Positive Parenting: Pre-Teens and Teenagers
Managing conflict, solving problems and building a warm relationship with your teenager
An online three-night course for parents, with John Sharry.
The teenage years are some of the most challenging times for families. Communication can suffer as teenagers pull away from their parents, while teenagers are dealing with increased emotional turmoil and new challenges in their lives. This interactive and supportive three-week course will show parents how to:
- Understand their teenager’s world and the challenges they experience
- Manage conflict and communicate effectively
- Set boundaries and guide your teenagers
- Manage challenges such as school, anxiety and conflict with siblings
- Empower teenagers and build their self-esteem
- Stay connected and build warm family relationships
- Look after your own needs as a parent
During the course there will be time to address individual questions and concerns.
This course is sensitive to the needs of neurodivergent as well as neurotypical teens. If you are parenting a neurodivergent teenager, it is recommended you attend the ‘Parenting Exceptional Children’ course first, so you can have a broad understanding of the needs of ND children before focusing on the teenage years.
Course Dates: Thursdays 6th, 13th and 20th March 2025
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: €90
Booking a place: You can book a place on this course here. Places are limited.
Please note, due to demand, this course is strictly for parents only and is not suitable for professionals to attend.
Presenter Biography
Prof John Sharry is a social worker and family psychotherapist with over 30 years experience as a child and adolescent mental health professional. He is founder and clinical director of the Parents Plus Charity, an adjunct Professor at the School of Psychology in UCD and an Irish Times Parenting Columnist. He is the author of over 25 positive psychology, parenting books and mental health programmes, including the Parents Plus Adolescents Programme and Parenting Teenagers.