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| 1Help
your teen set goals for the month. Include some learning goals.
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2Is
your teen registered to vote? Are you? Learn what you have to do to
register. |
3Help
your teen look for a summer job by helping create a résumé. |
4Help
your teen make the link between freedom and responsibility. |
5Teach
your teen about investing. Start imaginary $1,000 'stock portfolios'
for each of you. |
6Do
your research on investing together. What companies should you
'invest' in? |
7Take
your teen out for breakfast, or fix a favorite breakfast together at home.
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| 8Let
your teen choose what's for dinner - and work together to prepare it. |
9Talk
about trust with your teen. What makes someone worthy of trust?
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10Talk
with your teen about friendship. What makes a good friend? |
11Visit
the library together and explore a new section, then each choose a book to
read. |
12Do
you know who your teen chats with online? Find out. |
13Work
on a big project around your house with your teen - clean out a closet or
build a bookshelf. |
14Have
an old-fashioned picnic with your teen. |
| 15Have
your teen keep math skills sharp by keeping statistics on a baseball game.
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16Imagine
you and your teen each had three wishes - what would you wish for? |
17Look
for a volunteer activity you and your teen can do together this summer. |
18Memorize
a poem with your teen. Recite it at dinner. |
19Watch
a sporting even with your teen. Choose a player or team to learn
more about. |
20Do
your know your teen's friends? Invite them over for pizza or
popcorn. |
21Take
your teen out for ice cream. |
| 22Let
your teen take over grocery shopping for a week - you provide the list,
budget and funds. |
23Help
your teen write a letter to your mayor or other elected leader.
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24Is
your teen starting a new school? Perhaps you can take a tour before
school starts. |
25Can
your teen read a map? Get a road map and turn over the planning of a
trip. |
26Ask
your teen what happened at work (or at home) today. Share a work
story of your own. |
27Make
it a point to meet the parents of your teen's friends. Exchange
phone numbers. |
28Get
some outdoor exercise with your teen today. |
| 29Tell
your teen about your friends from high school. What did you do
together? |
30Share
your high school yearbook with your teen, and then look at your teen's
yearbook together. |
31Many
clubs and activities start before school begins.
Call the school to get the schedule. |
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