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You can help our youth to develop leadership skills/abilities by encouraging their participation in sports, and learning how to be a team player/leader - and also teach them how to coach their beloved sports, enabling them to visualize a firm, long-term association with the sport/s. Have them be in control of their bank accounts - making regular deposits/watching their savings grow/learning how compound interest works in their favor. Have them work in an appropriate capacity with their community's less fortunate - also have them write letters of appreciation to the troops overseas, and perhaps organize a group effort to send the troops gift-baskets. Help them to recognize when an animal may be lost/stray, and to try to find assistance (safely) to have the animal taken to the SPCA. Promote positive relationships with their siblings/peers/parents/educators. Encourage the child to offer assistance to the elderly in the neighborhood with things like yard-work/house-cleaning/errand-running - where appropriate. It's crucial for them to develop a love of reading, and help them to stay informed of current local/national/international events/news. Today's youth will be responsible for making all-to-near important future decisions/laws.

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