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The tween and teen years bring exciting growth—and plenty of emotional ups and downs. As young people develop their independence, they still need parents’ calm, consistent presence. These workshops help parents strengthen connection, communicate effectively, and support mental, emotional, and social development through adolescence and beyond.
Interactive Workshops
Talking to Teens: Communication for Connection and Safety
Teenagers crave independence but still need connection—and that push/pull can leave parents feeling confused or frustrated. This workshop helps caregivers stay in the conversation, even when it feels one-sided, and rebuild trust during these tricky years.
Parenting Teens: Power Struggles or Effective Discipline?
As teens push boundaries and test limits, discipline can become a battleground. This workshop offers research-backed approaches that foster responsibility, respect, and cooperation—without power struggles or punishment.
Conversations that Build Character
Teens are growing up in a world where technology and peer culture shape identity. This workshop helps parents use everyday conversations to foster empathy, courage, and critical thinking in their kids—even when the digital world feels overwhelming.
Setting Boundaries With Tweens and Teens While Encouraging Independence
It’s possible to guide teens with warmth and structure—without micromanaging. This workshop offers tools to set clear boundaries while nurturing trust, independence, and emotional safety.
Vaping, Eating Disorders, Sex and More: How to Communicate with Your Teen
Today’s teens face complex challenges—and parents often feel unsure how to even start the conversation. This workshop helps caregivers talk openly about sensitive topics, set clear expectations, and stay connected through trust and honesty.
Let's Talk About Sex, Because Your Teens Already Are
Talking about sex can feel awkward—but it’s essential. This workshop helps parents approach the topic with openness and confidence, so they can support their teen’s identity, safety, and self-worth.
Celebrate and Support Your Teen Through End-of-Year Milestones
Graduations, exams, proms—teens feel the pressure as the school year winds up. This workshop helps parents balance celebration with emotional support and safety guidelines during major transitions. They will discover ways to honor their teen’s growth while managing stress and expectations.
Ready for The Launch: Setting Your Teen Up for Independence
Launching teens into adulthood is exciting—and stressful. This workshop gives parents tools to support independence, manage their own worries, and communicate with more clarity. It’s about helping teens thrive while staying connected and not controlling every step.
Unlock Your Teen's Potential and Build Resilience: Teach Essential Life Skills
Teens are capable of more than we think—but they need guidance to build confidence and independence. This class shows parents how to teach life skills that go beyond academics. From decision-making to stress management, these tools help teens thrive in the real world.
Raising Resilient Tweens and Teens: Support Independence Without the Pressure
As kids grow, they need space—but they still need you. This workshop helps parents support independence while staying connected and reducing anxiety. Parents learn how to build resilience without falling into the trap of pressure or perfectionism.
Social Media: When to Hover and When to Step Back
Social Media can feel like a minefield—parents need the tools and confidence to guide their children safely through it. From setting boundaries to understanding risks and trends, this workshop provides the tools to create a personalized plan that supports healthy online habits.
Navigate the Social Media Jungle: Empowering Parents for a Safer Online World
Social media isn’t going away—but it doesn’t have to control your child’s world. This workshop gives parents the knowledge they need to understand digital platforms, set safety guidelines, and support emotional well-being online. They will walk away with the tools to build a social media plan that works for their family.
Empower Your Child to Be a Better Digital Citizen
Teaching kids to use technology responsibly starts at home. This workshop helps parents set clear expectations, model healthy habits, and raise kids who are thoughtful, safe, and respectful online.
Executive Function Challenges in Teens: How it Impacts Academics and How You Can Help
Teens who miss deadlines, forget assignments, or struggle to stay organized and focused may have difficulties with executive function—not laziness or lack of motivation. This workshop teaches parents what executive function really means, how it affects a teen’s daily life, and practical ways to support them.
Teen Mental Health: Essential Knowledge and Skills for Parents
Teen moods can be unpredictable—but when changes in behavior or attitude persist, they may be warning signs. This workshop helps parents build strong relationships, recognize mental health red flags, and create a supportive environment where teens feel safe and understood.
Use Effective Feedback to Support Courage and Confidence in Teens
Many teens have a “fixed mindset” which can make them afraid to fail or try new things. This mindset may hold them back from reaching their full potential. This workshop explores how an evidence-based form of feedback can encourage resilience, curiosity, and confidence—at home and in school even after setbacks.
Your Teen’s Social Emotional Health
One moment teens are grounded and focused, the next they’re flooded with emotion. This workshop helps parents better understand adolescent development and respond in ways that build trust, safety, and emotional strength.
Who owns the problem? Teach Problem Solving and Strengthen Resilience
It’s painful for parents to watch their teen struggle—but always stepping in can backfire. This workshop helps parents know when to guide and when to let go. Parents will learn essential steps in coaching teens to find solutions, so they can grow into capable, resilient problem-solvers. Workshop participants also gain strategies to strengthen resilience as teens develop.
Teens and Depression: What Really Helps?
Learning about the signs and symptoms of depression can help caregivers support healthy coping and growth. This workshop shares what’s most effective—and what to avoid—when a teen is struggling with overwhelming sadness, hopelessness, or withdrawal.
Teen Mental Health and Substance Use
Substance use and mental health challenges often go hand in hand. This workshop gives parents insight into early warning signs and how to start difficult conversations. They will learn what really supports teens—and what unintentionally makes things worse.
Bullying: Relationships Matter
Whether a child is being left out, picked on, or acting aggressively, these experiences leave a lasting mark. This workshop focuses on what parents can do to build emotional safety and support healthy relationships.
Teens in Love: Romantic Relationships, Dating and Health in the New Normal
Teens are exploring identity and connection—including romantic relationships. This workshop helps parents guide their teens with empathy and openness, while also setting boundaries that promote healthy, respectful experiences.
How to Reconnect with Your Teen Who’s Struggling with Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction
Disordered eating and body image struggles often emerge in silence. This workshop helps parents recognize early signs and offer supportive, compassionate connection—so their child doesn’t have to struggle alone.