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This Article is From Our January 2009 Advice & Tips:

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Happy New Year! Let’s make 2009 the best year ever, a new start and a new view of life. Ten Tips on parenting for 2009 • Praise, praise, praise- Catch your children being good. • The best things you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories. • Give your kids your best, active participation, emotional involvement, and conscious and thoughtful awareness. • Keep a sense of humor. • Self-Discipline on the part of the parent. We are the most important role model they will ever have. • Stay under control and calm. • Be happy to see your children, smile. • Have fun with your family. • Look forward to tomorrow. • Take care of yourself. Dave Baker Nurturing Father’s National Consultant Asset of the Month January Asset #40 The kais of the holidays comes to a halt; we now celebrate 2009 as it was quickly to approach us. To bring in 2009 we focus on asset number 40- Positive View of Personal Future for the month of January. Although all 40 Developmental Assets are encouraged in youth programs, your daily life, at work, etc. number 40 is focused in January. The 40 Developmental Assets was identified by the Search Institute to build a healthy development to help young people have healthy, caring and responsible lifestyles. Here are some examples of activities that you and your program can use to targeted asset 40. Examples out of the book: “What Kids Need to Succeed” by Peter Benson, Ph.D, Judy Galbraith, M.A., and Pamela Espeland Ask your youth to draw a picture of your fears about the future. Talk about them… and then rip them. Discuss how you have the power to deal with difficult situations when they arise. Expose your group with community role models. Do projects that point to a positive future. We tend to always address problems but identify areas of hope, creativity and encourage them to get involved. To see the complete list of Assets click here Asset of the Month January Asset #40 The kais of the holidays comes to a halt; we now celebrate 2009 as it was quickly to approach us. To bring in 2009 we focus on asset number 40- Positive View of Personal Future for the month of January. Although all 40 Developmental Assets are encouraged in youth programs, your daily life, at work, etc. number 40 is focused in January. The 40 Developmental Assets was identified by the Search Institute to build a healthy development to help young people have healthy, caring and responsible lifestyles. Here are some examples of activities that you and your program can use to targeted asset 40. Examples out of the book: “What Kids Need to Succeed” by Peter Benson, Ph.D, Judy Galbraith, M.A., and Pamela Espeland Ask your youth to draw a picture of your fears about the future. Talk about them… and then rip them. Discuss how you have the power to deal with difficult situations when they arise. Expose your group with community role models. Do projects that point to a positive future. We tend to always address problems but identify areas of hope, creativity and encourage them to get involved. To see the complete list of Assets click here To See Our Archive Of Past Parenting Advice & Tips Click Here