Course Description:
The teen years are a time for change and challenge for both parents and the teens themselves. For parents and caregivers, understanding teen behaviour and their developmental stage (cognitively, physically and emotionally) is a first step in the process. Using positive communication and encouragement/empowering strategies with our teens can help us transform potentially terrifying (for us) teen years into terrific ones.
This course, Terrifying to Terrific: Tempering Your Teen will help you identify why teens misbehave and what you can do about it. You will learn strategies to help you work through your teen’s misbehaviour. (These were introduced in our e-learning course Power Struggles to Tranquility.) You will also be introduced to some of the common ‘parent traps’ we get snarled in and learn strategies to maneuver these, as well as positive ways to empower and encourage your teen to help decompress the power struggles.
*Although the information we present in this course (and in all FEC courses) can help you with your coping skills and strategies and greatly enhance your relationships, it is not indented as a substitute for required professional help.
Course Objectives:
- Understand out new role as parents and caregivers as our teens shift into adolescence.
- Explore strategies for parents to support their teen’s cognitive (brain) development.
- Examine the ‘teen version’ of the Goals of Misbehaviour.
- Learn strategies to nudge your teen towards positive ways to belong and behave.
- Examine five common ‘Parent Traps’ we sometimes get caught in when dealing with our teens and learn strategies to side step these.
- Investigate ways to communicate encouragement to your teen.
- Learn how to minimize power struggles by ‘letting go’ and ‘empowering’ your teen.
- List some tips and resources to support you if you are struggling with risky teen behaviour.
Course Materials:
- Lessons
- Video Information Clips
- Audio Podcasts
- Terrifying to Terrific Workbook
- Optional forms
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