Welcome to MVParents blog

Hello and welcome to Search Institute’s MVParents blog. My name is Lynette Ward, marketing and sales director for Search Institute (I’ve worked at Search Institute for 11 years), mom of three grown children and grandmother of two. I'll be hosting this blog to respond to your comments and questions, and I hope to get to know you.

Now a bit about Search Institute: we are a nonprofit organization that has provided research about positive child and adolescent development for 50 years. In addition, Search Institute creates practical products based on this research. MVParents.com provides parenting information based on Search Institute’s Developmental Assets, the building blocks for growing up successfully. To learn more about Search Institute or Developmental Assets, visit www.search-institute.org.

One more thing—the author of our MVParents weekly newsletter and blog post is Jolene Roehlkepartain. She is the author or co-author of 35 books for parents, educators, young people, and youth workers. Find out more about Jolene at her website www.booksbyjolene.com.

Now you know a little about me, MVParents, and Search Institute. Tell me a bit about you, your family, and what you think of MVParents.com.