Lesson Category: Teens

Making plans with teens to try doing things on their own can help them succeed. Working together on independence can also put your mind a little more at ease.

We all want our kids to grow up to be capable, competent people who can find their own way in the world. But the steps to getting there can seem daunting.

How do we know when our kids are ready to do things on their own? How do we keep them safe and set them free at the same time?

• Do you find yourself raising your voice more than you'd like?
• Are you unsure whether you're being too strict or too lenient?

Parenting doesn’t have to feel like a constant struggle. This class will introduce you to positive discipline strategies that encourage cooperation, strengthen your connection with your child, and promote a more peaceful home. You'll learn practical techniques to set clear expectations, model self-regulation, and create effective family rules and routines.

This class provides simple, research-backed tools to help you raise confident, cooperative, and emotionally secure children.

The way adults—both parents and educators—talk about their own abilities and challenges sends powerful messages to the youth they influence. This session explores how fixed and growth mindsets impact self-esteem and motivation in children and students. By understanding the connection between adult self-talk, feedback language, and student behavior, educators can better guide parents and foster a supportive environment for learning and personal growth.

This class, originally created for parents, offers valuable insights for educators as well. It provides tools to support conversations with families about mindset and self-esteem, helping to create a community-wide approach to empowering students.

Research has shown that once youth understand how their brain works and what they can do to optimize brain health, their social emotional health and motivation to learn increases. In this session, parents and educators can learn about the relationship between executive functions and emotional regulation, and how that affects academics in addition to stress and well-being.

Navigating special education can feel overwhelming, but you are your child’s best advocate! This class will help you understand the IEP process and confidently collaborate with your child’s school to get them the support they need.

Is your child frustrated with schoolwork, falling behind, or losing confidence? Learning struggles can be stressful for the whole family. This session will help you identify what’s going on and work with teachers to get your child the support they need.

Building a strong home-school connection is essential for student success, but effective communication between educators, parents, and school staff can be challenging. Teachers and administrators juggle multiple responsibilities, making it difficult to align academic and personal goals across all stakeholders. This session provides practical strategies to foster productive conversations, set shared expectations, and empower parents to support their children’s learning journey.

By strengthening these connections, educators can create a collaborative environment where students feel supported both at home and in the classroom.

We want our children to live healthy, happy lives with strong connections and a positive sense of self. Conversation is a pathway to developing and sustaining a healthy and trusting relationship with your child and for having a positive impact on how they see themselves.

We hope our children will make healthy choices, form lasting, meaningful connections, and develop a strong, positive sense of self. In other words, we want them to thrive! LGBTQ+ youth face more risks to their well-being than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. Risks are even greater for people with low income and for people of color. The good news is that with the right information you can support your child through these obstacles.