A Parent's Handbook (Parents of Pre-Teens)

How to Talk to Your Children About Developing Healthy Relationships While it's true that children today live different lives than their parents when they were children, they still need parental guidance. The Liz Claiborne Inc. anti-violence program has produced a tool to help parents lay the foundation for healthy decision-making patterns and relationships. The free booklet, "A Parent's Handbook: How to Talk to Your Children About Developing Healthy Relationships," was written in collaboration with Dr. Richard Gallagher, Director of the Parenting Institute of New York University's Child Study Center in New York City. "We know that preadolescents are extremely sensitive and impressionable. At 10-13 years old, kids are moving from childhood to young adulthood and they are beginning to base their psychological and social behavior on the adults in their lives," explains Dr. Gallagher. "Similar to the way that babies mimic their parents' physical actions, preteens will adopt the social attitudes of their parents. Therefore, parents can have a tremendous influence on teenage dating relationships and later adult interactions."

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