Parents
A Father's Perspective
A Mother's Perspective
What Is FSY?
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How Can I Help My Youth Get the Most Out of FSY?
You can play a significant role in maximizing your youth's experience at FSY by helping them incorporate what they learn into their daily lives, a concept we refer to as "taking it home" at FSY. You are aware of their needs and what will be most beneficial to their growth. Prayerfully consider these suggestions or design your own plan.
Before FSY:
- Study For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices and discuss how the principles taught in the guide apply to their time at FSY.
- Review the FSY Conference Standards and Policies.
- Help them identify goals they can set to prepare for FSY.
- Help them identify goals they can work on during their time at FSY.
- Look at the FSY Dashboard page for session-specific information (available at least two weeks before their session starts).
During FSY:
- Encourage your youth to fully immerse themselves in the experience. Sometimes it can take a couple of days before youth feel completely comfortable at FSY.
- Reach out to your youth during quiet time (9:00 - 9:45 p.m. most days) and ask specific questions about their daily activities. Look at the Schedule page for information regarding what your youth did that day.
- If your youth reports anything concerning happening at FSY, encourage them to speak with their counselor. You may also contact the site office phone number (found on the Session Details page of the FSY Dashboard). Contact the number only during the period your child is attending the session.
After FSY:
- Invite your youth to find ways to stay connected with other youth from their FSY group after the session.
- Listen to the youth album and other youth music.
- Have your youth prepare a home evening lesson based on a gospel principle they learned more about at FSY.
- Encourage them to teach your family FSY games and line dances.
- Ask specific questions about their experience and give them informal opportunities to share what they learned at FSY.