Parenting Classes

Always Coaching offers interactive parenting classes that provide effective tools for parenting teens through adolescence into young adulthood. The Parenting Coaches are Masters level counselors who bring a wealth of family dynamics training, clinical experience combined with a passion for strengthening families. Ado-Lessons is geared toward providing meaningful and useful tools to address the challenges that children face. Parents of all ages are encouraged to participate in this parenting class as it offers foresight to tailoring your parenting to avoid some unnecessary future challenges.

Adolescence is the period of life from puberty to adulthood characterized by marked physiological changes, development of sexual feelings, efforts toward the construction of identity, and a progression from concrete to abstract thought. Adolescence is sometimes viewed as a transitional state, during which youth begin to separate themselves from their parents but still lack a clearly defined role in society. It is generally regarded as an emotionally intense and often stressful period (American Heritage Dictionary, 2002). Nonetheless, as our youth seek to navigate society on life’s terms, parents play an important and active role in this process. Through Ado-Lessons, parents will learn to incorporate techniques to help their adolescent make the shift into adulthood.

Adolescence is often a dreaded developmental stage, however, through Ado-Lessons you will be provided with new perspectives that can make the adolescent stage enjoyable and can help you build healthy relationships with your child/ren. There is no ONE right way to parent a child, but Ado-Lessons offers many perspectives to strengthen your parenting skills.

Ado-Lessons address issues ranging from:

• Absent parents
• Addressing peer pressure and bullying
• Blended families/step-parents/relative caregivers
• Boundary setting
• Communicating with your child/ren
• Family conflict/parental conflict
• Healthy consequence/ rewards
• Impacts on children of alcohol/drug abuse by family members
• Overcoming outside influences
• Parent/child reunification
• Prepping for adolescence
• Separating/Divorcing parents
• Technology on our child/ren
• The grief process
• What our kids REALLY need

Resources

The Co-Parents’ Handbook by Karen Bonnell

Unconscious Uncoupling by Katherine Thomas

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Please complete the enrollment form below, and then complete the payment form using the same contact information.  The cost is $120 per person and must be paid in full before attending.