It gets easier to do something the more you do it,

so . . .

DON'T DO IT THE FIRST TIME!

Your Friends

Friends share your same interests. Friends make you feel you belong. You have fun with your friends. To stay out of trouble, choose friends who stay out of trouble.

Your Activities

Stay active - sports, volunteer, school clubs.

" Teenagers who stay active, participating in anything from football to skateboarding, are less likely than their sedentary peers to smoke, drink or take other health risks, new research shows.) More info from Healthology.com

Your Family

Talk to your parents. They will probably understand and give you some tips on how they dealt with feelings, friends, temptations, and staying out of trouble.

Other Resources

Want to have fun, stay out of trouble, and maybe learn something. Try a community center, Girl and Boy Scouts, schools, sports, for example. Also give the library a try. Not only can you read books, you will find alot of information on their websites. Here are a couple of examples:

JoCo Kids
JoCo Teen Scene - both services of Johnson County Kansas Library

Teen Space - The Internet Public Library for Teens has information to help you with life, school, friends, and work. You'll find articles written especially to help you solve problems, links to web sites you can use for homework, and a place to ask questions. Sponsored by the Regents of the University of Michigan and Drexel University

Say What? - what teens want to know.
Kid's Pages - both services of the Baltimore County, Maryland Public Library

Teen Links -
Kid Links - Hennepin County Library