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The Seventeen Traditions

The Parents' Guide to Teens' Online World

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Your Little Professor
Resources and academic programs for children with Asperger's Syndrome

Talisman Camps
Talisman summer programs offer camps for children ages 6 to 17 and young adults 18-21 with LD, ADD and ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, and high functioning autism. Talisman has been offering such experiences since 1980 and is ACA accredited.

Camp Huntington
Locate within the Catskills in New York, Camp Huntington is a co-ed, residential, seven-week camp program for children and young adults with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Attention Deficit and Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorders (ADD / ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disabilities (PDD), and other special needs

Tips to Include Your Teen in Family Activities

Plan activities that everyone, including your teen, will enjoy

1. Play board games or cards together.
2. Take a favorite pet to the park.
3. See a movie or concert.

Three ways to involve your teen in family life

1. Involve your teenager in family meetings and decision making.
2. Plan family time around their activities - take the family to their football game.
3. Plan family activities with their schedule in mind.

Think of ways to spend time together and be active

1. Go for a walk, hike, or a run on the beach.
2. Participate in an exercise class together at the gym like karate or yoga.
3. Play sports together with your children.

Tips to getting your teen to be creative

1. Encourage your teen to keep a scrap book of family events.
2. Help them research and create a family tree.
3. Ask them to make cards or notes for special occasions.

Plan time with the family over everyday activities

1. Make dinner together and eat dinner as a family.
2. Take your family shopping and let them give input into the purchases.

Tips to getting your teen involved in family games

1. Get your teen to play an important role in the game like score keeper or reading the rule book.
2. Play video games or DVD games that your teen is familiar with and the whole family can enjoy.

Find activities that you know your teen will enjoy

1. Get to know your teen and their likes and dislikes.
2. Plan activities that involve their hobbies or interest in sports.

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