What can parents do to prevent gang involvement?
• Spend quality time with your child • Get involved in your childs school activities • Be a positive role model and set the right example • know your child’s friends and their families • Encourage good study habits • Teach your child how to cope with peer pressure • Help your child develop good conflict/resolution skills (see www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/conflict.asp) • Encourage your child to participate in positive afterschool activities with adult supervision (recreation centers, organized sports, youth groups) • Take action in your neighborhood (create a neigborhood alliance, reprot and remove graffiti) Talk with your child about the dangers and consequences of gang involvement. Let your child know that you don’t want to see him or her hurt or arrested.
