Faith Leaders
Churches and faith organizations are an important part of our community and have a vital role to play in providing a safe haven, a trusted resource for support, and a positive influence on families. Your role and that of your organization in helping improve the quality of life in our community is significant.

Children need care, affection, love and encouragement from the people in their lives. Parents want to be good parents but often need the support of friends and family. There are many ways you can help families and children succeed.

Our outreach effort to the faith community is intended only to recognize the work that your organization is already doing to encourage healthy families and to offer our assistance and resources to serve the needs of your congregations and youth groups.

• Did you know a child who is being bullied might complain frequently of headaches, stomachaches or other ailments? Look for more clues about bullying at www.DeltonaFORYou.org/bullying.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Can you role-play peer-pressure situations with your children to help them resist negative behaviors? Find out about this parenting technique and more at www.DeltonaFORYou.org/peerpressure.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Make the most of mornings and evenings with your children. Look for tips on balancing family and work at www.DeltonaFORYou.org/balancing.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• When you talk with your child, do you speak courteously and respectfully, just as you would to any other family member or friend? For more on effective family communication, go to www.DeltonaFORYou.org/communication.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Putting the computer your child uses in a room where you can monitor what is seen on the Internet will help to keep him or her safer. For more easy-to-follow tips on cyber safety, check out www.DeltonaFORYou.org/foryouth.htm. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Did you know people who begin drinking early in life run the risk of developing serious alcohol problems later on, plus they stand a higher chance of experiencing other negative consequences? For more about preventing underage drinking, see www.DeltonaFORYou.org/underagedrinking.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Do you know the daily mantra for keeping your teen drug-free? You can learn all seven promises on www.DeltonaFORYou.org/drugabuse.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Some of the best family activities don’t cost a thing except your time. For a collection of ideas, visit www.DeltonaFORYou.org/familytime.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• What to do if your teen is aggressive and violent? Get expert input at www.DeltonaFORYou.org/violence.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.

• Teen pregnancy is a serious problem because of the consequences for girls and boys, and their children. Having a baby as a teen makes it much harder for a boy or girl to finish high school, go on to college, get a good job or eventually get married, and it poses additional challenges to the baby as well. For prevention advice, see www.DeltonaFORYou.org/teenpregnancy.html. Deltona Family Online Resource (DeltonaFORYou) is a campaign aimed at engaging, mobilizing, connecting and educating families to create a better quality of life in Deltona.