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Today’s Tip

Being a supportive parent means having your child’s best interests at heart but also being present, involved, and helpful. It includes:
• actively encouraging them to do their best with school, their hobbies, and interests
• listening without judgment and seeking to understand their concerns and challenges
• acknowledging their achievements and supporting them through mistakes and challenges
• setting consistent expectations and consequences to help them to feel secure and able to predict outcomes
• treating them fairly and developing a trusting relationship.
The influence that you have over your child is more dependent on a trusting relationship than it is on how much authority you dish out and how many lectures you give. It may feel like they’re trying to push you away, but they’re actually trying to push themselves away from you to choose a direction in life, and to shape an identity for themselves as a separate, independent person.
Love, support, trust, and optimism from their family make them feel safe and secure and are powerful weapons against peer pressure, life’s challenges, and disappointments.
Your aim is to keep your child safe and to give them the foundations they need to do their best. At a minimum they need:
• to know they are loved for who they are, and that you are always there to support them
• an environment where basic needs such as a safe and healthy place to live, healthy food, and school supplies are made a priority
• protection and support to keep themselves safe from mental and physical abuse
• respect for their feelings and concerns
• acknowledgement of their milestones and achievements such as birthdays or first day at school
• respect for their friends, clothing, sports and music choices, and interests.

Too Many Goals

October 15, 2020

Let’s continue to work together as a community to help our children accomplish their many goals!

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Thank You To All Teachers

October 13, 2020

Thank you to all of the teachers who are doing their best

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Teach Our Boys Persistence and Patience

October 9, 2020

Going for goals at the wrong time can get you knocked out!

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Get it H.Y.P.E. (H.elping Y.oung P.eople E.xcel)

October 8, 2020

This song was written by our Keys 2 Life students at the Matrix Family Services Center in Detroit Michigan

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Thank You For Purchasing The Mask

October 8, 2020

We wanted to take a moment to thank one of our faithful supporters for purchasing 50 custom reusable, layered filtration masks with our logo!

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The Yunion

October 5, 2020

Let’s continue to love each other through our challenges

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Emotional Stability Training

October 1, 2020

I’m so thankful that I’ve studied many martial arts because I am able to maintain social distance, while still empowering the recruits with our Emotional Stability Training.

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First Day of Training

September 18, 2020

This was the first day of training for these high school recruits!

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Exhaust Fans Installed

September 16, 2020

I framed and mounted the exhaust fans today. With two of these in our 2,900 sft training area, we now have enough ventilation to restart classes safely indoors when weather does not permit us to do so outdoors.

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Making custom mounts for the exhaust fans

September 16, 2020

I needed to make custom mounts for the exhaust fans I’m installing tomorrow in our training area.

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Be encouraged to change the way we view progress

September 11, 2020

Our founder Jason Wilson updated this throwback viral video of him helping my beloved son overcome his lack of confidence by inserting a clip of where he is today (end of video).

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Virtual Training Classes Resume

September 9, 2020

Our virtual training classes resume today.

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Thank You To The Kresge Foundation!

September 2, 2020

We are so excited to be a part of the The Kresge Foundation’s KIP:D Round 6 cohort 

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Thank You To Co.Act Detriot!

September 1, 2020

We want to give a huge shoutout to the Co.act Detroit

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Self Esteem

August 21, 2020

When young people have high self-esteem, they tend to have better peer-to-peer relationships, they bounce back from disappointment more quickly, and are more likely to succeed at the tasks they want to accomplish. #EncourageOurYouth #WeLoveDetroitYouth

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A Smile Is Worth A Thousand Words

August 20, 2020

Did You Know?– Your body language can affect your mood? So if you feel down, force yourself to smile, it’ll make you feel better!

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