Preteens and teens go through many amazing physical, social, and intellectual changes. These changes can be hard for parents, caregivers, and other adults to understand and parent through. We will look at what these changes look like on the inside and outside of our teens.

Research shows that communicating clear standards for healthy behavior to our children is an important part of guiding our children away from high-risk behavior and helping them make healthy choices. In this workshop, we will learn how to develop clear standards for healthy behavior with our teens.

Positive communication is the cornerstone of staying connected through the ups and downs of adolescence. We will learn tools and skills for increasing positive communication; listening- really listening; expressing ourselves without blame or shame to create understanding and develop empathy, and controlling emotion when things get tough.

This workshop will look at what helps young people navigate a tricky time of development most successfully and how parents can play a positive role.

As kids start to transition into adolescence, we often see an increase in conflict. By including our teens in the problem solving and decision-making tasks that we have previously done on our own, we include our teen's voice in the important issues that affect them daily. We will look at ways we can include our teens more in our homes.

How we handle our kids making mistakes has implications. We will look at positive and effective discipline that requires the child to take responsibility, helps them learn from their mistake, and maintains the bond they have with you.