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Understanding
Teenagers Seminars -
a parent's guide to adolescence
Nigel and Jan are
experienced presenters of a seminar entitled - Understanding
Teenagers. They can be delivered in various formats with the
ideal being a Friday night and a Saturday daytime. The seminars
need to have 20 participants, each being supplied with a 40
plus page manual of notes - the contents page is shown below.
A master copy of
the notes is supplied to the host organisation which they
copy for each participant. We aim to keep costs as low as
possible so that many parents can benefit from the material.
The seminar charge is $150 plus travel expenses. Feel free
to email to make further enquiries.
If you prefer,
you can purchase the full document - again we keep the cost
low to allow maximum benefit. The full document can be purchased
for just $5.
Contents
Page
Introduction
Where we're coming
from: research and experience in Youth Work and its impact
on parenting.
The River Wild: our approach to the journey through adolescence:
the value of preparation.
Stage 1: Knowing the Landscape
1.1 Bible Base:
The Bible speaks clearly of a God who wants to be involved
in the process of adolescence and invests in the adults who
will emerge.
1.2 Initiation and the Teenager: When will they grow up?
1.3 Adolescence: Three Key Phases.
1.4 The Process of Change: Adolescence is a period of rapid
change.
1.5 Roots and Wings: Stability with encouragement to grow.
1.6 You are on a journey too! As parents you are changing
too.
Stage 2: Planning the Route
2.1 Landmarks you
will meet: Warning - incoming values.
Beware - shifting sands.
2.2 Sexuality: The unexploded bomb.
2.3 Conflict: Know you are being tested - this is not the
real war .
2.4 T.A.L.K: A framework to help plan the route.
2.5 Faith: Cultivate a working faith.
2.6 Values you will need: Six core values.
Stage 3: Packing for the Journey
3.1 Formulating
Vision: Instill a sense of vision for you and your children.
3.2 Making Rules: Set the boundaries before the teenage years.
3.3 Dare to Discipline: Discipline makes them part of the
family.
3.4 Maintaining Communication: Creative ideas to help.
3.5 Clearing Out the Rubbish: Face the issues in your own
life.
3.6 Creating Support: Who is in it with you?
3.7 Praying it Through: It's reassuring that God knows what
it's like to be a parent of a teenager.
Stage 4: The Journey Through Single Parenting [if applicable]
Stage 5: The Last Word: Faith, Hope and Love
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