Research by Steinberg et al., (1991, 1992) demonstrates that throughout adolescence three specific components of parenting contribute to healthy psychological development and school success: parental acceptance or warmth (feeling loved), behavioral supervision and strictness (feeling protected even from themselves and outside pressures), and psychological autonomy granting or democracy (feeling heard and valued). The Adolescent Life Coaching Center has the goal of making an impact on the family that extends beyond the home to our classrooms as to well as our community
