Teen Relationship Education
Relationship Smarts PLUS It is a research-based curriculum that includes many hands-on activities used to build skills and knowledge necessary for making wise relationship choices. Description of Content
Relationship Smarts PLUS offers guidance on navigating the world of teen relationships. It begins with lessons on self-awareness - including maturity, values clarification and peer pressure - before addressing romantic relationships. Teens learn about the nature and ups and downs of romantic attractions while being guided to build realistic concepts of love. Topics such as attractions, infatuation, ingredients and building blocks for healthy relationships, principles for smart relationships, and how true intimacy develops are addressed. Attention is paid to how to really get to know someone, how to gauge the health and safety of a relationship, and how to take a low-risk “deciding” approach that avoids high-cost consequences and attachments to problem people. The activities in the lessons are fun,
informative, upbeat, and meant to affirm that teen relationships are an important part of learning about love—filled with as much joy as confusion. The Relationship Education Program for High School Students is currently being offered at schools in 5 area school districts:
Houston Independent School District
Fort Bend Independent School District
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Klein Independent School District
Spring Branch Independent School District