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Publications for Professionals

We offer a wide variety of publications just for parent educators. All publications are research-based and thoroughly tested to meet our high standards.

 
 

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Building Family Strengths

Building Family Strengths gives you the basics every family needs to weather the hard times and make the good times even better! This colorful 52-page booklet is packed with information and fun activities that families can use every day.

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The Growing Season

This unique product gives parents of teens answers to everyday parenting dilemmas. It covers everything from decision making to dating and is available with or without a video.

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Learning from You: All Parents Are Teachers

This 16-page booklet offers practical, common-sense suggestions and ideas for parents, to better help their children succeed in school.

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Padres Para Siempre

This curriculum has been culturally adapted from the original Parents Forever curriculum for Spanish-speaking parents and professionals of Spanish-speaking families.

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Positive Discipline

This easy to read, easy to use guide looks at some of the common parenting challenges parents may face from the birth of their child through their child's first days of school. It is available for purchase in English and Spanish; available as a free download in Hmong and Somali.

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Positive Parenting of Teens

This tool is a guide for educators who work with parents of 10- to 15-year-olds. The curriculum includes lessons, handouts, activities, resources, fact sheets and evaluation tools. Each training guide features a video with segments for each of the lesson topics.

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Teen Talk

Teen Talk provides ways for parents to support their teens and healthy life choices. The Fact Sheet Series is designed to help parents talk with their teens. The Take and Teach Lessons help educators work with caregivers of teens to address important issues.

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Teen Talk Take and Teach Lessons

Have you heard about our new Teen Talk Take and Teach CDs? In the short time they have been available, they have been flying off the shelves!

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Thriving With Your Teen

This series offers ideas for parents and parent educators to help strengthen relationships with teens, strategies for being an effective role model, and insight into what teens want their parents to know. Spanish language version available.

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