MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR KIDS. THEY BEGIN TO SEE THEMSELVES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS IN NEW WAYS, SHAPED BY A UNIQUE SET OF INFLUENCES AND CHANGES THAT ARRIVE IN THEIR LIVES. MANY YOUTH EXPLORE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS—AND EVEN START DATING—FOR THE FIRST TIME BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 14, BUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CONVERSATIONS AND EDUCATION OFTEN DON’T BEGIN UNTIL MUCH LATER.
STUCK in the Middle Program Outline
DAY 1 - Friendship
DAY 2- Dating in Middle School
DAY 3 - Peer Pressure
DAY 4 – Bullying & Emotional Steering
Day 5- Puberty & Leadership
DAY 1 - Friendship
- How to Make New Friends
- How to Be a Good Friend
- Video clip
- The importance of friendship
- The Friendship Code
- Friendship Quiz
DAY 2- Dating in Middle School
- What is Dating
- Video Clip
- Love vs. Infatuation
- Red Flags
- Friendship/Dating Activity
DAY 3 - Peer Pressure
- Types of Peer Pressure
- Pressured to Have Sex
- Pressure to Take Drugs: Prescription vs. Over the counter
- Skittle Party Activity
- Pressured to Be Mature
- Ways to AVOID Peer Pressure
DAY 4 – Bullying & Emotional Steering
- What is Bullying
- Video Clips
- How to Identify a Bully
- What is a Bystander
- How to STOP Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- What is Emotional Steering?
- Emotional Steering & Manipulation
- Emotional Steering Tactics
Day 5- Puberty & Leadership
- What is Puberty?
- Physical & Emotional Changes
- Video clip
- Managing Those Emotions
- Stuck in Middle Puberty Game
- What is a Leader? Activity
- Intentional & Accidental Leaders
- Good Leaders Set Goals
- Leadership Quiz