Taking The Stress Out Of Parenting Teenagers

This parenting teenagers course covers communication, building trust, managing behaviour and dealing with conflict.

What you'll learn

Have a clearer understanding of how the teenage brain functions and how you can support the development of a heathy teenage brain.

Develop effective communication techniques for talking with your teenagers and learn how to build trust with them and nurture independence skills.

Learn how to handle conflict with teenagers and how to deal with risky behaviour along with setting boundaries and consequences.

Help your teenager prepare for life after education, including developing their financial literacy and life management skills.

Requirements

No previous skills or experience required prior to taking this course.

Description

This course takes the stress out of parenting teenagers. Not only is 'teenagerdom' difficult for parents, it's also difficult for teenagers!  There are lots of changes that take place in the teenage brain during adolescence.  This course will help you understand how those changes affect behaviour and how to navigate through this period of brain development with your teenager. Effective communication is often the key to effective parenting.  Understanding the best way to engage with your teenager, will help avoid friction and create a more harmonious stress-free home life!  All teenagers need boundaries and this course will provide communication tools to help you agree effective boundaries which are more likely to be adhered to.  From time to time all teenagers cross the line.  This course will provide you with the tools to manage this!  Some conversations can be uncomfortable and difficult.  It is far better to have those conversations beforehand, than to deal with the fall-out afterwards!  The course covers managing challenging behaviour, reducing friction, and building trust.  As a parent, you want to help your teenager develop safe, problem-solving skills, to enable them to grow into an independent, resilient young adult. You’ll find various resources and activities throughout the course to help reinforce what you've learned, along with bullet point top tips at the end of each section!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction - About Me

Lecture 2 Where to start

Section 2: Course Overview

Lecture 3 Course Overview

Section 3: Understanding the Adolescent Brain

Lecture 4 Prefrontal Cortex & Limbic System

Lecture 5 White Matter and Brain Pruning

Lecture 6 Summary & Bullet Points

Section 4: Navigating Communication Challenges

Lecture 7 Active Listening & Expressing Empathy

Lecture 8 Setting Boundaries

Lecture 9 Summary & Bullet Points

Section 5: Building Trust & Fostering Independence

Lecture 10 Building Trust

Lecture 11 Problem Solving & Goal Setting

Lecture 12 Summary & Bullet Points

Section 6: Managing Conflict and Setting Limits

Lecture 13 Managing Conflict

Lecture 14 Setting Limits

Lecture 15 Summary & Bullet Points

Section 7: Managing Risky Behaviours

Lecture 16 Substance use

Lecture 17 Sexual Activity

Lecture 18 Safe Driving

Lecture 19 Summary & Bullet Points

Section 8: Life after Senior School

Lecture 20 Making Choices

Lecture 21 Financial Literacy

Lecture 22 Personal Management & Personal Care

Lecture 23 Summary & Bullet Points

Section 9: Course Summary

Lecture 24 Course Summary

This course is for parents/carers of teenagers or those working with teenagers.