A significant body of research documents the poorer outcomes of teen and non-marital parenthood for both children and parents, and recent statistics underscore the strong association between single parenthood and childhood poverty. Child Trends' latest Fact Sheet, What Works for Disadvantaged and Adolescent Parent Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Programs and Interventions for Children, reviews 20 parenting programs that are geared toward enhancing the parent's development and/or educating disadvantaged and teenage mothers on effective parenting methods.
In this 1949 short film, siblings Don and Sue learn the importance of good grooming! As with many of these films, they can be archaic and unintentionally funny at times. One piece of advice offered is "Sue avoids red nail polish since it would draw attention to her stubby hands." Still, there is a lot of guidance that is still relevant. Enjoy!
The Raising Teens Project found significant areas of agreement among experts on the parenting of adolescents-in spite of the broad diversity of cultures represented in the United States and the myriad individual differences in parents and children. Its central findings-Ten Tasks of Adolescent Development and Five Basics of Parenting Adolescents-cut across a broad range of disciplinary and cultural perspectives.
Video of Scott Stanley, Ph.D., presenting a talk on Sliding Versus Deciding. How New "Romantic" Paradigms Undermine Success at the University of Denver. 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This program, designed for middle or junior high school teens, provides fun, engaging ways to address the topic of friends and first romantic attractions. Through the use of activities, stories and visual media, this unit gets young teens thinking about the building blocks for healthy relationships and the importance of establishing boundaries as they prepare to enter the dating scene.
Connections: Dating and Emotions is structured around topics that teens of both sexes identify as important to learn about, backed by the latest research on adolescent issues and behavior. Encompassing 15 one-hour lessons, the course guides teens in learning how they relate to others in a dating situation, how to identify socially acceptable and positive dating behaviors, and how to recognize problem personalities or negative behavior patterns that damage relationships.
