This is a wide-ranging presentation that introduces many issues that challenge the modern-day tweenager, teenager, parent and teacher. We may explore many issues effecting young people between the ages of 10 and 18, and offer workable strategies for navigating what is one of the most difficult periods for parents, teachers and teenagers alike. Some topics include:

Navigating the squalls:

The phases of adolescence and how these may be expressed and anticipated.

Venus & Mars:

The similarities and the differing needs of boys and girls.

Coming of Age:

Rethinking how to help the 12-14 year old prepare for a changing world.

Threshold Issues:

An overview of addictive tendencies and how to meet them in creative ways.

“But they are my friends!”

The peer group and defining the roles played within it. How the can adult work with the peer group and not against it?

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