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Moving from special education to mainstream classes
Find out if you have low or poor self-esteem
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Moving from mainstream to special education classes
Your IEP (Individual Education Program)
School life with a learning disability
Moving to special education from mainstream classes
Talking about your illness or disability
Illness & Disability
Eating right
Everyone should eat healthy foods, but good nutrition is even more important
for young people with health issues who may be on special diets. Even though it
is tough to have rules about what you can eat, it is important
to follow orders from your doctors, dieticians, and nutritionists to make sure
you stay healthy. Work with your parents/guardians and doctors to create a flexible
plan that allows you to treat yourself sometimes.
Plus, eating a healthy diet doesn’t mean you have to eat a lot of foods that you
don’t like. Just make sure that your diet includes a wide variety of fruits,
vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods, and lean protein (depending on what your
doctor allows). Read all about healthy foods here.
Helpful Tool
For helpful information on leading a healthy lifestyle, download "Take Charge of Your
Health. A Teenager’s Guide to Better Health."
Content last updated June 2, 2007
