Communicating Values

Adolescence is a time where teens develop a sense of values. They experience right and wrong and what is fair and just. Learn why it’s so important to communicate values clearly to teens.

Get Better at Being Yourself with Meredith Walker, Co-Founder of Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls

Sep 11, 2026

As co-founder of Smart Girls along with actress Amy Poehler, Meredith Walker empowers young people to become their authentic selves.

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Build Resilience Through Belonging: 5 Lessons from Appalachia

Jul 20, 2026

Appalachian parents and their communities identified 5 key strategies for raising their teenagers that help them become respectful, responsible, confident, and resilient people. 

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Help Teens Develop Self-Control

Jul 03, 2026

Teens demonstrate responsibility, and you put them in-charge of their life more and more until they’re ready for adulthood.

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5 Ways To Ensure You Matter

Jun 22, 2026

If parents want to instill a sense of “mattering” in their children, they must first feel they matter themselves.

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The Parenting Style That Will Make You an Effective Parent

May 22, 2026

Consider a parenting style that is tried and tested and that we know works, generation after generation. 

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How a Community Can Impact a Teen

May 18, 2026

Many people think they understand life in rural Appalachia, but they only get part of the story. This region is full of strong families, caring adults, and communities that raise their children together.

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