Essentials 4 Your Life Main Topics

Self-Confidence 4 Your Life

Self-Confidence 4 Your Life will increase self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth; what’s best about me exercise; how to empower themselves; dare not to compare; their personal rights; how to overcome fears and failures; overcoming weaknesses and maximize strengths; how to set and accomplish goals; how to create a personal mission and a fun self-confidence evaluation quiz that is utilized to track the progress of students self-confidence throughout the program.

Healthy Relationships

In Healthy Relationships we teach how to love yourself; the importance of family time and how to deal with sibling rivalry; tips for talking to your parents; what qualities you should look for in a friend; dealing with cliques; how to handle peer pressure & how to say NO!; maintaining happy and healthy relationships; dating 101; forgiving and forgetting and how to cope with loss or death.

Caring 4 Your Body

We teach how to care for the whole body including hair, eyebrows, lip and foot care; how to maintain healthy nails and hands; caring 4 your teeth and braces; sweat and body odor; how to deal with pimples; properly caring for different skin types; unhealthy tanning and the healthy alternatives and the dangers of body piercings, tattoos and cutting.

Nutrition 4 You

Nutrition 4 You focuses on healthy eating habits and the key to eating balanced meals; smart choices from every food group; how to read food labels correctly; why breakfast is so important; healthy snacking tips; be smart about eating out; the connection between mood and food; the importance of H2O and learn how to locate healthy food in the grocery store.

Head to Toe Health

In Head to Toe Health we cover the connection between self-esteem and exercise; fun & effective workouts; fitness and health tips to live by; what to know about eating disorders; mental health & teen suicide; importance of dental and doctor checkups; essential vitamins; the importance of a good night’s sleep and how to keep a personal & shared journal with a parent or mentor.

My Body is Changing

My Body is Changing teaches the real deal on puberty; hormonal & emotional changes; voice changing; growing more hair; gaining weight & height; abstinence; teen pregnancy; the truth about STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) and talking to parents about sex.

Manners Matter

We will teach the students how to set a formal place setting, general table etiquette; essentials in appropriate manners; courteous communication counts; know the little things that matter most; recycling and being more environmentally friendly; suitable thank you notes; email & texting etiquette; courteous home and cell phone etiquette and how to be a good sport.

Safety Essentials

Safety Essentials teaches the importance of personal safety & self-defense; how to deal with trickery & bullying; staying safe on the web; avoiding and overcoming cyber bullying; dangers of sexting; avoid being sexually harassed; teen dating violence prevention; stranger danger; drug and alcohol safety and babysitting safety.

School Success

We not only teach life essentials, but we also have an academic element that is taught on accomplishing success in school. We teach: how to be a successful student; how to talk to teachers; improving concentration; the importance of taking effective notes; homework goals and motivations; staying organized; retaining the material; effective test preparation; self-discipline and appropriate behavior; how to handle cheaters and facts about school violence.

Money & Me

In Money & Me students will learn how to save for college and their future; grants & scholarships; managing a checkbook; putting a budget together; what is credit and how will it affect their future; paying back money and staying out of debt and the 80/10/10 rule for spending, saving and giving back.

These above topics are what students must focus on for overall self-improvement.

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