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Power Source Parenting is a practical, accessible, and innovative book/curriculum written for at-risk teen and young adult parents and the professionals who support them. It can be can be read by young parents on their own, or the concepts, exercises, and numerous firsthand stories by young parents can be introduced and explored in facilitated parenting groups or during individual home visits or counseling sessions.

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Among the topics included are:

• Creating healthy attachments to one’s children                                              
• Coping with the stress of parenting in adaptive ways
• Implementing positive discipline practices
• Managing three generational living
• Establishing healthy relationships with partners
• Breaking cycles of domestic violence
• Bringing greater awareness to patterns of high-risk behavior and its effects on one’s children
• A section for young fathers that addresses becoming a father in the wake of a fatherless upbringing and helping young fathers identify possible contributions not contingent upon finances.

 What national experts in the field of teen parenting have to say about Power Source Parenting:

 Power Source Parenting goes right to the heart of what it means to be a teenage parent - not only how it feels, but also what it takes to successfully meet and master the challenges of raising a child. This book is an indispensable source for young parents themselves, and for those who work with them. 

Judith S. Musick, Ph.D.,  Founding Director, The Ounce of Prevention Fund, Chicago, II
Author, Young, Poor, and Pregnant: The Psychology of Teen Motherhood

Power Source Parenting is a comprehensive guide for young parents struggling to do their best. Theoretically-based and able to be used with individuals or in groups, this guide helps us all understand what it takes to be an emotionally mature and effective parent. A resource sure to enhance your program.

Pat Paluzzi, DrPH, President CEO
Healthy Teen Network, Baltimore, MD

Power Source Parenting offers practical guidance that is refreshingly positive while tackling real challenges that real families face.  The activities are powerful tools that are sure to bring out the best in everyone who chooses to step into their power.  I wholeheartedly endorse this book.

Carolyn Wiseheart, Executive Director
Healthy Families San Angelo, San Angelo, Texas

Power Source Parenting is the newest component of the Lionheart Foundation’s larger youth initiative, The National Emotional Literacy Project for Youth-at-Risk (NELPYAR), which serves tens of thousands of highly at-risk youth and young adults in programs and schools across the country.  Bethany Casarjian, Ph.D., NELPYAR’s Clinical Director, is the author of Power Source Parenting: Growing Up Strong and Raising Healthy Kids.  She is also co-author of Power Source: Taking Charge of Your Life, the centerpiece of NELPYAR.

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