TEACH RESPECT FOR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES: Teach young people to respect the values and beliefs of different races and cultures, even when those values and beliefs conflict with your own.
ENCOURAGE SCHOOL SUCCESS: Encourage young people to take school seriously and do well in school.
TEACH SHARED VALUES: Teach young people the same core values as other adults do, such as honest, equality, respect, and responsibility.
SEEK OPINIONS: Seek young people’s opinions when making decisions that affect them.
REPORT MISBEHAVIOR: Tell parent(s) or the proper authorities if you see a young person doing something wrong.
REPORT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR: Tell parent(s) or the proper authorities if you see a young person doing something right.
PROVIDE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: Give young people opportunities to make their communities better places, such as feeding the homeless, cleaning up a park, or participating on a committee or board of directors.
GUIDE DECISION MAKING: Help young people think through the possible good and bad consequences of their decisions.
ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN AND YOUTH: Feel responsible to help ensure the well-being of young people in your neighborhood.
HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS: Have conversations with young people that help adults and young people really get to know each other.
KNOW NAMES: Know the names of many young people in your neighborhood or the places you visit frequently.
PASS DOWN TRADITIONS: Actively teach young people to preserve, protect, and pass down the traditions and values of your ethnic and/or religious culture.
PLAY SPORTS/DO ART WITH KIDS: Help young people spend their leisure time in supervised, constructive activities.
GIVE FINANCIAL GUIDANCE: Offer young people guidance on responsibly saving, sharing, and spending money.
DISCUSS PERSONAL VALUES: Openly discuss your own values with young people.
