Wings Not Strings offers empowering parenting solutions that foster adult-readiness, building leadership and life skills children need to flourish— giving them wings, not strings.
This is the home site for LifeSmart Publishing, LLC, full of information and resources for you in your vital work with teens, whether as an educator, parent, mentor, or youth worker. Special focus is on the What I Wish I Knew at 18 Leadership and Life Skills curriculum, helping you prepare adolescents for a successful transition to college, career, and independent life.
Based on our acclaimed book, Parenting for the Launch: Raising Teens to Succeed in the Real World, this site equips parents in preparing their children for a successful launch into independence and life in the “real world.”
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