Calendar of Events

MY GYM Current Classes
MY GYM Children's Fitness Center
Date: Every day
Ages: 6 wks - 13 years

Your first class is free!  Award-winning, non-competitive program designed so that kids will succeed! Children 6 weeks -  13 years of age develop strength, balance, coordination, flexibility and social skills through music, dance, relays, games, unique rides, gymnastics and FUN!

Casitas Water Adventure
Lake Casitas Recreation Area
Date: Every day (May 29-Sep 6) from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Ages: All Admission Fees: $12

Children and adults alike can enjoy two distinct water playgrounds. For the younger children, a multi-level jungle gym with waterfalls, bridges and slides in a lagoon with water up to 18" deep.

 

The Lazy River offers a cool water ride on inner tubes along a scenic waterway featuring waterfalls, fog filled bridges and jet sprays.

Free Parent & Child Classes in Oak View
Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
Free Parent & Child Classes in Oak View
Date: Every Mon, Wed and Fri
Ages: Parents & Children Admission Fees: FREE

Please visit our website for class dates and times.

Local Plays & Musicals
Date: Every Su, Mon, Tues, Wed, Th, Fri and Sa

We have some great local theatres and production companies.  Check their websites periodically to see what's showing!  Everyone loves live theatre! 

• Camarillo Community Theater, 330 Skyway Dr., Camarillo, 805-388-5716
• Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S. 7th St., Santa Paula, 805-525-4645
• Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-667-2900
• Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.  (see also Cabrillo Music Theatre)
• Theater 150, 316 E. Matilija Street, Ojai, 805-646-4300

Superpowers
Santa Barbara Ty Warner Sea Center
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than an ocean wave! Able to disappear before your eyes!
Date: Every weekday (May 8-Dec 31) from 10:00am to 5:00pm

Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than an ocean wave! Able to disappear before your eyes! Look! In the tank! It's an Eel?! It's a fish?! It's...Superpowers!
Yes, sea creatures with super, extraordinary adaptations, far beyond those of mortal humans! Yet despite their incredible powers and abilities, these amazing marine animals rely on the real super heroes - humans disguised as everyday people - to protect them from the most dangerous villains. Humans have the power to change the course of ghastly harmful habits, and to fight the never-ending battle for good ocean health, noble stewardship, and the sustainable way on land and sea! Will you be the next super hero?
This exhibit is sponsored in part by the California Coastal Commission.
Exhibition entrance included with Sea Center admission. Get a membership to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and enjoy free admission to both the Museum and Sea Center, and free tickets to daytime Planetarium shows at the Museum. General Sea Center Admission: Members free; Non-members $8/adult, $7/senior, $7/teen, $5/child.

Farmers' Markets
Date: Every Su, Wed, Th and Sa
Admission Fees: free

The freshest of produce, flowers, eggs, nuts, honey and potted plants available direct to the consumer from California farmers. Open year-round, rain or shine!

 

Sunday

• 9am - 1pm, Ojai Certified Farmers' Market, 300 E. Matilija St., Ojai. 805-698-5555
• 10am - 2pm, Channel Islands Farmer's Market, 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., adjacent to Marine Emporium Landing Shopping Center, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. 805-643-6458

Wednesday

• 9am - 1pm, Midtown Ventura Certified Farmer's Market, Pacific View Mall West Parking Lot, South of Sears. 805-529-6266

Thursday

• 9am - 1pm, Downtown Oxnard Farmers' Market, Plaza Park South B Street. 805-483-7960

Saturday

• 8:30am - 12pm, Downtown Ventura Certified Farmers' Market, Santa Clara & Palm St.

Free Parent & Child Classes in Camarillo
Pleasant Valley Neighborhood for Learning Resource Center
Free classes for parents and children up to five years!
Date: Every Mon, Tues, Wed, Th and Fri
Ages: Parents and Children Admission Fees: FREE
Special Instructions: Call to register

Our mission is to create and provide support and solutions that enhance school readiness for children ages prenatal to five and their families.

 

Building Blocks Ages 0-2. Reading, playing, talking and spending quality time with your child are the building blocks to healthy development. Join us on Mondays and Fridays, 9:30-11:30 am.

 

Learning Time Ages 2.5-4. Children engage in creative letter, number, shape, and color activities.  Tuesday 9:30˜11:30 am, Wednesday 9:30-11:30 am.

 

NEW! Movin' and Groovin'/Kids in the Kitchen Ages 2.5-4. Children participate in activities that focus on healthy choices and lifestyles. Come join us! Thursday 1:00-2:00 pm. (Alternates weekly)

 

Literacy & Me Ages 3.5-5 Children and parents participate in a month long series of classes on a variety of topics to help prepare for kindergarten. Tuesday 1:00-3:00 pm, Thursday 9:30-11:30 am.

 

Discovering Math and Science Ages 3.5-5.

Infant Massage Ages 0-2. Parents will learn how to use massage to further the emotional bond with their infants along with improving parent/child communication and learning skills. Call for class schedule.

 

Baby Sign Language Ages 0-2. This class will enable children to be active communicators at an earlier age, by teaching them basic sign language. Children will more quickly be able to understand and communicate with the world around them. Call for class schedule.

 

Parent Time Parents of children 0-5. Join us for scrapbooking and other fun activities. Find the answers to your parenting questions through discussion with other parents. Childcare provided. Monday 11:30 am-12:45 pm. Every 4th Monday of the month.

 

Family Fun Nights Ages 0-5. Join us for pizza and a new workshop each month - on a variety of topics - to help support you in your role as your child's first teacher. Free childcare. 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. (Call for dates and locations.)

 

Please check out our website calendar for more

Flamenco
Ballet Academy Ventura
Discover Flamenco!
Date: Every Th
Ages: 6 years-adult

Thursdays:
Intermediate adults - 3:30 - 5:00pm
Beginner children (6-14 years) - 5:00 - 6:00pm
Beginner (15yrs - adult) - 6:00 - 7:00pm

Flamenco for children and adults taught by exquisitely accomplished dancer and choreographer Pamela Lourant.

Summer Nights and Free Movies on the Wharf
Ty Warner Sea Center
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (PG-13) September 2, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Date: 09/02/2010 at 7:45pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: Free Admission

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (PG-13) September 2, 2010 at 7:45 pm

Starlight Cinema on Stearns Wharf is proud to present FREE end-of-summer movies on Stearns Wharf. Park for FREE on Stearns Wharf after 7:00 pm. Arrive early to pick a good spot, shop around or catch a bite to eat before the show begins. Featured movies will be shown on the seaward end of the Stearns Wharf near Santa Barbara Shellfish Company. Dress warmly; bring blankets and beach chairs. Popcorn and movie snacks available for purchase.

Starlight Cinema On Stearns Wharf is sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara and Stearns Wharf Business Merchants Association, with promotions provided by Haagen Printing/Typecraft Inc., K-LITE 101.7 Radio, 99.9 KTYD Radio, Santa Barbara Family Life Magazine, and SBParent.com. Production through CommCinema Movies Under the Stars tm.

Other Scheduled FREE Movies:

"Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs" (PG-13)
Thursday, August 26, 8:00 pm
"Princess Bride" (PG) September 9, 2010 at 7:45 pm
"American Graffiti" (PG) September 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm

For the latest information, bookmark www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Starlight and visit often. All dates and titles subject to change. Rain or high winds may postpone or cancel event.

Community Cinema (Free Movie Night!)
City of Oxnard & Oxnard PAL
Weekend Nights are Movie Nights all Summer Long!
Date: Every Fri and Sa (Jun 19-Sep 11) from 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Ages: all Admission Fees: Free!
Special Instructions: 3D glasses available at the park for $1

Join us as we sit back and enjoy some of the best family films at our local parks.  All films are shown at dusk but will be cancelled in bad weather.  Films subject to change without notice.

 

Saturday, June 19 Finding Nemo @ East Park
Friday, June 25  Monsters VS Aliens @ Seaview Park
Friday, July 2  Night at the Museum 2  @ Oxnard Beach Park
Friday, July 9 Aliens in the Attic  @ Oxnard PAL, 350 South K Street
Friday, July 16 Coraline (3D) @ Eastwood Park
Friday, July 23 Q104.7 Night @ Southwinds Park
Friday, July 30 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs @ Del Sol Park
Saturday, August 7 Q104.7 Night @ Lemonwood Park
Saturday, August 14 Up @ Durley Park
Saturday, August 21 Q104.7 Night @ Orchard Park
Friday, September 3 Journey to the Center of the Earth (3D) @ Via Marina Park
Friday, September 10 The Lion King @ College Estates Park

Comedy Improv Show
Ventura Improv Company
Date: Every Fri and Sa from 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Ages: 12 and over

Ventura Improv Company performs comedy improv every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm. Our schedule is updated regularly with our full menu of shows, workshops, special events and more.  Shows typically last about 1 hour, 45 minutes. Concessions (soft drinks, coffee, candy and cookies) are available at the box office before the show and during intermission.

Tickets:

• $10 each for ages 12+
• $8 for under 12
• $8 for seniors 55+
• $8 for college students or members of the military with ID
• Groups: $8 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. See additional policies about group reservations, below.

Reservations/Refunds:

• To reserve tickets, call (805) 643-5701 ext. 2, or email

Kidz Yoga with Lynne Thurston
yoga jones
Great one hour class for kids
Date: Every Fri from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Ages: 8 -12 yrs Admission Fees: $10
Special Instructions: Pre-registration required

Fun classes that incorporate play and creativity to nurture focus and self-confidence in children.

Pre-natal Yoga with Anyez
yoga jones
Relax and prepare for your baby with Anyez in a beautiful yoga space!
Date: Every Sa from 9:00am to 10:30am
Ages: adult Admission Fees: $15/class or package priced passes

Come experience a full length class to enhance comfort in pregnancy while preparing body and mind for birth. For all stages of pregnancy; prior experience not needed.

Free Airplane Rides!
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
Date: The 1st Su of every month from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Ages: All

Every First Sunday of the month, please come out to visit our Museum! Local aviation history comes alive on First Sundays. Our Chain of Hangars are open for you to explore from 10am until 3pm.  Free airplane rides to kids ages 7-17 courtesy of The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 723!   The Museum's Gift Hangar, located inside CP Aviation, offers a wonderful variety of toys and apparel for the airplane buffs of all ages. Every First Sunday is a little different, but our First Sunday Open House is always FREE to the public. Cancel if rain.

(Oxnard) Fairy Tales in the Park
Gypsies In A Trunk
Date: The 1st Su of every month (Jun 6-Sep 5) from 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Ages: 3 - 10 yrs. Admission Fees: FREE!
Special Instructions: Bring blankets, chairs & snacks

All of our Fairy Tales in the Park are outdoor shows. Most of our venues do not have shade, so sunscreen and hats are appropriate. Bring water, juice, snacks, picnics (the actors promise not to raid the picnic baskets). Blankets and low-slung chairs are recommended. We love Fido, but he will upstage the actors, so we ask that you leave him home if possible. 

 

Summer 2010: Oxnard Showtimes / Dates:

June 6:  Clash of the Giants
June 11: The Stepsisters' Tale of Cinderella
Aug. 1:  The Three Little Pigs
Sept. 5: Peter Pan 2: Hook's Revenge

S'MORES & HOT CHOCOLATE NIGHT
Vertical Heaven
Date: Every Tues from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Ages: High School and College Students Admission Fees: $10 per person / $5 IF YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE S'MORES AND HOT CHOCOLATE AFTER 6PM
Special Instructions: Includes climbing, hot chocolate and s'mores!

$10 FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS.

CLIMBING, HOT CHOCOLATE AND S'MORES!

T'ai Chi Ch'uan for Health
House of Dance
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Date: Every Tues from 5:55pm to 6:55pm
Ages: Teen to Adult Admission Fees: $25.00 First Person 4 week session, $15.00 Each additional Family Member per 4 week session
Special Instructions: Comfortable shoes and clothes

Learn the Chinese Martial Art and system of low-intensity exercise often referred to as moving meditation.

T'ai Chi strives to calm the mind, reduces stress, and helps to maintain good health, vitality and improve balance and coordination.

Zumba Classes
Ballet Academy Ventura
Fitness to Latin Beat!
Date: Every Tues from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Ages: teen/adult Admission Fees: $10/class or $40/month
Special Instructions: Fitness to Latin Beat

Discover your latin side. Get fit to a Latin beat.

Friday Night Ballroom Dances
Billy Clower Dance Studio
Ballroom Social Dances For 4th - 7th graders
Date: Every 2 weeks on Fri from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Ages: 4th - 7th grades Admission Fees: $ 7.00
Special Instructions: Bring Two Dimes for Ticket Dances and Dress appropriately

Held approximately twice a month on Friday evenings 7 - 9 pm, each dance has a theme such as sock hop, celebrity night, disco night, red carpet affair, luau, etc. Throughout the evening different types of music are played for the different styles of ballroom and freestyle dance - usually the foxtrot, the cha cha, the jitterbug, rock and roll, and hip hop. All the dancers are given tickets at the beginning of the evening which they collect from one another throughout the dance - the more partners they dance with the more tickets they collect - and at the end of the evening we raffle off prizes. At about 8 pm we break for refreshments and the second half of the dance usually consists of dancing games such as the chain dance, the Paul Jones, and the limbo.

Women's Circle
Pulse Drumming
Date: The 2nd Fri of every month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Ages: Girls/Women 15 yrs. & up Admission Fees: $15 - if pre-paid by Thurs. before event. $20 at the door
Special Instructions: Register on website

Bring your friends and join us for a djammin' good time. Lisa Beck will teach a new Multicultural RHYTHM, DANCE & SONG each month. Wonderful desserts and teas served each class. 10% off your entire purchase (Don't forget we have very unique gifts and FREE gift wrapping) and too many surprises to mention, all included in the price of admission!

 

 

Fitter & Faster Swim Tour With Olympic Medalists
Conejo Valley YMCA Sharks Swim Team
Fitter & Faster Swim Tour With Olympic Medalists
Date: 09/11/2010 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Ages: 5-18 Admission Fees: $75

The Fitter & Faster Tour, which gives kids ages 5 through 18 the opportunity to swim with and learn from Olympic swimmers, is coming to the Conejo Valley Saturday, September 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the Oaks Christian Aquatic Center (31749 La Tienda Rd., Westlake Village). The event is sponsored locally by the Conejo Valley YMCA Sharks Swim Team. Young swimmers will practice swim strokes and drills with Olympic medal winners Erik Vendt and Julia Smit. In addition, participants will get their photos taken with the Olympians and receive a gift bag with swim-related goodies. The three-hour event is $75 per person. For more information, contact Tarrok Daou, head swim coach, at the Conejo Valley YMCA, 805-523-7613, tdaou@conejovalleyymca.org or go to www.swimchampions.com.

2010 Relay for Life - Oxnard
American Cancer Society Ventura County
Date: 09/11/2010 at 10:00am
Ages: All

Relay For Life® is a fun-filled overnight event designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer in our community. At the event, we celebrate survivorship and raise money to help the American Cancer Society in its mission to save lives, help those who have been touched by cancer, and empower individuals to fight back. During the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times.

 

(Camarillo) Fairy Tales in the Park
Gypsies in a Trunk
Date: The 2nd Sa of every month (Jun 12-Sep 11) from 11:30am to 12:15pm
Admission Fees: free

All of our Fairy Tales in the Park are outdoor shows. Most of our venues do not have shade, so sunscreen and hats are appropriate. Bring water, juice, snacks, picnics (the actors promise not to raid the picnic baskets). Blankets and low-slung chairs are recommended. We love Fido, but he will upstage the actors, so we ask that you leave him home if possible.

 

Summer 2010 CAMARILLO Showtimes/dates:

June 12:  Clash of the Giants
June 10: The Stepsisters' Tale of Cinderella
Aug. 14:  The Three Little Pigs
Sept. 11: Peter Pan 2: Hook's Revenge

Fairy Tales in the Park (Ventura)
Gypsies in a Trunk
Date: The 2nd Sa of every month (Jun 12-Sep 11) from 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Ages: 3 - 10 yrs. Admission Fees: FREE!

All of our Fairy Tales in the Park are outdoor shows. Most of our venues do not have shade, so sunscreen and hats are appropriate. Bring water, juice, snacks, picnics (the actors promise not to raid the picnic baskets). Blankets and low-slung chairs are recommended. We love Fido, but he will upstage the actors, so we ask that you leave him home if possible. 

 

Summer 2010: Ventura Showtimes / Dates:

June 12:  Clash of the Giants
June 10: The Stepsisters' Tale of Cinderella
Aug. 14:  The Three Little Pigs
Sept. 11: Peter Pan 2: Hook's Revenge

Raising a Relative or Friend's Child?
Kids & Families Together
You are not alone!
Date: The 2nd Tues of every month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Ages: all Admission Fees: Free
Special Instructions: Free Childcare with RSVP

Raising a relative or friend's child? This support group may be for you!
*in partnership with the Moorpark & Ventura Community Colleges' Foster & Kinship Care Education (FKCE)*

For some, it may come in the form of a startling midnight phone call. "I'm sorry ma'am/sir, but your sister/cousin/best friend has been arrested. Please pick up his/her children." For others, it might happen because of a tragic accident or perhaps ...a physical or mental disability, even military service prevents birth parents from raising their own children. Regardless of how the news comes or reasons behind them, those who answer the call find themselves in the same confusing whirlwind of paperwork and urgent decision making. In addition, caregivers may experience feelings of shame, anger, grief, anxiety, and concern over the child's well-being. While raising children has never been an easy task, for kinship caregivers, every day challenges become more complicated and cumbersome, and it can take its toll.

Our free bi-monthly Kinship Support & Resources Groups can help provide you with a safe place to explore any concerns or successes related to raising someone else's child. Learn the tools to help you get and keep your bearings along the way, because you are not alone. We are here for you. Free childcare with pre-registration.

To register or for more information, contact Mayra Almontes at 805.643.1446 ext. 125 or email at malmontes@kidsandfamilies.org.

Ventura Group: every 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6-8 pm. Kids & Families Together Center at 856 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001.

Camarillo Group: every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month from 9am-11am. Camarillo Health Care District in the Dos Caminos Plaza at 3639 E. Las Posas Rd., Bldg. E, Suite 117.

Summer Nights and Free Movies on the Wharf
Ty Warner Sea Center
"American Graffiti" (PG) September 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Date: 09/16/2010 at 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: Free Admission

"American Graffiti" (PG) September 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm - Stearns Wharf

Starlight Cinema on Stearns Wharf is proud to present FREE end-of-summer movies on Stearns Wharf. Park for FREE on Stearns Wharf after 7:00 pm. Arrive early to pick a good spot, shop around or catch a bite to eat before the show begins. Featured movies will be shown on the seaward end of the Stearns Wharf near Santa Barbara Shellfish Company. Dress warmly; bring blankets and beach chairs. Popcorn and movie snacks available for purchase.

Starlight Cinema On Stearns Wharf is sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara and Stearns Wharf Business Merchants Association, with promotions provided by Haagen Printing/Typecraft Inc., K-LITE 101.7 Radio, 99.9 KTYD Radio, Santa Barbara Family Life Magazine, and SBParent.com. Production through CommCinema Movies Under the Stars tm.

Other Scheduled FREE Movies:

"Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs" (PG-13)
Thursday, August 26, 8:00 pm
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (PG-13) September 2, 2010 at 7:45 pm
"Princess Bride" (PG) September 9, 2010 at 7:45 pm

For the latest information, bookmark www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Starlight and visit often. All dates and titles subject to change. Rain or high winds may postpone or cancel event.

Physically Challenged / Special Needs "Day At The Park"
Oxnard Recreation & Community Services
Date: The 3rd Sa of every month (Jun 19-Oct 16) from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Ages: all Admission Fees: free!

Food, City Corps Train, Board Games, Arts & Crafts, Group & Individual Activities, Jolly Jump.  Events held once a month on Saturdays:

• June 19
• July 12
• Aug. 14
• Sept. 18
• Oct. 16

 

Family Fun Night
Pulse Drumming
Family Fun Night!
Date: The 3rd Sa of every month from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Ages: All ages welcome Admission Fees: $20 per family

Families travel on a magical adventure through West Africa and beyond! Bring your drums, bells and shakers or play on ours.  Everyone is welcomed to join in the experience, please
RSVP as soon as possible, this class fills fast!  NO TWO CLASSES ARE EVER ALIKE!

 

 

Gold Coast Pirate Faire
Gold Coast Festivals
Date: Every Su and Sa (Sep 18-Sep 26) from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Ages: All Admission Fees: Day & Weekend Passes Available

Come to the pirate village and visit with pirates, privateers, buccaneers. There'll be entertainment, a parade, treasure hunts, food n' grog. To add to the Faire experience, visitors are encouraged to come in a Pirate period costume. There will be costume contests both days, prizes will be awarded in all contests.

Sept. 18-19

Sept. 25-26

 

Sunday Family Times
Museum of Ventura County
Local Quilters Demonstrate Skills At Museum's Free Sunday Family Times
Date: The 3rd Su of every month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Ages: 5-adult Admission Fees: free

Local quilters demonstrate their techniques at the Museum of Ventura County during the museum's free Sunday Family Times on April 18, May 16 and June 20 from 1-3 p.m. The museum's Sunday Family Times arts and crafts events are held on the third Sunday of the month.



Sunday, April 18 the art project involves making traditional quilt pieces out of paper; on May 16 children learn how to stencil on fabric squares; and on June 20 the project involves recycling remnant pieces into a quilt design.



The quilters' visits and the quilt-themed art projects reflect the museum's current exhibit Becoming Art at the Seams: a Juried Exhibition of Contemporary & Art Quilts, running now through June 20.

2010 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy
Click on the guitar to go to our website for more information.
Date: 09/25/2010 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Ages: all

Beautiful hills, world class beaches, perfect weather, great food, awesome music!  Join us for our annual Music Festival to celebrate and preserve Ventura's hillsides and open space and groove to live music with your friends, family and neighbors in stunning Arroyo Verde Park.

2009 Coastal Cleanup Day
Ventura County Coalition for Coastal Inland Waterways
Date: 09/25/2010 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Ages: all

To participate, check out the website's "Cleanup Sites."  Thank you for helping out with the Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day! See you at the beach (or river, or lake, or creek...).

 

 

Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with your Children
A national initiative to remind you that what your kids really want at the dinner table is YOU!
Date: 09/27/2010

Sharing family meals is a simple yet effective tool in raising healthy children. Children and teens that have frequent family dinners:

• at half the risk for substance abuse compared to teens who dine with their families infrequently
• less likely to have friends or classmates who use illicit drugs or abuse prescription drugs.
• have lower levels of tension and stress at home. 
• are more likely to say that their parents are proud of them.
• are likelier to say they can confide in their parents.
• are likelier to get better grades in school.
• are more likely to be emotionally content and have positive peer relationships.
• have healthier eating habits.
• are at lower risk for thoughts of suicide.
• are less likely to try marijuana or have friends who use marijuana.