The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of Indiana children and youth by serving the people, institutions and communities that impact their well-being.
The latest research suggests that teens who are allowed to constructively disagree with their parents are better able to resist negative peer pressure and more likely to avoid dangerous behaviors. To learn more about the benefits of a healthy argument, listen to this month's WFYI interview with IYI’s President and CEO Bill Stanczykiewicz or read the IYI Monthly Column for May.
"Managing Your Digital Footprint: How Online Reputations Impact Future Scholarship, College and Job Prospects"
June 14, 2012 - 1p EST/12p CST
"The Culturally Aware Youth Worker"
July 11, 2012 - 1p EST/12p CST
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Is your organization trying to increase the number of students who attend and graduate from college? Do you counsel students on their postsecondary options? Join us June 25th and 26th for the Postsecondary Counseling Institute. Get more details and register here
STAT OF THE WEEK: One in twenty youth has skipped school because they feel unsafe at, or on their way to or from school. Source and related resources from IYI's library here.