Love & Marriage

TEEN HEALTH & WELLNESS (all topics) - requires username & password

Topic 1: Communication of Love

How to Love

101 Ways to Show You Love Someone

Topic 2: Sexual Decision Making

 Sex: Take Time to Make the Right Decision

Sexual Expression

Topic 3: How We Select a Mate

Selecting a Mate

Questions to Consider Before You Get Engaged

Topic 4: Mixed Marriages

Inter-Faith Marriages

Interracial Marriage

Topic 5: Engagement Traditions

Marriage & Engagement Traditions

Historical Traditions & Customs

Topic 6: Purpose & Work of Engagement

 Getting Engaged

Family Relations 

Ask Nina Now - excellent for all areas below

Teen Health & Wellness - requires username & password

Domestic Violence & the Law

Women's Law - Ohio

Domestic Abuse - Facts for Women

MedLine Plus - links to many articles & services

Domestic Violence & Abuse - terrific graphics & charts

Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships

Gay Life: Same-Sex Abuse & Domestic Violence

Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships

Domestic Violence in Homosexual Relationships

Stalking

Stalking Laws - Ohio

Are You Being Stalked?

Stalking Behaviors

Anger Management

Controlling Anger Before It Controls You

Anger Toolkit

Get Your Angries Out

Drugs, Alcohol & Abuse

Chemical Dependency & Domestic Abuse

Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families

Alcohol & Substance Abuse: Domestic Abuse & Violence - About.Com 

European Vacation    

Country Reports - currency converter, history of countries, photos, much more - requires password.

Travel Europe - links to each country's travel & tourism boards (some are a little slow to load, but well worth it!)

Rick Steve's Europe - travel tips, packing, much more

Europe City Guides - select city first - includes hotels, points of interest, tours (also see left frame)

US Customs & Border Patrol - what can you bring home legally, what you need to get through customs!

Travel.State.Gov - information on passports, travel warnings, documents needed, etc.

BBC Languages - going to a non-English-speaking country? Learn a few words!

Stress

TeensHealth: Stress - an excellent overview!

MedlinePlus: Stress - includes a tutorial on Managing Stress

4Health: Treatments for Stress

Stress Relief: Yoga, Meditation & Other Relaxation Techniques

Mayo Clinic: Meditation - Take a stress-reduction break wherever you are

Natural Remedies for Anxiety - never take any vitamin or natural herb without discussing with your parent and/or physician

Relaxation Techniques

Mayo Clinic: Relaxation techniques - Learn ways to calm your stress

Credit Cards

Practical Money Skills

Federal Reserve

Myvesta  US

Springboard: Non Profit Consumer Credit Management (NCFE)

National Foundation for Credit Couseling (NFCC)

Federal Trade Commission

BankRate

Marriage & Divorce

Marriage Laws 

Ohio's Marriage Laws - Ohio Bar Assn.

Ohio Constitution

Ohio Marriage License Information, Laws & Requirements

DivorceNet: Ohio Common Law Marriage

Ohio Marriage Resource Center

Online Marriage Application (Franklin County)

Divorce Laws

Ohio Divorce Online

Ohio Divorce Laws

Divorce Source  - Ohio

FindLaw - Divorce

NOLO - Your Legal Companion

Help Yourself Divorce - Ohio

International Divorce Laws

International Family Law - Divorce

Wikipedia Divorce Around the World (as much as it PAINS me)

World Divorce Statistics

Room Decorating

Better Homes & Gardens

Heloise

All About Home

How to Clean Anything

Pottery Barn Teens

Best Places to Live

Sperling Best Places

CNN Best Places to Live

Relocate America

Kiplinger's Best Cities

Best Places in Rural America

College Scholarships

Cleveland Scholarship - great search tips!  Mrs. May's handout

College & Career Link - includes FAFSA, FinAid, Peterson's Financial and more!

Occupational Outlook Handbook - check the career choices in the left frame.  Lots of jobs that don't require college!

O-NET - many ways to search for occupations