Raising Teens in a New Country: A Guide for the Whole Family, was created for parents and teens who are new to the U.S., and for the service providers working with them.
The teen years are a time when children learn important lessons and skills that will help them as they develop into adults. This is also a time when parents’ and teens’ relationships can change. This can be exciting and scary for both parents and teens. It can be especially challenging for families who are also adjusting to being in a new country. This guide covers topics that often come up in families raising teenagers in the United States and reminds newcomers that every parent worries for their children and most teens face these challenges.
Topics are divided into sections with separate information for parents and for teens, they include:
- Cultural Identity
- Discipline
- Friends
- Discrimination & Bullying
- Self-Esteem & Body Image
- Dating & Relationships
- School Engagement
- Community Engagement
- Online & Cyber Safety
- Drugs, Alcohol & Smoking
- Driving
- Higher Education
- Adult Living Skills
We hope parents and their teens will read the book together and then talk about the topics and issues—sharing their opinions and asking each other questions.
This booklet is the 3rd in a series:
- Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development (Also available in Arabic, Nepali, Somali & Spanish)
- Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook (Also Available in Arabic & Somali)
If your family has struggled with these issues, you are not alone. Every parent worries for their children and most teens face these issues!
Hello! When will this be available?
We expect this to be available by the end of November! An annoucement will be sent over our listserv. If you aren't signed up, you can sign up here: https://brycs.org/discussion.cfm
Any chance This will come in Pashto or Dari?
Hello, While we don’t have plans to translate the teen version at this time, we did just publish the original version in both Dari and Pashto. Scroll to the BRYCS Publication section: https://brycs.org/blog/family-strengthening/
thanks so much! this is great! any chance that it's available in spanish?
we are glad you find this guide useful! No translations currently but stay tuned!
These materials are terrific tools for the teachers in our ESL Family Literacy program. Is there any possibility of getting these in Dari and Pashto? We appreciate having them available in Arabic!
Thank you!
I agree with the last comment, and would love to see it in Dari/Farsi or even Pashto. Thank you!
Where can I find the “Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook” in other languages?
You can find translations in our Refugee Portal under Parenting/Family Strengthening. https://brycs.org/refugee-portal/
Where can we find the Nepali and Arabic and other translations of this great resource? Thank you!
The Teen handbook is now available in English, Arabic, French , Spanish, & Swahili. You can find these translations in our Refugee Portal under Parenting/Family Strengthening. https://brycs.org/refugee-portal/
Are you selling any hard copies of these materials?
Hello Paulina- Unfortunately, we do not have hard copies available at this time, but all resources will remain available for free download.