Parenting Teens

It's no secret that parenting teens is hard!  Try these great local and national resources for parenting tips, advice, book reviews, and much more.

Great Websites:
Parenting Teens Resource Network - worth the visit!
ParentingTeensOnline - hosts a vast assortment of articles

Parenting Classes
Search the KidsPriorityOne Calendar or Database or the links on the right side of this page.

There are numerous books on parenting available to help.

TEN BEST GIFTS FOR YOUR TEEN
Raising Teen with Love and Understanding
By Patt and Steve Saso

Exerpt:
Raising teens with love and understanding is perhaps more challenging today than ever. While adolescence can sometimes be as frightening and challenging for parents as it is for their children, a strong parent-teen relationship can be both infuential and rewarding.

Patt and Steve Saso combine their expertise as a counselor and high school teacher with hard-knocks wisdom from their own experience as parents to offer practical, engaging and effective guidance for parents of teens. They stress that parents are the only one who canoffer the ten gifts that make all the difference for their teens.

Parents and their teenage children will both reap rewards from the practical skills and positive encouragement provided by the Sasos in Ten Best Gifts For Your Teen.

When parents are attentive to the "gifts" of:

Respect
Receptivity
Responsibility
Recognition
Room
Reconciliation
Role-Modeling
Revelation of Self
Resolve
Release...

Teens respond and mature - and families prosper.

 WEBSITES offer great resources, tips and expert advice - here are a few

Parenting Teens Resource Network - worth the visit to this great website!

Tips for Parenting Teens - advice, book reviews, dealing with difficult teens, more!

ParentingTeensOnline - hosts a vast assortment of articles

 To recommend your favorite book or other resource for parenting teens, e-mail us!

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Seton's Active Parenting Class Offers Tools You Can Use!

Parenting is a tough job, especially during the teen years.  As your teen struggles for more independence, you want to help him or her avoid pitfalls that could cause real harm.  How do you find that balance?

If you'd like more confidence in meeting the challenges of raising your teen, the "Actively Parenting Teens" program is for you.  This program incorporates the nationally renowned Active Parenting curriculum by Dr. Michael H. Popkin.  Topics during a six-week session include:  Encouraging Effective Communication, Winning Cooperation, Instilling Family Values, Setting Limits and more. 

Using an evidence-based approach, "Actively Parenting Teens" combines video and group discussion.  This free 6-week program begins in May.  Reserve your space and accompanying book by calling Geneva Wright or Renee Dupuis at 757-306-1840. 

Support Group Helps Parents of Angry Teens

If your adorable teen sometimes has anger issues...you're not alone.  Join a weekly Parent Support Group and share your experiences and ideas for ways to help your teen - and yourself!  Like "Actively Parenting Teens," it is free and open to any parent of a teen. 

For more information on the Parenting Class or Support Group, call Renee Dupuis, Director of Youth and Family Counseling Services at Seton Youth Shelters, at 757-306-1840. 

Seton Youth Shelters offers a variety of services for youth and families in the Hampton Roads.  Visit Seton's website to learn more!

Search the KidsPriorityOne Calendar for more parenting classes in your area.