The Parent Class To Help Your Teen
Event description
Do you feel at a loss for how to parent your teen right now?
Are you struggling to figure out what's reasonable to expect?
Do you often feel alone in this?
Each class will include essential information for parenting your teen right now. There will also be time for discussion along with practical ways to apply what you've learned to your circumstances.
Each class will include handouts to help you build a stronger and lasting connection with your teen or preteen.
You'll get the most out of this class if you're able to attend each week. However, things come up, and if you're not able to attend, there will be recordings of each session that everyone will receive.
What will be asked of you:
- An open mind.
- A webcam.
- An intention of attending at least 5 of the 7 classes.
- A willingness to reflect and learn.
- A willingness to support others.
- Compassion towards yourself.
- Some levity and humor would be great!
What you can expect:
- To feel supported and encouraged, not judged or blamed.
- Recordings of each class to review.
- Handouts with questions and conversation starters.
- To feel more confident and equipped at helping and supporting your teen.
- A 30 minute coaching call with Yshai to help you apply the lessons to your family.
- Yshai's availability to answer questions you have in between classes.
- Small class size (max of 12 people).
Class Topics:
Week 1: Adolescent Brain and Development: Understanding and applying the science of adolescence and the unique aspects of their developing brain.
Week 2: Working with the three states of the nervous system to help your adolescent get calm and more motivated.
Week 3: How to connect with your teen if they don't seem interested.
Week 4: How to provide effective expectations and loving accountability.
Week 5: How to reduce their anxiety without their help.
Week 6: Managing gaming, social media, and devices.
Week 7: Review, applications, and final questions.
We will be meeting online on Fridays from 12-1:30 starting October 20th. The dates are:
October 20th, 27th.
November 3rd, 10th, 17th.
December 1st, 8th.
To get the most out the class, it's recommended that you attend at least 5 of the 7 sessions. Each one will be recorded and sent out within a couple days so you will be able to watch or rewatch any or all classes.
Feedback from other parents that have taken this class...
"Yshai not only teaches but also models the kind of gentle leadership that I think makes for the most effective parenting. It's like a cooking class where we're all looking for the perfect recipe to make happy, healthy kids who will become happy, healthy adults, but Yshai reminds us we're not the chefs; our kids are. Our job is to make sure they have everything they need and that they're supported and prepared for each task as it arises. "
" Yshai's parenting class was supportive and very informative. It helped me understand so much about my 13 year old and where he is in his development. I also learned what I can do to best support my child right now and how to problem solve struggles he or we might be having. I highly recommend this class to any parent who wants to learn more about parenting."
"Great way to learn about parenting from an expert coach and your peer parents. Easy & engaging. The content and Yshai’s delivery of it is really enlightening, relevant, and actionable. You get to learn both parenting techniques and the fact that your challenges are normal and common. Hearing each week how your classmates are doing is moving and motivating. And it is quite freeing being able to share your own successes and failures in a non-judgmental, supportive environment."
"We have taught classes about parenting younger kids in the past but when our eldest started middle school, we quickly realized we were in new territory. Yshai has become our trusted go-to and has helped us begin to navigate parenting an adolescent. In this class, Yshai offered us concrete ways to work with our own reactions and anxieties and in turn, we are better able to understand, frame and help our kids' growth during this new phase of life."
"Parenting in general, presents all kinds of opportunities and challenges. Parenting during Covid-19 even more so. Yshai's class provided weekly respite where parents voices could be heard, and our children's needs could be considered. The material was spot on, and the conversations were thoughtful and enabled us to remember we're all in this together, and it's going to be ok."