Lesson Tag: relationship
Talk to Your Teenager to Keep them Safe
Lesson Details

When teens feel like they can talk to their parents they are less likely to take risks with sex, drugs, and violence. Talking isn’t lecturing and this class will strengthen your listening as well as talking skills in ways that will help protect your teens and maybe even save your sanity.
Course Lessons
When teens feel like they can talk to their parents they are less likely to take risks with sex, drugs, and violence. Talking isn’t lecturing and this class will strengthen your listening as well as talking skills in ways that will help protect your teens and maybe even save your sanity.
Teens in Love: Romantic Relationships in the New Normal
Lesson Details

Learning to have romantic relationships and deal with sexually maturing bodies are essential tasks of healthy teen development. As the parents, you may feel as unprepared as your kids feel to navigate this ever-changing stage. While adolescents sometimes act like they know it all, they often feel vulnerable and unprepared for the social and sexual realities of romantic relationships. And the same may be true for you – maybe you are wondering how do I support exploration and independence while keeping my child safe, especially during these challenging times.
Participants in this class will be able to
- Apply steps to navigate teens’ romantic relationships with trust, compassion, clarity and consistency
- Identify strategies to balance monitoring with trust
- Recognize the connections between physical and romantic relationships with parental relationship health
Course Lessons
Learning to have romantic relationships and deal with sexually maturing bodies are essential tasks of healthy teen development. As the parents, you may feel as unprepared as your kids feel to navigate this ever-changing stage. While adolescents sometimes act like they know it all, they often feel vulnerable and unprepared for the social and sexual realities of romantic relationships. And the same may be true for you – maybe you are wondering how do I support exploration and independence while keeping my child safe, especially during these challenging times.
Participants in this class will be able to
- Apply steps to navigate teens’ romantic relationships with trust, compassion, clarity and consistency
- Identify strategies to balance monitoring with trust
- Recognize the connections between physical and romantic relationships with parental relationship health
Plan for Teen Independence – Part 2 – Reframe Your Thoughts
Lesson Details

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.
Course Lessons
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.
Plan for Teen Independence – Part 1 – Get Ready
Lesson Details

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?
Course Lessons
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?