An Accessible Parent Communication Resource

The “Five Basics of Parenting Adolescents Pamphlet” is a handout created from the findings of “Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation for Action.”  The resource is a two-sided pdf that “boils down” the research into a foldable, user-friendly, easy-to-read, and sharable pamphlet.

Make Parent Communication Easy

Importantly, one reason adults are often wary of science and research is due to the complexity of the published results. Hard to read and difficult to understand, research-based texts go over our heads and dissipate into the great beyond.  Unfortunately, this results in ignoring the good stuff or “meat” that’s there – somewhere in the muckety-muck of scientific jargon.

The “Five Basics of Parenting Adolescents Pamphlet” to the rescue!

Clearly, when it comes to information about the best ways to parent or care for teenagers, the “Five Basics … Pamphlet” delivers a concise, easy-to-read resource that can be effortlessly and discreetly accessed again and again (because, I don’t know about you, but I sure need to read these things multiple times until it sinks in)!

Teachers and Parents and Teens, Oh My!

As a teacher, it’s not always easy to connect with caregivers and parents raising teens. Establishing parent communication with them sometimes requires taking it up a notch:

• Treat the “Five Basics of Parenting Adolescents Pamphlet” as a gift from you to them at the beginning of the school year. Make copies of the resource, fold them into the pamphlet and put it in a business-size envelope addressed to the parent (and maybe even tie it all up with a ribbon. Heaven knows anyone parenting a teenager deserves a pretty little gift just for them)!
• Use your on-hand resources and take more of those pamphlets you folded up and put one in each teacher’s school mailbox.
• Furthermore, you can always:
  • Send a copy of the pamphlet via email to parents.Post it on your teacher website and the school’s website.Give parents the pamphlet at parent-teacher meetings and
  • Share it with your friends and family.

Download the “Five Basics of Parenting Adolescents Pamphlet” here

Undoubtedly, if you’re a teacher, start the new school year off on the right foot! Add to your classroom management strategies and build relationships with your students’ parents with the Pamphlet. Start spreading the good word of the importance of parent-adolescent communication and its impact on teenagers’ well-being and development today!

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