Finding a role model that you respect as a teenager is a difficult yet rewarding challenge. Being a role model for teens is even more so. These sites link up teenagers with successful, supportive role models with varying backgrounds. Programs, associations, organizations, and religious groups are listed. Advice for parents on how to be a role model as well.

Site Listings

• A.A.A.R.M. - Association of African-American Role Models - A.A.A.R.M. has worked 15 years to correct the crisis of the African-American male through mentorship and the empowerment of African-American youth! Visit our site to learn more, and purchase the powerful book, Understanding the Crisis Of the Black Male!
• Chistian Mommies - By the time your children reach their teens, there is only a limited amount of time left to influence them and get them started in life in the right direction.
• Role Models for Your Teen - How to provide opportunities for your teen to find adult role model
• Teens with positive role models and religion less likely to use tobacco - Positive role models among both peers and adults, along with religious activity, may help protect young people from using tobacco.
• www.theory.org.uk Resources: Role models - Information on Theodor Adorno prepared by David Gauntlett at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds.