Thank you for your interest in sharing articles from Roots of Action, an educational archive site. Please read the following guidelines regarding reprints. If you need further information, please scroll to the end of the About page for our contact information.
Non-Digital Reprints
If you are a school, nonprofit organization, or parent educator, we are happy to permit the use of any of our articles as printed handouts or in printed newsletters. You also have permission to translate them into other languages. In this situation (when it does not appear online), we require that you include the author bio with the article, and the following statement: Reprinted with permission. Visit www.rootsofaction.com for additional articles on positive youth development.
Digital Reprints for School and Nonprofit Newsletters
If you are a school or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, you are granted permission to reprint any article from Roots of Action in newsletters disseminated to parents and/or educators via opt-in email subscription. For digital reprints you must include the author bio with the article in addition to the following: Reprinted with permission. Visit Roots of Action for additional articles on positive youth development. A copy of your newsletter can be archived online, as is common practice for many email newsletter services. However, if you wish to reprint articles directly to a web page, please see “Digital Reprints” policy below.
Digital Reprints
We do not grant permission to reprint the full text of any of our articles online without written consent, except as outlined above. However, you always have permission to post the title and approximately 150 words of the article, followed by a hyperlink that directs the reader to the original article. This is a common practice followed by reputable websites worldwide. In addition, please include the author bio somewhere on the same page.
Reprinting Specific Resources
In addition to articles, we offer specific resources that can be freely printed and distributed according to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License. You also have permission to translate and distribute these resources into other languages.
Commercial Print or Digital Reprints
We work with a number of commercial educational or textbook publishers who require a reprint permission license and pay a fee for non-exclusive reprint rights. Please scroll to the end of the About page for our contact information and send an email for our current fee for use in a single edition textbook, print and electronic formats, English language, worldwide distribution.
Compass Graphic
You have permission to use the compass graphic in posters and other materials for your family, school, or non-profit organization. Wherever it is used, you must include: © Marilyn Price-Mitchell PhD, as contained in the original graphic. You also have permission to translate the graphic into other languages.
Social Media Sharing
We are grateful for your shares of any of our articles or resources on social media. Since transitioning to an archived educational site in 2026, we no longer publish new content or use our previous social media channels.
We wish you well in your mission to support children and youth,
Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D., Founder, Roots of Action