Relationships That Matter: 5 Keys to Helping Your Child Succeed
Relationships That Matter: 5 Keys to Helping Your Child Succeed is a curriculum for a 90-minute workshop designed to deepen relationships and engage with parents of young people in your school or program.
It has all the tools and tips you’ll need to facilitate a single-session workshop that will help parents of young people:
Understand that parent-child relationships are key to students’ success.
Learn about five keys to strong relationships with their children.
Share ideas for strengthening their relationships within their families.
Commit to doing one thing to strengthen their relationship with their family.
You can help parents understand and focus on five areas of parent-child relationships that are key to young people’s success in school and beyond.
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