Training for Parents of Teens

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Syllabus Full-Day:

Understanding Teens, "A Period of Normal Craziness", Changes in Intellectual Development, Individuation and Self-Discovery, Temperaments, Testing and Experimentation, Readiness by Entitlement versus Readiness by Responsibility, Recognizing when Limits are needed, Why Limits are Important, What Teens Want, What Parents Want for Teens, Adjusting Limits for Teens, Redefining the Ground Rules, When Limits are Too Rigid and Restrictive, When Limits are Too Vague or Broad, Two Case Examples, How to Adjust Limits to Promote Healthy Growth and Exploration.

How Parents Teach Their Rules, The Permissive Approach, The Punitive Approach, The Mixed Approach, The Democratic Approach, How Teens Learn Your Rules, Limit-Testing Behavior: Teen Research, Temperament, Limit-Testing and Learning Styles, Learning the "Easy Way", Learning the "Hard Way", Are Your Limits Firm or Soft? Soft Limits (When No Means Yes, Sometimes, or Maybe), Firm Limits (When No Really Means No), Family Dances, How to Give a Clear Message with Your Words, How to Stop Power Struggles Before They Begin, How to Avoid Getting Hooked by Attitude.

Supporting Words with Effective Action, Why Consequences are Important Guidance Tools, Adjusting Consequences for Teens, Characteristics of Effective Consequences: Consistency, Relatedness, Appropriate Role Modeling, Clean Slates and Forgiveness, How Long Should a Consequence Be? Natural Consequences, Logical Consequences, Coping and Resistance, Understanding Change, Developing Realistic Expectations.

Teaching Communication and Problem-Solving Skills, Involving Teens in Decision-Making, Helping Teens Explore Choices and Consequences of Their Behavior, Giving Limited Choices, Teaching Coping Skills, Determining Readiness for More Freedom and Privileges, Solutions for Typical Problems, Teaching Responsibility with Chores and Homework.

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Syllabus Half-Day:

Understanding Teens, "A Period of Normal Craziness", Changes in Intellectual Development, Individuation and Self-Discovery, The Dynamics of Entitlement, Temperaments, Testing and Experimentation, Recognizing when Limits are Needed, Why Limits are Important, What Teens Want, What Parents Want for Teens, Adjusting Limits for Teens, Redefining the Groundrules, When Limits are Too Rigid and Restrictive, When Limits are Too Vague or Broad, Two Case Examples, How to Adjust Limits to Promote Healthy Growth and Exploration.

How Parents Teach Their Rules, The Permissive Approach, The Punitive Approach, The Mixed Approach, The Democratic Approach, How Teens Learn Your Rules, Limit-Testing Behavior: Teen Research, Temperament, Limit-Testing and Learning Styles, Learning the "Easy Way", Learning the "Hard Way", Are Your Limits Firm or Soft? Soft Limits (When No Means Yes, Sometimes, or Maybe), Firm Limits (When No Really Means No), Family Dances, How to Give a Clear Message with Your Words, How to Stop Power Struggles Before They Begin, How to Avoid Getting Hooked by Attitude.

Supporting Words with Effective Action, Why Consequences are Important Guidance Tools, Adjusting Consequences for Teens, Characteristics of Effective Consequences: Consistency, Relatedness, Appropriate Role Modeling, Clean Slates and Forgiveness, How Long Should a Consequence Be? Natural Consequences, Logical Consequences, Coping with Resistance, Understanding Change, Developing Realistic Expectations.

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