Love U2 is a curriculum designed to help middle and high-school students cultivate a "North Star" for developing healthy relationships. In the Love U2 curricula, issues such as attraction, infatuation, rejection, falling in love, emotions, dating, breaking up, and dealing with a broken heart are addressed.
Teachers, counselors, nurses, and volunteers are trained by ChildBuilders™ to deliver 13 program sessions.
Why is this program important? From healthy relationships grow healthy families.
The goal of Love U2 is to empower students with knowledge and skills that will enable them to form healthy relationships now and strong marriages in the future. Divorce rates in the U.S. have been steadily increasing over the past few decades and parents are not the only ones to feel the effects of divorce. Single-parenthood can contribute to:
school dropout
teen pregnancy
juvenile delinquency
Domestic violence and/or aggression in parental relationships can increase aggression and disruptive behavior in the children who witness it, whether the parents are married or not.
According to the Houston Area Women's Center, "teens are more likely than adults to be confused about appropriate behaviors in intimate relationships, due to their lack of experience. They may confuse jealousy and possessiveness with expressions of love." Love U2 teaches students healthy relationship skills to help them avoid situations like these. Basic relationship skills include:
what to say and do in the early stages
how to get to know someone
how to assess a relationship
how to avoid attachment to problem partners
Does this program exist at your
local school?
Are you a school professional or volunteer who is interested in training?
To schedule a Love U2 training, please
call 713.400.1155. We are always looking for motivated people to help prevent child abuse. We welcome adults of all ages, nurses, teachers, and college students! Training and materials are free. Hours are flexible.
