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Youth in Transition Toolkit:

Youth in Transition Toolkit

  1. Minnesota’s Youth in Transition Framework
  2. Educate yourself
  3. Engage families
  4. Support youth
    1. My best life
    2. In(ter)dependent living
    3. Employment
    4. Postsecondary education and training
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In(ter)dependent living

Healthy living

Parenting skills

Does the youth hope to be a parent someday?

Teaching youth how children grow and learn and the parents' role in a child's development helps build a foundation for parenting later in life.

  • Awareness: Understand basic concepts related to child development and parenting.
  • Exploration: Identify personal strengths, preferences, interests and needs related to child development and parenting.
  • Preparation: Practice child care skills.
  • Implementation: Use parenting skills as independently as possible.

Workplace readiness training

LEARN: Develop your knowledge

Learn how to support youth in exploring parenting skills.

The National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities has lists of parenting tips and strategies from parents with disabilities. These lists cover resources, accommodations, and self-advocacy tools for parents with a wide range of disabilities. 

DO: Work with youth

Find resources to help youth explore parenting skills.

Check out the Parenting with a Disability: Know Your Rights Toolkit (PDF) from the National Council on Disability and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. This toolkit has lots of information about people with disabilities’ rights around reproductive health care, pregnancy, parenting, adoption and foster care, and more.  

Parenting with a Disability: Know Your Rights Toolkit (PDF)
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