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title: Listening So Teens Will Talk
description: Give your families a resource to boost communication with preteens and teens.
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## Family Resource

### Building Strong Communication with Your Teen

## What's Inside?

Adolescents need their parents. And those parents need your help. Because communicating with pre-teens and teens can be challenging. 

Building Communication with Your Teen provides three research-based methods families can use to connect with their teens. The actions in it are simple, easy-to-implement, and build on everyday moments. 

Available in English and Spanish, this shareable is designed to be read on any device. So your families can use it wherever they are, whenever they need it. 

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Our access-first approach includes:

- Crystallizing a complete curriculum into bite-sized insights and actions
- Sequencing carefully, with strengths based messages that build on existing family routines
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- Providing the program in English and Spanish, with additional languages available

*The ParentPowered Approach has been shown to increase gains by 2+ months over a school year*

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## Request the Curricula for Middle and High School Students

Adolescence is an exciting time of growth and independence. It’s a big transition. Which is why we're right alongside families as they navigate these essential years.

Each week we reach parents with evidence-based tips and activities for helping students build independence, develop strong academic skills, form friendships, make decisions and, cope with emotions. And parents also get tips for navigating the complexities of supporting the adolescent journey and their child's amazing development.

"I appreciate the reflection and the questions that you guys pose. I use them with my teenage son, and I think that other parents could benefit as well."

\- Michigan Parent 

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