Youth Life Skills Development

Recommended Books
Let's Talk Sex (With Islamic Etiquettes, of Course): This video is a practical discussion among several imams on how to promote abstinence and sexual purity among Islamic teens.
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The Young Man in the Mirror: A Rite of Passage into Manhood: This is a book designed to help prepare young men for what they will face as they transition to adulthood--physically, mentally, spiritually, relationally, and emotionally.
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ABC’s of the Birds and Bees for Parents of Toddlers to Teens: A helpful resource for parents and children’s workers to handle tough questions about sex.
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Becoming a Mentsh: This is a four-video program of parent-teen workshops on Reform Jewish values related to becoming a mentsh. ('Mentsh' is a Yiddish word that means 'a real human being,' a person who is kind, responsible, and who has dignity.)
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What Stories Does My Son Need? : This guide suggests 200 books and movies that provide parents and youth workers with stories to develop the character of boys.
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Every Young Man’s Battle: This book offers proven, effective guidelines to young men in leading a pure life in a culture awash in sexual images. Youth leaders serious about encouraging sexual purity among the young men they teach will find this a useful resource.
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Pathways to Prevention: Guiding Youth to Wise Decisions: A curriculum for developing an alcohol, tobacco, and drug use prevention program in youth ministries of any faith.
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Four Ways to Include Drug Prevention in Your Religious Programs: A Guidebook for Faith Leaders: This 10-page free booklet offers a practical approach to dealing with substance abuse issues for faith-based organizations targeting youth.
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Sisters Helping Sisters: This book describes in detail the rites of passage program at the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church.
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Recommended Links
SoundVision.com: America’s first Islamic multimedia company, SoundVision.com offers resources for those working to develop strong life skills and resiliency among Islamic youth.
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The Jewish Institute for Youth Life Skills, Inc.: The Jewish Institute for Youth and Family, Inc. works toward creating a union between Jewish traditional values and a successful lifestyle in today’s America.
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Aim for Success: Aim for Success is the largest provider of sexual abstinence programs in America.
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Love Matters: This pro-abstinence Web site for teenage girls is a great tool for youth abstinence program leaders looking for comments and statistics to support a frank discussion with teens about abstaining from premarital sex.
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Esther Magazine: This site is the "premier on-line and printout magazine dedicated to the issues facing the urban teenage girls of faith."
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Casey Life Skills: Created by Casey Family Programs, this website has free online tools for assessing and teaching life skills.
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Muslim Family Teen Zone: Designed for teens who practice or are exploring the Islamic faith, this site gives teens an Islamic perspective on how to tackle some of the issues of teenage life.
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: This helpful website offers resources and links, tips for parents, publications and practical tools for preventing teen pregnancy.
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The Bureau for At-Risk Youth: This organization provides resources (for example, CDs, educational games, posters, curriculum, videos) on a variety of youth life skills topics such as self-esteem, conflict resolution, sex education, eating disorders, and career exploration, among others.
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