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Making a Difference One Life at a Time

 

Welcome to the Parenting Page!

Talking and staying connected to teens about sexuality can be frightening and many times seem absolutely fruitless. Parents, DO NOT underestimate your influence. It has been proven based on information directly from youth that you, yes, you, parents, are the most important influence on your youth's decisions. It is very important that parents realize our responsibility to impart our family values to our children. Parents must do it often and be very clear. Even if and when your youth make choices contrary to what's taught, it is very important that they know they have a solid basis to which to return.

Here you will find practical tips to build or rebuild a healthy relationship with the young people in your life, as well as activities to help take your role to the next level.  Are you ready?  Let the journey begin!

Click an article below to begin:

 Parent as Coach

 Starting Over

Helping Someone You Love Start Over

#1 Way to Communicate with Your Teenager

Building Relationships

Clear Communication

Click below for other great resources on parenting!

www.4parents.gov

Parenting Advice from Dr.Travis Plumlee

Parenting...Wisdom for raising children in today's culture from Focus on the Family.

www.professormartin.com

www.abstinenceworks.org

 

Coming Soon!

Leadership Retreat!

During the summer months, Excel Directors have been interviewing applicants to join the Leadership Team!  This process is exciting for both applicants and Excel staff as the new additions always bring new fresh ideas to the club.  Community service will be a huge component in the coming year as the team will be discovering new ways to benefit their community.  Be looking for the new faces of our crew as the final selections are being made and STAY TUNED for information on the Leadership Retreat to take place this fall!

Mentors Matter Campaign!

Mentors Matter...Think About It...

Choosing to Excel has been providing mentors for the youth of Faulkner County since 1991.  In our experience we have seen the outstanding benefits of the mentor/mentee relationship.  Benefits like better behavior in the classroom, inproved grades, fewer trips to the principal's office, and improved social behavior; just to name a few!  Don't take our word for it, in the United States, nearly three million young people are reported to be in formal one-on-one mentoring relationships today, a six-fold increase from just a decade ago and this number is still rising.  The benefits of a formal, supervised mentor/mentee relationship are worth the committment...there's just one problem.

We don't have enough mentor's to adequatly fill the need right here in Central Arkansas.  CLICK HERE to visit our Mentoring page and learn more about this small commitment of time that will make a big difference in your community.

Excel On Campus

Be on the look out for the following clubs on your middle school and high school campuses in participating central Arkansas schools:

G.E.M.S. -  CLICK HERE to learn more about this encouraging girls club!

M.O.C.Q. - CLICK HERE to learn more about how we're learning to be Men of Character and Quality!

E.Y.E. Clubs - These lunch meetings are open to all!  CLICK HERE to learn more!

Leadership Team - These students have made a comittment to healthy choices!  CLICK HERE to learn more about these teens and what they're doing to make an impact in our community!