Help Your Teen Help the Community

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  Encourage your teen to volunteer within a community as a positive activity and experience. Doing some type of community service and lending a hand serves many purposes for a teen. It is a win-win for all involved. This commitment develops strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. These skills help your teen excel.
  
  

Mentor a Younger Child

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  A teenager who mentors a younger child learns listening and caring skills that will help them excel. The teenager learns to be trustworthy and dependable in order to achieve being a good mentor by not being late and by focusing on a younger child's needs. Check with local community centers and churches to find a child to mentor.
  
  

Encourage Your Teen to Tutor

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  Tutoring sharpens interpersonal skills within a young teen. It differs from mentoring in that it focuses on a specific academic area. Contact local elementary school counselors and let them know that your interpersonal teen wants to help. Teens can find potential students at local community centers and churches.
  
  

Get Your Teen to Participate in Charity Events

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  Help your teen engage in a charity event as a way to promote a life of service and a sense of community. Encourage cooperation and a spirit of giving via an outreach program. Outdoor charity events like car washes double as both fun and fund raising. Teens who enjoy giving tend to excel.
  
  

Help Interpersonal Teens Excel Through Group Learning

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  Contact your teen's school teachers and tell them that your interpersonal teen does best in group learning situations. Find out if they use this technique in their classrooms. Also ask about after school groups that your child can join. Interpersonal teens learn best through social interaction.