Growing Child, Inc.: Growing Up Eighth Grade Table of Contents

Eighth Grade

September Part 1	Self-concept: A positive self-concept often brings school success
September Part 2	Writing skills: Writing skills are important in school and in life
September Part 3	Values: Rebellious behavior indicates search for personal values
October Part 1	Emotional changes: Life changes create emotional roller coaster for pre-teens and parents
October Part 2	Rejection: Understanding and coping with rejection
October Part 3	Independence: Independence is important but tricky to achieve
November Part 1	Reference skills: Using the newspaper as an educational resource
November Part 2	Sex: Sexual development-why do I feel this way?
December Part 1	Sports: Sports fun helps develop physical fitness, sociability
December Part 2	Family life: Family time together opens communication
January Part 1	Study habits: Good note-taking helps school grades
January Part 2	Parent-teen problems: How to turn arguments into positive exchanges
February Part 1	Responsibility: Responsibility is an acquired skill
February Part 2	Frustration: Take time to talk out frustration and conflicts
March Part 1	Communication: Good communication starts with listening
March Part 2	Intellectual development: School grades only one measure of intellectual development
March Part 3	Decision-making: Learning to make decisions-wisely
April Part 1	Self-discipline: Developing self-discipline take time, effort, caring
April Part 2	Discipline/punishment: Good discipline is natural, logical
April Part 3	Verbal skills: Developing good verbal skills is an important part of growing up
May Part 1	Religion: The meaning of religion in our lives
May Part 2	Creativity: Creativity starts at home

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