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Parents, did you know…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 𝟿𝟻% 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮; 𝟹𝟿% 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺. ⁣ ⁣ Since many teenagers like using social media websites, online message boards, internet chat rooms, and instant messaging…

In honor of #internationalwomensday we wanted to give a shout out to all the women who are a part of the Yunion! 💙⁣ ⁣ Nicole Wilson has served as the Yunion’s Executive Director since the beginning, has more than 17 years of management experience, 𝘈𝘕𝘋…

Calling all parents! 👋⁣ ⁣ Join us this Wednesday 𝘖𝘕𝘓𝘠 for a free live webinar on 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙 with Quan Neloms! ⁣ ⁣ This discussion with be available via Zoom and Facebook Live, 6:30-7:30 EST. ⁣ ⁣ We will cover all topics…

@cave313 Is so glad to be back in person training—there’s nothing like it! #TeachTrainTransform

𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴.⁣ ⁣ Positive self-esteem for teens is so important! It allows them to try new things, take healthy risks, and solve problems. Their desire to learn opens the door to creating healthy habits, and sets them up for…

Our CEO and Founder @mrjasonowilson is truly honored to be selected as one of @GymShark’s heroes for #BlackHistoryMonth! ✊🏾❤️⁣ ⁣ He talks about the Cave of Adullam, his journey, and so much more! ⁣ ⁣ “𝘉𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦!”⁣ ⁣ Show him some love…

Happy #WellnessWednesday! 🌱⁣ ⁣ Did you know that by paying close attention to what your children eat, you can improve their mood, memory, and attention span at home 𝘈𝘕𝘋 at school?⁣ ⁣ There’s a clear relationship between food and your state of mind. When you…

3 Parenting books our Program Director Mr. Ron is reading. 📚 ⁣ ⁣⁣ 1️⃣ 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – Redefine Success for You and Your Child by Dr. Tim Kimmel⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 2️⃣ 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 – How to Balance Screen Time, and Why it Matters…

Parents, I know you don’t understand why your teenager occasionally behaves impulsively, irrationally, or recklessly. At times, it seems like they don’t think things through or fully consider the consequences of their actions.🚫⁣ ⁣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭! Studies have shown that the…

“𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯.”⁣ ⁣ Parents, we have had many conversations about how you are your child’s biggest influence. The way you talk, how you act – to them and…

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Yes, there are some things that come from nature that we cannot protect them from, but most of who they are and how they grow comes from us as parents. We are…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧! ⁣ ⁣ This Transformational Training Academy is for the young men in the Detroit area. This video shows a little sneak peek at these guys putting in some work! 💪⁣ ⁣ After joining this program, parents have…

Wise words from our founder and CEO @mrjasonowilson: ⁣ ⁣ “𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵—𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨.”⁣ ⁣ It’s our job to teach our children when…

“𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.”⁣ ⁣ As parents and caregivers, it is imperative to equip our children with the knowledge, skills, and the support they need to make their world a better…

Hey parents, did you know…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞-𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲. ⁣ ⁣ In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…

Our children desire a connection with us as their parents. Spending uninterrupted one-on-one quality time reduces tension and unwanted behaviors. ⁣ ⁣ Although we see our kids often (some more than others), we may not be spending the time that fosters deep connection. It is…