Parenting Teens
Parenting a teenager can feel overwhelming, but this class offers a research-informed, compassionate roadmap for navigating the teen years with more confidence and less conflict, and ultimately better relationships. You’ll learn how adolescent brain development shapes behavior, how to regulate your own emotions during challenging moments, and how to build trust through connection rather than control. Through practical tools like the coach-versus-manager parenting framework, co-regulation strategies, and guidance for difficult conversations about topics such as mental health, screen use, substances, and sex, you’ll leave with actionable skills and a take-home resource to help strengthen your relationship with your teen as they grow toward independence.
Duration:
Around 2 hours.
$90.00
Key Topics Covered
The session covers adolescent brain development and individuation, emotional regulation for both teens and parents, building trust through connection over control, the coach vs. manager parenting approach, handling difficult conversations around sensitive topics (substances, screen use, mental health, sex), and navigating the gradual release toward teen independence.
Why Choose This Class
This class gives parents a research-informed, compassionate framework for one of the most challenging parenting stages. Rather than offering rigid rules, it equips parents with mindset shifts and practical strategies — like the “rule of thirds,” the coach metaphor, and co-regulation techniques — that reduce conflict and strengthen the parent-teen relationship long term.
Who Should Attend?
Parents and caregivers of teens ages 13–25, particularly those feeling confused, frustrated, or disconnected from their teenager. It’s also valuable for anyone who wants to get ahead of the hard years by building a strong relational foundation early. Note that the content is educational, not a substitute for therapy.
What You'll Get
Participants walk away with a deeper understanding of teen brain development, tools for managing their own emotional responses, communication strategies for difficult topics, and a framework for shifting from a controlling to a coaching role. Attendees also receive a handout of dos and don’ts for the teen years as a practical take-home resource.