青少年 Teens: Privacy and Growing Up

By the end of this module you can…

• Explain time alone to a parent, respectfully, and to the teen.
• Say what stays private, and the safety limit, in plain words.
• Ask the HEADSS questions, from home and school to the private ones.
• Screen mood, ask about suicide directly, and give the crisis line (988, or 9-8-8 in Canada) and 911 for immediate danger.
• Explain puberty, and ask the heart questions of a sports physical.

Key vocabulary

Eighteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Growing up

• 青春期qīng chūn qīPuberty, adolescence
• 月经yuè jīngPeriod, menstruation
• 变声biàn shēngVoice change (voice breaking)
• 青春痘qīng chūn dòuPimples, acne
• 止汗剂zhǐ hàn jìAntiperspirant
• 熬夜áo yèTo stay up late
• 压力大yā lì dàStressed, under pressure
• 心情不好xīn qíng bù hǎoIn a low mood
• 节食jié shíDieting, cutting back on food

Privacy, risks and sports

• 隐私yǐn sīPrivacy
• 保密bǎo mìTo keep confidential
• 心理咨询xīn lǐ zī xúnCounseling
• 危机热线wēi jī rè xiànCrisis line
• 电子烟diàn zǐ yānVape, e-cigarette
• 喝酒hē jiǔTo drink alcohol
• 开车kāi chēTo drive
• 运动体检yùn dòng tǐ jiǎnSports physical
• 晕倒yūn dǎoTo faint

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 从十二岁左右开始，每次我们都会单独跟孩子聊几分钟。Cóng shí èr suì zuǒ yòu kāi shǐ, měi cì wǒ men dōu huì dān dú gēn hái zi liáo jǐ fēn zhōng.From about twelve, a few minutes alone with every child.
2. 这是我们对每个孩子都做的常规。Zhè shì wǒ men duì měi ge hái zi dōu zuò de cháng guī.We do this with every child.
3. 我们今天聊的内容，我会保密。Wǒ men jīn tiān liáo de nèi róng, wǒ huì bǎo mì.What we talk about stays private.
4. 如果你或者别人有危险，我必须告诉别人来帮忙。我会先跟你说。Rú guǒ nǐ huò zhě bié rén yǒu wēi xiǎn, wǒ bì xū gào su bié rén lái bāng máng. Wǒ huì xiān gēn nǐ shuō.If you or someone else is in danger, I must tell someone. I’ll tell you first.
5. 你跟谁住在一起？学校怎么样？Nǐ gēn shéi zhù zài yì qǐ? Xué xiào zěn me yàng?Who do you live with? How’s school?
6. 你的朋友里有人抽电子烟、喝酒吗？你自己呢？Nǐ de péng you lǐ yǒu rén chōu diàn zǐ yān, hē jiǔ ma? Nǐ zì jǐ ne?Do friends vape or drink? And you?
7. 你有没有过性行为？Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu guo xìng xíng wéi?Have you ever had sex?
8. 最近两个星期，你的心情怎么样？Zuì jìn liǎng ge xīng qī, nǐ de xīn qíng zěn me yàng?How has your mood been over the last two weeks?
9. 你有没有想过不想活了，或者想自杀？Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xiǎng guo bù xiǎng huó le, huò zhě xiǎng zì shā?Any thoughts of not wanting to live, or of suicide?
10. 今天说的，哪些可以告诉妈妈，我们一起决定。Jīn tiān shuō de, nǎ xiē kě yǐ gào su mā ma, wǒ men yì qǐ jué dìng.We’ll decide together what to share with Mom.

What’s in Module 11

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Being a Teenager
2. Part 2 · The Words for Growing UpReading the Pinyin · Saying 长痘痘 vs. Charting 痤疮 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Puberty, Explained Simply
3. Part 3 · Time Alone with the TeenThe Time-Alone Script · Explaining Confidentiality · Key Patterns · Private, or Must Share? · The HEADSS Questions · 您 for the Parent, 你 for the Teen
4. Part 4 · Mood, Risks and SportsMood Screening and Asking About Suicide · Vaping, Alcohol and the Road · The Sports Physical
5. Part 5 · Concerns & ReviewWhat Parents Say · Listening, Not Lecturing · Putting It Together
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 11 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 11 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 11 Wrap-Up · 下次见