ThisWeekInSWAG

This Week In S.W.A.G.- Welcome

Welcome To Our Parent Community

What is S.W.A.G.?

S.W.A.G. is a life skills and prevention program aimed at helping young people make positive life choices.  S.W.A.G. stands for Students With Awareness and Goals.  In S.W.A.G. students are equipped for success in a variety of areas including:

  • Self Esteem
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Goal Setting
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Relationships
  • Risk Avoidance and More…

S.W.A.G. emphasizes three key principals:

  • Knowing One’s Self
  • Relating to Others
  • Planning One’s Future

We encourage Parents and caregivers to actively participate in helping us support youth who choose to make positive life choices.  We provide updates and training for Parents to ensure that you are equipped to work with the Yunion in Loving Youth and Uniting Families.  Our Parental Advisory Training is a great place to learn about the latest trends and happenings in popular culture that affect our youth. We strongly encourage you to attend.

Incentives and participant-led special events such as prom campaigns and PSAs augment intensive programming as a way to ensure youth ownership and cultural relevance.  Programs like S.W.A.G. are vital to our youth fulfilling their potential.  With it, we can help change attitudes and values that ultimately lead to thriving communities where making the right decision is embraced.

S.W.A.G Person of the Week

Every week in S.W.A.G. we shout out students and Life Guides that make S.W.A.G. a memorable experience. This week, we’d like to shout out Mrs. Lydia!  Lydia has served as a Life Guide, Camp Director and now serves as our Program Coordinator.  Lydia has been with the Yunion for over 7 years and possesses a great ability to connect with young people.  Mrs. Lydia is tasked with making things happen behind the scenes, ensuring that S.W.A.G. runs smoothly.  Thank you, Mrs. Lydia, your service is greatly appreciated!

In The Classroom

 

Puberty For Tweens And Teens

October 15, 2022

Parents, can you relate?! 🤣⁣ ⁣ Teens go through lots of changes, especially during their puberty years. These include physical, emotional, and mental changes that can sometimes be overwhelming for both teens and parents. ⁣ ⁣ Early on, some of the most frustrating physical changes…

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Mr. Jason On The News! 🎉

October 14, 2022

Our CEO and founder Mr. Jason was featured on the news! 🎉 Sending a special thank you to @randywimbleytv, @joshlandontv and everyone at @fox2detroit for the years of love and support! And be sure to watch The Cave of Adullam documentary, which debuts on @espn…

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CATTA Celebrating This Beautiful Film Streaming

October 12, 2022

The Yunion’s The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy documentary is finally here! Please join us in celebrating this beautiful film streaming now on ESPN + or watch on ESPN October 16th at 5PM EST! We can’t wait for you to see it! #savingboys #thecave…

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Your Children Will Become What You Are. So Be What You Want Them To Be!

October 11, 2022

Parents, remember your children will become what you are. So be what you want them to be! 💙⁣ ⁣ 𝘉𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥. Treat others with respect and kindness, and treat yourself with kindness too! Be thoughtful and honest with your kids, and…

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“Community Leadership Award!”

October 9, 2022

Congrats again to our Executive Director Nicole Wilson for receiving Detroit Community Health Connection’s “Community Leadership Award!”

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Let’s Be Honest, There Is No Perfect Parenting.

October 8, 2022

Let’s be honest…homework these days is just too hard sometimes. 🤣 Parents, we just want to check in with you. How are doing with helping your kids with this “new math”. Let’s be honest, we were already struggling a little with the old math! 🤪…

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Community Leadership Award! 🎉

October 5, 2022

We are so excited to share that the Detroit Community Health Connection has honored our executive director, Nicole Wilson with their 2022 Community Leadership Award! 🎉 The Community Leadership Award is given to the person who mirrors the dedication, compassion, and commitment to our community…

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5 Tips To Help Your Teen Deal With Anxiety

October 4, 2022

Parents! As our children are approaching that time of the year where they are inundated with test taking your child may be experiencing some form of have anxiety. Whether it’s social anxiety or nerves about being back in school during the pandemic, we understand the…

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🎥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭

September 30, 2022

Parents, this is a great conversation to have with your teen. Ask them, in what ways do they seek affirmation from you and others? Really listen and try to understand their answers. 💭⁣ ⁣ 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯…

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Teaching Kids To Count Is Fine, But Teaching Them What Counts Is Best

September 28, 2022

“𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.”⁣ ⁣ Parents, our children get more from us than just our genetics! They get their values and priorities, which are taught from us. ⁣ ⁣ We have to show them what to…

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“Humans Are Wired To Connect So When We Feel Disconnected, We Turn To Food, Technology And Substances” -Ali Mattu PHD.

September 27, 2022

Parents, it’s obvious that staying connected with your kids is important. Having a healthy relationship, a strong line of communication, we’ve discussed it all! ⁣ ⁣ But HOW to stay connected is the tricky part. So, here are some simple, but effective, ways to stay…

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Happy First Day of Fall! ⁣

September 23, 2022

Happy first day of fall! 🍂⁣ ⁣ Looking for some family activities to do this fall season, while still keeping it fun for your teens? We’ve got you covered!👇⁣ ⁣ 🔹 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐂𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 – We know, those types of places might seem…

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#ParentingTipTuesday

September 21, 2022

Parents! Here’s a quick #ParentingTipTuesday 💡 for all of us who have teens, especially now that school is back in session. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴…

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Speak Blessings And Life Into Your Children Always

September 20, 2022

“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…

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Dads Never Make Sense

September 17, 2022

Parents, when it comes to disciplining your teen…you want to stay away from nagging and lecturing. 👀 Most parents tend to communicate through repetition, which is needed before the teenage years. BUT, what was once an effort to help them through multiple reminders, now irritates…

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5 Tips To Help Your Teen Deal With Anxiety

September 16, 2022

Parents! As we are now a couple weeks into the school year, have you noticed your young one still suffering from anxiety? Whether it’s social anxiety or nerves about being back in school during the pandemic, we understand the struggle! ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨…

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