Course Tag: teen safety

Recorded Workshop

Protect Your Teens’ Mental Health: Recognize and Cope with Depression and Anxiety – Farmington Exclusive

June 05, 2025 7:30 pm EDT/EST
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Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW expert - viana turcious-cotto Viana Turcios-Cotto,Ph.D.

Challenges & Solutions

​Adolescence is a pivotal period marked by important physical, cognitive, and social transformations. As teenagers navigate the challenges of self-identity and social dynamics, they may exhibit moodiness, anxiety, or irritability. However, when these behaviors escalate to withdrawal, lethargy, altered eating or sleeping patterns, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, or conflicts with peers and adults, it could indicate underlying depression or anxiety.​

Recognizing the signs and symptoms of mood disorders is essential for providing timely and effective support. This session will equip you with practical strategies to foster healthy coping mechanisms and promote your teen’s emotional well-being. We’ll discuss common pitfalls to avoid, ensuring that your approaches are supportive and constructive.​

Join Peace at Home Founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW and Viana Turcios-Cotto Ph.D for this live, interactive session. Be better prepared to support your teen through the challenges of adolescence, promoting a healthier and more communicative parent-teen relationship.

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted. Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence.
  • For additional support, check out our two resource pages Teens and Young Adults and Mental Health Essentials.  You’ll find quick video libraries, full length recordings, blogs, podcasts and more. (log in to access the content).
  • If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
Ages
All, Mental Health Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication mental health teen safety
Recorded Workshop

The Social Media Maze: A Parent Guide to a Safer Online Experience for your Kid – Farmington Exclusive

May 14, 2025 7:30 pm EDT/EST
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Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Aaron Weintraub Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

Is your child begging for a social media account? Are you worried about the hidden dangers lurking online? Gain knowledge and skills to navigate the world of social media with confidence. This workshop is perfect for you if:

  • You’re unsure about the appropriate age for social media use.
  • You want to understand the potential risks and learn how to address them.
  • You need guidance on creating clear social media boundaries with your child.
  • You’d like to develop a customized action plan for safer online exploration.

Join Aaron Weintraub, MS for this informative, interactive workshop.

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted. Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence.
  • For additional support, check out the Teens and Young Adult Resource Page with quick video libraries, recorded workshops, podcasts and more.  (log in to access the content).
  • Looking for more support? Email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
Ages
Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication social media teen safety
Recorded Discussion

Celebrate and Support Your Teen Through End-of-Year Milestones!

May 07, 2025 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace At Home Parenting Expert Marc Lehman Marc Lehman,LMFT

Challenges & Solutions

The end of the school year is an exciting time for teens—filled with prom, graduation, summer jobs, and big transitions. But along with the joy can come challenges, risks and some big emotions. How can you join the celebration while also keeping your teen safe and supported?

Watch this dynamic conversation with Ruth Freeman, LCSW, founder of Peace At Home Parenting, and Marc Lehman, LMFT, founder of UAreHeard and a specialist in teen and young adult mental health. These expert clinicians will share practical tips on how to stay connected with your teen, encourage independence, and navigate the risks that can come with this milestone season.

  • Click the play button below to watch the recording of this previously hosted discussion.
  • For additional support, check out the Teens and Young Adult Resource Page with a quick video library, recorded workshops, podcasts and our Resource Page, Peace at Home Starts Here found on the top menu.
  • Have a specific question or challenge? Email us, and we’ll send you tailored links to live workshops, on-demand resources, podcasts, blogs and more. And if you need personalized support, you can connect with an expert for one-on-one support too. Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com
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School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication independence peer pressure teen safety
Recorded Workshop

Farm Teen Vaping, Nicotine and Cannabis Use: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Child – Farmington Exclusive

April 24, 2025 7:30 pm EDT/EST
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Experts

Avatar photo Jonathan Beazley,LADC, LMFT Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Rapid growth, exploration and risk taking are all part of teen development. Taking risks gives teens a chance to test their abilities and learn more about themselves. Some risks, however, can be harmful and have lasting effects on your child’s health and well-being.

Vaping has become one of the most popular forms of substance use among young people, despite growing evidence of its health risks and harms. Whether your child is substance free, has already experimented or is using regularly, this workshop is for you. Trust your gut and get the facts. Parent knowledge, communication, and monitoring can make a big difference in keeping your child safe. 

Join Jonathan Beazley LADC, LMFT and Peace at Home founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, to get the facts you need to know about teen substance use and abuse, including vaping, nicotine and cannabis.  

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted. Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence.
  • For additional support, check out the Teens and Young Adult Resource Page with a quick video library, recorded workshops, podcasts and more.  (log in to access the content).
  • Looking for more support? Email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
Ages
Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication substance use teen safety
Recorded Workshop

Balancing Your Teen’s Independence and Safety (2025)

June 12, 2023 8:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Amy Alamar Amy Alamar,EdD

Challenges & Solutions

Do you want to promote independence in your teen or tween, but want to also keep them safe? Join us to explore important brain changes in your teen’s brain and why fostering independence is so important at this stage of development. Teens and tweens still need a lot of guidance and support, and it’s also important to strive toward independence as well. At the same time, boundaries are still important. How do you balance it all? Join other parents and Peace At Home expert in this virtual workshop to discuss strategies to promote independence in your tween or teen while focusing on safety along the way.

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. 
  • Questions? Email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • Check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Teen Age Library- Support, Inspire and Connect Library. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes, including Talking to Teens: Communication for Connection and Positive Connections for More Cooperation for Teens
Ages
Teens & Young Adults
Tags
independence teen safety
Biblioteca de soluciones con videos cortos

Criando a Jóvenes LGBTQIA+

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Joyleen Albarracin Joyleen Albarracin,MA

Challenges & Solutions

Our Solution Series Libraries are developed around a specific parenting challenge. Each Series includes a collection of hand-picked, easily digestible (15 min+/-) videos which unlock a key piece of the parenting puzzle. Read our summary of this Series below then click on each lesson to access the class description, video, handouts, and information about our Expert(s).

Cuando tu hijo se acerca a ti para compartir o procesar sus pensamientos y sentimientos sobre su identidad de género u orientación sexual, te está confiando su sentido más profundo de sí mismo. Estas conversaciones pueden generar miedos sobre su bienestar, y en ese momento puede ser difícil saber cómo responder sin rechazar o invalidar su experiencia.

Las clases en esta biblioteca te ayudarán a prepararte para un diálogo abierto y continuo con tu hijo o adolescente, de manera sincera, auténtica y con apoyo incondicional.

Haz clic en un título a continuación para acceder al video y materiales de apoyo (inicia sesión para acceder al contenido).

Ages
Adolescentes y Adultos Jóvenes Edad Escolar Toddlers & Preschoolers Todos, un elemento esencial para la crianza
Tags
communication LGBTQ+ teen safety
Biblioteca de soluciones con videos cortos

Criando a Jóvenes LGBTQIA+

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Joyleen Albarracin Joyleen Albarracin,MA

Challenges & Solutions

Our Solution Series Libraries are developed around a specific parenting challenge. Each Series includes a collection of hand-picked, easily digestible (15 min+/-) videos which unlock a key piece of the parenting puzzle. Read our summary of this Series below then click on each lesson to access the class description, video, handouts, and information about our Expert(s).

Cuando tu hijo se acerca a ti para compartir o procesar sus pensamientos y sentimientos sobre su identidad de género u orientación sexual, te está confiando su sentido más profundo de sí mismo. Estas conversaciones pueden generar miedos sobre su bienestar, y en ese momento puede ser difícil saber cómo responder sin rechazar o invalidar su experiencia.

Las clases en esta biblioteca te ayudarán a prepararte para un diálogo abierto y continuo con tu hijo o adolescente, de manera sincera, auténtica y con apoyo incondicional.

Haz clic en un título a continuación para acceder al video y materiales de apoyo.

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Adolescentes y Adultos Jóvenes Edad Escolar Todos, un elemento esencial para la crianza
Tags
communication LGBTQ+ teen safety
Recorded Workshop

Back to School Playbook: Inspire Motivation, Build Routines and Encourage Independence (2025)

September 27, 2022 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Returning to school means disrupting the summer routines that you and your child have just settled into just when your child needs consistency the most. Children are happiest when they know what to expect. Arguments, misbehaviors, and school resistance often start when they feel that a rule is unfair or unexpected. When you talk about family rules and routines together as a family, it helps everyone feel better about what to expect even when they don’t get exactly what they want. 

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this previously hosted discussion.  Learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. 
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  • Find related solutions in our Inspire School Success for Elementary Students Library
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School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
emotions Health/Wellness mental health play teen safety
Quick Video Solution Library

Raising LGBTQIA+ Youth

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Amy Alamar Amy Alamar,EdD Peace at Home Parenting Expert Acey Neel Acey Neel,MA, LPC Peace at Home Parenting Expert Poshi Walker Poshi Walker,MSW

Challenges & Solutions

Our Solution Series Libraries are developed around a specific parenting challenge. Each Series includes a collection of hand-picked, easily digestible (15 min+/-) videos which unlock a key piece of the parenting puzzle. Read our summary of this Series below then click on each lesson to access the class description, video, handouts, and information about our Expert(s).

When your child approaches you to share or process their thoughts and feelings about gender identity or sexual orientation they are trusting you with their deepest sense self. These conversations can spark fears for their wellbeing and it can be a struggle in that moment to know how to respond without rejecting or discounting their experience. Classes in this library will help you prepare for an open, ongoing dialogue with your child or teen that is candid, authentic and supportive.

This Series should follow Peace at Home Starts Here and is complemented by our resource page, Raising LGBTQ+ Kids. Explore all our resource pages and complete Quick Video Solutions Libraries, with even more tools to give you clarity and confidence. Let’s do this together. 

Click on a title below to access the solution video and handouts.

Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication LGBTQ+ teen safety
Recorded Workshop

Teen Vaping, Nicotine and Cannabis Use: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Child

March 14, 2024 8:00 pm EDT/EST
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Experts

Avatar photo Jonathan Beazley,LADC, LMFT Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Rapid growth, exploration and risk taking are all part of teen development. Taking risks give teens a chance to test their abilities and learn more about themselves. Some risks, however, can be harmful and have lasting effects on your child’s health and well-being. 

Two of parents’ biggest concerns right now regarding teen health and safety are vaping and cannabis. Vaping has become one of the most popular forms of substance use among young people, despite the growing evidence of its health risks and harms. While nicotine is a common substance used by vaping teens, daily cannabis use in different forms is at a significant level. Whether your child has not tried these substances or has already begun to use or is using regularly, this workshop is for you. 

When talking about vaping, nicotine and cannabis with your child, it is helpful to know the myths and the facts. For example, your teen may say, “It’s harmless because it is natural,” or “It’s not addictive,” or “It doesn’t affect my thinking or my grades.” However, research shows that substance use can cause serious problems with learning, feelings, and health. It’s important for you to have informed conversations with your teen. Trust your gut and get the facts. Parent knowledge, communication, and monitoring can make a big difference in keeping your child safe. 

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • For additional support, check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Support, Inspire, and Connect Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including Building an Extraordinary Relationship with your Teen through Everyday Conversations, Positive Connections for More Cooperation for Teens.
Ages
Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication teen safety