Growing Up Responsibly
Strong Family Relationships Help Kids Be and Become their Best Selves
A core priority for mothers, fathers, and other parenting adults is to help children and youth to be and become responsible. Families help children and youth grow up responsibly by building strong family relationships. They also learn responsibility through the challenges they face in growing up.
This section offers positive ideas and activities that build strong family relationships while working on life issues such as:
As you explore these issues, you’ll see ways healthy and strong family relationships can be resources to tap as you grow closer together.
Find more ideas to tackle challenges in Ages and Stages.
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What is Keep Connected?
Healthy, strong family relationships are foundational to young people’s growth, learning, and well-being. These relationships build strong social and emotional strengths that kids use throughout their lives.
But great family relationships don’t just happen.
Keep Connected offers all kinds of families—and organizations that support them—ideas, activities, and experiences to help build strong family relationships. Our goal is to strengthen family relationships to help kids be and become their best selves.
Strengthen Your Family
Growing Up Responsibly
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