1. Increase Bonding
"Children with strong positive bonds are far less involved in risk behavior"
2. Set clear and consistent boundaries
"These expectations should include addressing risk behaviors for students and should be clearly writte, clearly communicated, and coupled with appropriate consequences that are consistently enforced"
3. Teach life skills
"These include cooperation, healthy conflict resolution, resistence and assertiveness skills, communication skills, problem-solving and decision-making
skills, and health stress management"
4. Provide caring and support
"Educational reformers are recognizing that caring environment is critical as the foundation for academic success"
5. Set and communicate high expectations
"It is important that expectations be both high and realistic in order to be effective motivators"
6. Provide opportunities for meaningful participation
"...teaching become more 'hands-on,' curriculum more 'relevant' and 'real world' and decision making more site-based, actively involving all members of the school community"
Henderson, 2003, pp. 11-14
"Children with strong positive bonds are far less involved in risk behavior"
2. Set clear and consistent boundaries
"These expectations should include addressing risk behaviors for students and should be clearly writte, clearly communicated, and coupled with appropriate consequences that are consistently enforced"
3. Teach life skills
"These include cooperation, healthy conflict resolution, resistence and assertiveness skills, communication skills, problem-solving and decision-making
skills, and health stress management"
4. Provide caring and support
"Educational reformers are recognizing that caring environment is critical as the foundation for academic success"
5. Set and communicate high expectations
"It is important that expectations be both high and realistic in order to be effective motivators"
6. Provide opportunities for meaningful participation
"...teaching become more 'hands-on,' curriculum more 'relevant' and 'real world' and decision making more site-based, actively involving all members of the school community"
Henderson, 2003, pp. 11-14