Top Issues Series

Dealing With Peer Pressure

Second only to parents, many experts believe that students' peers have the greatest influence—for good or ill—on children as they grow up.  This Student Tip helps students recognize the many ways their peers influence them.  It details effective ways students can use peer pressure to help them when it is beneficial—and ways to resist it when it can be harmful.  Specific suggestions are included.  Stock #5012 (Spanish #6012).

Coping With Divorce

Divorce will affect as many as half of all student by the 12^th grade and can be devastating for students who experience its effects.  This Student Tip gives helpful advice for students forced to cope with divorce and presents it in terms easily understood by children of all ages.  Students coping with divorce need information, understanding and support.  This Student Tip will help them get through the divorce and be successful in school and in life.  Stock #5013 (Spanish #6013).

Dealing With Depression

More and more students are afflicted with the debilitating effects of depression.  It can hinder school progress, make healthy development difficult at critical times in students' lives and even lead to suicide.  This Student Tip can help students understand what depression is and help them recognize signals that they should seek help.  It assures them that depression can be successfully treated.  This Student Tip can literally be a lifesaver for students suffering from depression.  Stock #5014 (Spanish #6014).

Resolving Conflicts

"Helping students learn to resolve conflicts" is one of the most critical issues education leaders face.  Students' problems today may have the potential to become serious school safety issues.  This Student Tip reviews recognized ways to resolve common conflicts and when each might be used.  The approaches include avoiding, accommodating, competing, collaborating, compromising and confronting.  When students know appropriate ways to handle conflicts, the climate of the entire school is enhanced.  Stock #5015 (Spanish #6015).

Controlling Anger

Students who know how to deal with anger can devote more of their time and energy to learning and doing well in school.  This Student Tip provides specific ideas students can use to manage anger.  It explains how anger is often caused, how it can build up and explode out of control, and suggests methods for stopping the escalation and expressing anger in healthy ways.  It also presents proven ways to prevent anger-causing situations in the first place.  Stock #5016 (Spanish #6016).

Dealing With Bullies

Bullying is more widespread and more harmful than was once thought.  It is no longer something schools or students can ignore because victims can suffer both immediate and long-term harm.  This Student Tip explains what bullies are like and what motivates them to do what they do.  It explains why students must talk with adults at school and at home about bullies.  But most important it details specific things students can do—and say—to help stop bullies.  The problem requires a team approach and this Student Tip can be an important part of the solution.  Stock #5017 (Spanish #6017).

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