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Empowering Kids to Contribute

By: Gene Roehlkepartain, Guest Blogger

Everyone needs to feel like he or she has something to contribute. Teens who take on responsibilities, have useful roles, and serve others are more likely to grow up with a sense of purpose and concern for others. They are also more likely to develop the skills and attitudes to take on new responsibilities. Here are some ideas to help you empower your teen to contribute. Read more >>

Tips for Making a Difference in Your Child's Education

By: Gene Roehlkepartain, Guest Blogger

Education dominates the lives of most school-aged kids and teens, and yet moms, dads, and other parenting adults don’t always know how to talk about school, grades, and school problems. Sometimes kids are learning things in school that we don’t understand, so we may think we don’t have a lot to offer to help our kids succeed in school. Here are some tips to help any parent make a difference in his or her child's education. Read more >>
Tips for Connecting Your Kids to Other Caring Adults

By: Gene Roehlkepartain, Guest Blogger

As the old African proverb says, "It takes a village to raise a child." Parents can help teens grow up successfully by encouraging them to connect with other caring and responsible adults who can be their mentors, guides, and role models as they make the transition toward adulthood. Here are some tips to help guide the way. Read more >>

Tips for Creating Open, Positive Communication in Your Family

By: Gene Roehlkepartain, Guest Blogger

It might seem obvious to say that it’s important to maintain open, warm, and honest communication in your family, yet it also can be really hard. Here are some tips to help you get started. Read more >>

Teaching Teens to Deal with Change

By: Gene Roehlkepartain, Guest Blogger

The following tips are based on our 9 Parenting Strategies for raising successful kids, and can help you in your parenting journey toward raising resilient teens. Read more >>

Parenting for the Long Haul

This month, we've asked our experts to weigh in with tips on how to parent now for success later using these 9 Parenting Strategies. We'll be posting their tips along with free downloads all month long. Read more >>

ParentFurther Holiday Tip #5: Share Your Sparks
In this excerpt from her September webinar, Liv Lane from choosingbeauty.com talks about sharing your sparks as a family. Get tip >>
ParentFurther Holiday Tip #4: Family Traditions
In this excerpt from his July webinar, Search Institute Vice President of Research and Development Gene Roehlkepartain talks about creating family traditions. Get tip >>
What to Do When Extra-Curricular Activities Take Over Family Time

By: Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner

Why do we push kids so much to be so many things so fast? How about just being kids and a family? Read more >>

Holiday Tip #3 - Parenting with Love and Limits

In this excerpt from his May webinar, Dr. Doug Coatsworth, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, talks about parenting with love and limits. Get tip >>