/reallife/a0004534.html
  Answers to 10 questions girls ask.

Bible Verses:  Colossians 3:14, I Peter 1:22, 3:8, I Timothy 5:1b-2,  II Timothy 2:22-23

Forgiveness:

Bible Info.com:  http://en.bibleinfo.com/topics/topic.html?id=94
Article on forgiveness with Scripture references.

Bible Verses:  Ephesians 2:4, 4:31-32, Matthew 6:14-15, 8:20-22, Colossians 3:13, I John 1:7- 9, 4:9,

On line Bibles:

Blue Letter Bible:  http://www.Blueletterbible.org./
An online Bible from The Blue Letter Bible Institute.

Bible Gateway:  http://www.biblegateway.com/
A Searchable On-line Bible

Dictionary:
Merriam-Websters:   http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
An online dictionary from Merriam- Webster.

Clip Art: