1. Parenting Your Teen: Giving Back

2. Objectives The benefits of helping Different ways to volunteer Specific Ideas Volunteerism as a parental responsibility Resources

3. The Benefits of Helping Helps teenager feel useful, confident, important Develops time management skills Develops empathy Volunteerism helps those in need Academic credit

4. The Benefits of Helping Find their passion / make a connection Future career

5. Different Ways to Volunteer Long term commitment Recurring commitment One time opportunity Project based Financial giving

6. Different Ways to Volunteer (cont.) Service projects Passion projects Future career projects Religious-spiritual

7. Specific Ideas for Volunteering Volunteer vacations Political activism Collect food for food banks Clothing drives Litter removal – earth day Raising money Read-a-thons

8. Specific Ideas for Volunteering Libraries Museums and aquariums Hospitals Nursing homes Environmental Elderly visits Animal care, animal shelter experience

9. Parental Responsibility It is a parent’s responsibility to encourage their children to participate in and teach their children the importance and value of volunteering Teach gratitude

10. Resources onehen.org - microfinance for kids dosomething.org - find volunteer opportunities in your area voa.org - Volunteers of America Optinnow.org - microfinance Hey Little Ant, Phillip M. Hoose Alex’s Lemonade Stand Giving – President Bill Clinton Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl Raising a Responsible Child - by Elizabeth M. Ellis, PH.D.

11. Parenting Your Teen: Giving Back