AT HOME:

AT SCHOOL:

IN THE COMMUNITY:

IN YOUR CONGREGATION:

• Give your children opportunities to spend time with other adults.
• Encourage your children to join adult-sponsored groups, troops, or teams.
• Arrange for your children to meet with adult friends who have similar interests or hobbies.
• Take family vacations with other families
• Get involved in your neighborhood and community.
• Encourage your children to meet with guidance counselors at school.
• Write thank you notes to adults who positively interact with your children.
• Get to know your children's friends.

• Have an open-door policy for students who want to talk. Be available.
• Take time to ask students at least one question about themselves at every student conference.
• Don't consider it wasted time when teachers spend time talking with students.
• Occasionally eat lunch in the cafeteria with the students.
• Be the faculty sponsor for a student club or event.
• Let parents know that there are people on staff who are willing and available to talk with your kids.
• Work with people in your community to arrange mentoring, and internship.

• Train adult volunteers to talk with kids who have concerns.
• Sponsor a congregational mentoring program
• Plan intergenerational programs so kids and adults can get to know each other.