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LifeBound - Parents	
 
 
LifeBound provides programs that promote coaching skills among parents who can ask questions of their children to become strong critical thinkers, decision-makers, and strategists about their own lives, options, dreams, and goals. We encourage parents to support their students to take measured risks, learn to love challenge, get out of their comfort zone, and explore the world while still being in the safe environment of home.
 
Decades of research show that when parents are involved, students have:
 
  • Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates
  • Better school attendance
  • Increased motivation, better self-esteem
  • Lower rates of suspension
  • Decreased use of drugs and alcohol
  • Fewer instances of violent behavior






You're the Key
Parent Involvement is the Best Predictor of Student Success
     
    1.  Family participation in education was twice as predictive of students academic success as family socioeconomic status. Some of the more intensive programs had effects that were 10 times greater than other factors.
    2. 86% of the general public believes that support from parents is the most important way to improve the schools.
    3. School age children spend 70 percent of their waking hours (including weekends and holidays) outside of school.
    

        (Source: Michigan Dept. of Education)
         
          

          

          

          

          

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          Gifts and Talents for Teenagers" is a must-read for every teenager because it shows not only how to tap talent, but the countless ways these gifts can be manifested in our richly diverse world.


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