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40 Assets
Family Night

In connection with the Boys/Girls BB game vs. Papillion-LaVista South

• What? Enjoy bites of good from local restaurants while picking up bites of information about being an asset builder and ideas to make connections with all youth.
• Why? Develop a stronger conncetion with your children and other youth in your neighborhood
• When? February 15, 2008, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

For more information, contact Kathy Cinotto at 715-8389 or email: jlprochaska@mpsomaha.org or mlstogdill@mpsomaha.org

For Parents:
Asset #14 Adult Role Models

Children learn how to act and interact with others by watching, imitating, and modeling their parents, care givers, and other adults. Adults set good examples for children.

Nurture the relationships you have with extended family, teachers and neighbors. Tell these adults how much you appreciate the role modeling they do.

Be what you want children to be. Act like a role model worth following.

Keep working toward all of your personal and professional goals, even if you need to slow down progress when raising children. Read books, take classes, continue to engage in your passions. All of this will help children see your Sense of Purpose (Asset #39)

Talk about the role models you had as a child and what you liked about them. Ask children to name admirable traits of the adults they know.

Help children meet adults who are good role models. Give them access to many kinds of people: young, old, rich, poor, single, married, silly, serious, educated, uneducated. Discuss similarities, differences, strengths and weaknesses.

Sit down with your child and Google their favorite sports hero, author, artist, actor or musician. Talk about the things the child and hero have in common. Help children see that heroes are ordinary people.

Become a mentor through Team Mates or Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Be sure to refer young people who could benefit from the experience.