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The goal…

Healthy behaviorsfor all children and youth

Start with…

Healthy beliefs & clear standards…in families, schools, communities and peer groups

Build…

Bonding• Attachment • Commitment

…to families, schools, communities and peer groups

And by nurturing…

Individual characteristics

By providing… By providing… By providing… Opportunities Skills Recognition

…in families, schools, communities and peer groups

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• Skills

• Opportunities

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• Recognition

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Younger children can:• help with meals

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• read to younger siblings

• help with family decisions.

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Parents can provide:• financial opportunities• decision-making opportunities• expanded opportunities.

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Opportunities as a:• teacher• business owner,

manager orco-worker

• member of the clergy.

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• Talk to the young people in your neighborhood.

• Know what young people do well.

• Provide opportunities that help both you and young people.

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• Motivate the youngperson to want to learn the skill.

• Explain the skill.

• Break it into small steps.

• Model each step.

• Practice.

• Offer positive feedback.

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• Recognize specific behaviors.

• Focus on the positive.

• Be sincere.

• Praise effort, progress and achievement.

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Parents can:• model healthy behaviors• meet with the family

to set standards for behavior

• support involvement in healthy activities.

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• Teachers can set clear guidelines for behavior.

• Neighbors and other community members can keep messages consistent.

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