Enjoy spending time with your family. Look for ways you can help at home.

Find ways to work with your family to solve problems. Follow your family's rules.

Form healthy friendships and find fun, safe things to do with friends.

Set high goals for yourself in school and activities and for your future.

Try to be responsible for your schoolwork and for getting to school or work on time.

Find ways to deal with stress. Talk with your parents or other trusted adults if you need help.

Always talk through problems and never use violence.

If you get angry with someone, walk away if you can.

Call for help if you are in a situation that feels dangerous.

Healthy dating relationships are built on respect, concern, and doing things both of you like to do.

When you're dating or in a sexual situation, "No" means NO. NO is OK.

Don't smoke, vape, use drugs, or drink alcohol. Talk with us if you are worried about alcohol or drug use in your family.

Visit the dentist at least twice a year.

Brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss once a day.

Be a healthy eater. It helps you do well in school and sports.

• Have vegetables, fruits, lean protein, and whole grains at meals and snacks.

• Limit fatty, sugary, and salty foods that are low in nutrients, such as candy, chips, and ice cream.

• Eat when you're hungry. Stop when you feel satisfied.

• Eat with your family often.

• Eat breakfast.

Drink plenty of water. Choose water instead of soda or sports drinks.

Make sure to get enough calcium every day.

Have 3 or more servings of low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk and other low-fat dairy products, such as yogurt and cheese.

Aim for at least 1 hour of physical activity every day.

Wear your mouth guard when playing sports.

Get enough sleep.

Be proud of yourself when you do something good.

Figure out healthy ways to deal with stress.

Develop ways to solve problems and make good decisions.

It's OK to feel up sometimes and down others, but if you feel sad most of the time, let us know so we can help you.

It's important for you to have accurate information about sexuality, your physical development, and your sexual feelings toward the opposite or same sex. Please consider asking us if you have any questions.

Choose friends who support your decision to not use tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. Support friends who choose not to use.

Avoid situations with alcohol or drugs.

Don't share your prescription medicines.

Don't use other people's medicines.

Not having sex is the safest way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Plan how to avoid sex and risky situations.

If you're sexually active, protect against pregnancy and STIs by correctly and consistently using birth control along with a condom.

Protect your hearing at work, home, and concerts. Keep your earbud volume down.

Always be a safe and cautious driver.

• Insist that everyone use a lap and shoulder seat belt.

• Limit the number of friends in the car and avoid driving at night.

• Avoid distractions. Never text or talk on the phone while you drive.

Do not ride in a vehicle with someone who has been using drugs or alcohol.

• If you feel unsafe driving or riding with someone, call someone you trust to drive you.

Wear helmets and protective gear while playing sports. Wear a helmet when riding a bike, a motorcycle, or an ATV or when skiing or skateboarding. Wear a life jacket when you do water sports.

Always use sunscreen and a hat when you're outside.

Fighting and carrying weapons can be dangerous. Talk with your parents, teachers, or doctor about how to avoid these situations.

Set aside time to be with your teen and really listen to her hopes and concerns.

Support your teen in finding activities that interest him. Encourage your teen to help others in the community.

Help your teen find and be a part of positive after-school activities and sports.

Support your teen as she figures out ways to deal with stress, solve problems, and make decisions.

Help your teen deal with conflict.

If you are worried about your living or food situation, talk with us. Community agencies and programs such as SNAP can also provide information and assistance.

Make sure your teen visits the dentist at least twice a year.

Give your teen a fluoride supplement if the dentist recommends it.

Support your teen's healthy body weight and help him be a healthy eater.

• Provide healthy foods.

• Eat together as a family.

• Be a role model.

Help your teen get enough calcium with low-fat or fat-free milk, low-fat yogurt, and cheese.

Encourage at least 1 hour of physical activity a day.

Praise your teen when she does something well, not just when she looks good.

If you are concerned that your teen is sad, depressed, nervous, irritable, hopeless, or angry, let us know.

If you have questions about your teen's sexual development, you can always talk with us.

Know your teen's friends and their parents. Be aware of where your teen is and what he is doing at all times.

Talk with your teen about your values and your expectations on drinking, drug use, tobacco use, driving, and sex.

Praise your teen for healthy decisions about sex, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.

Be a role model.

Know your teen's friends and their activities together.

Lock your liquor in a cabinet.

Store prescription medications in a locked cabinet.

Be there for your teen when she needs support or help in making healthy decisions about her behavior.

Encourage safe and responsible driving habits.

• Lap and shoulder seat belts should be used by everyone.

• Limit the number of friends in the car and ask your teen to avoid driving at night.

• Discuss with your teen how to avoid risky situations, who to call if your teen feels unsafe, and what you expect of your teen as a driver.

• Do not tolerate drinking and driving.

If it is necessary to keep a gun in your home, store it unloaded and locked with the ammunition locked separately from the gun.