Make a list of "main dishes" for a week of evening (lasagna, enchiladas, barbecued chicken). Have your youth make suggestions for what side dishes (vegetables, fruit, starches) would go well with each one. Making A Favorite Recipe Cookbook Create a "best recipes cookbook." After making a meal, have the youth determine whether or not to include it in their very own "cookbook" (notebook, binder, card file box). Older youth can be in charge of their own recipe book, and can write down several weeks of menus for when they move out on their own. Putting It All Together Let youth plan the family menu for a week. Encourage them to include a main dish, vegetable and starch for each meal and a dessert for a few of the meals .Grocery Shopping L1 Keeping A Shopping List Meal Planning, to Shopping List, to Buying Grocery Shopping Practice Thrifty Shopping Comparison Shopping in the Supermarket Choosing Good Produce L2 Meal Planning, to Shopping List, to Buying Grocery Shopping Practice Thrifty Shopping Comparison Shopping in the Supermarket Choosing Good Produce L3 Meal Planning, to Shopping List, to Buying Thrifty Shopping Comparison Shopping in the Supermarket Choosing Good Produce L4 Meal Planning, to Shopping List, to Buying Grocery Shopping (cont.)
About If your wants to buy a particular brand of shampoo or deodorant, ask them to find coupons for these in the newspaper or else pay for the difference between the brand they want and the generic with their own money. Health L 1 Staying Safe In Any Weather Caring for Simple Injuries Best, Worst, And Funniest Thing Exercise For Health Linking Symptoms To Illness To Treatment Filling Out Forms L 2 Staying Safe In Any Weather Caring for Simple Injuries Best, Worst, And Funniest Thing Exercise For Health Linking Symptoms To Illness To Treatment Filling Out Forms L 3 Best, Worst, And Funniest Thing Exercise For Health Linking Symptoms To Illness To Treatment Filling Out Forms L 1 Quiet Time Learning Emotional Problems Prayer/ Meditation L 2 Quiet Time Learning About Emotional Problems Prayer/ Meditation Understanding Medicines Learning Prescription Medicines Medical Records L 3 Quiet Time Learning About Emotional Problems Prayer/ Meditation Understanding Medicines Learning About Prescription Medicines Medical Records L 4 Learning Emotional Problems Prayer/ Meditation Learning Prescription Medicines Medical Records L 2 Introduction To Insurance The Cost Of Medical Care L 3 Introduction To Insurance The Cost Of Medical Care Finding A Doctor, Dentist, And/Or Facility Advanced Insurance Stress Busters A Way
Conflict Communication (cont.) L 1 Getting Clarification/Asking Open-Ended Questions Watch Yourself In Action A Pat On The Back Post Office Facts There’s More Than One Way To Communicate A Message For You L 2 Getting Clarification/Asking Questions Watch Yourself In Action A Pat On The Back Post Office There’s More Than One Way To Communicate A Message For You L 3 Getting Clarification/Asking Open-Ended Questions Watch Yourself In Action A Pat On The Back Post Office There’s More Than One Way To Communicate A Message For You L 4 Getting Clarification/Asking Questions Watch Yourself In Action A Pat On The Back Post Office Facts There’s More Than One Way To Communicate A Message For You L 1 After A Conflict Talking About Sensitive Topics Writing Thank You Letters L 2 After A Conflict Talking About Sensitive Topics Writing Thank You Letters Communication On The Job L 3 After A Conflict Talking About Sensitive Topics Writing Thank You Letters Communication On The Job Communication For An Interview L 4 A Conflict Talking About Sensitive Writing Thank You Communication For An Interview
communication through eye contact, not using slang, body posture, etc., and have your youth do the same for you! Relationships L 1 Handling An Unhealthy Relationship Practice For Dating Setting Boundaries Handling Personal Questions Don’t Touch Me! Of Healthy Relationships L 2 Handling An Unhealthy Relationship Practice For Dating Setting Boundaries Handling Personal Questions Don’t Touch Me! Types Of Healthy Relationships L 3 Handling An Unhealthy Relationship Practice For Dating Setting Boundaries Handling Personal Questions Don’t Touch Me! Types Of Healthy Relationships L 4 Types Of Healthy Relationships L 1 Characteristics Of Healthy Relationships How Would You Feel? Learning About Physical Boundaries Being Part Of A Community Leisure Time L 2 Characteristics Of Healthy Relationships How Would You Feel? Learning About Physical Boundaries Being Part Of A Community Leisure Time Dating Advice L 3 Characteristics Of Healthy Relationships How Would You Feel? Learning About Physical Boundaries Being Part Of A Community Leisure Time Dating Advice Maintaining A Personal Support System L 4 Characteristics Of Healthy Relationships How You Feel? Learning About Physical Boundaries Being Part Of A Community Leisure Time Maintaining A Personal Support System Handling An Unhealthy Relationship As you watch TV programs with your youth that show people in "unhealthy" relationships, talk about how characters in these programs handle each relationship and other options they could try. Discuss what your youth could do if they found themselves in an unhealthy relationship (get counseling with the person involved, get a restraining order, end the relationship). You may want to tell them about an experience you had with an unhealthy relationship and what you did or wished you had done to resolve it. Practice For Dating