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Parent Power

Grades 9-12

Introduction

Sometimes it's easy to forget about the important role that families play in children's education — especially as children become teenagers. Teens are finding their own identity and asserting their independence. And parents can find adolescents baffling — because they are simultaneously grown-up and not grown-up. What continues to be clear is that adolescents need adult guidance. Teens need to know that their parents care about them. They need to learn how to make grown-up decisions — to decide about careers, to make personal value judgments, to learn how to get along on jobs and to manage households. To learn these skills, students need practice — practice they can get at home.

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