Strengthening Families and Adolescents toward Academic Success
Series 1
The objective of this series is to help parents build a strong and supportive relationship with their adolescent and become more sensitive and aware of their teen's challenges, needs, and strengths. Parents will also learn and practice ways to improve their own communication, motivation, and decision-making skills.
The Role of the Family in Adolescent Academic Success
This topic will help parents will explore the characteristics of a healthy and functional family. In addition, parents will understand the importance of their role in helping the adolescent to be academically and socially successful in school.
The Adolescent Development
In this workshop, parents will increase their understanding of the changes in physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development that occur during adolescence and how these changes can often create challenges for adolescents and their families.
Structuring an Environment for Adolescent Prosperity
This topic will help parents understand the importance of developing a structure in the home with a fair and effective discipline system. Parents will learn how to effectively negotiate house rules and other rules with their teens.
Negotiating House Rules with Adolescents
Parents will learn to negotiate bedtimes while respecting curfew times, internet use, and other responsibilities expected of a young adult. Parents will be able to recognize that winning a battle is not always the best way to reach a solution.
Communicating with Adolescents
Parents will understand the importance of positive and effective communication. Through activities, parents will explore ways to help their children express their negative feelings and behaviors in positive ways during emotionally charged situations. The way parents communicate with their adolescent will influence the type of relationship they have with them. We want adolescents to feel safe and happy to communicate with their parents instead of avoiding them.
Creating a Dialogue with an Adolescent
Participants in this workshop will learn how to effectively start an interactive conversation with teens. Different styles of communication will be presented to show how each has a different effect and result. The goal of this workshop is to teach parents how to be the best listeners for their adolescent.
Learning to Express and Manage Anger in a Positive Way
Parents will learn about the importance of managing their anger to effectively parent their adolescent. In addition, parents will increase their ability to listen to understand adolescents and how to reestablish a connection or close relationship with an independent adolescent.
Self-Esteem and Motivation for Adolescents
Parents will explore the relationship between primary and secondary motivators that help build self-esteem in adolescents. Parents will explore and assess their own adolescent child's self-esteem. In addition, they will receive different strategies and activities to help adolescents who may have low self-esteem.