Building Connections with your Tween/Teen

Parent Class

This interactive 3-session series is ideal for parents of children ages ten and older. Each session will explore a variety of ways that parents can better understand their tween-teen's developmental and psychosocial stage and will teach parents practical strategies for creating healthy ways to support and connect with their tween-teen. Each session will be framed through the lens of Jewish values.

Session 1: How Parents Can Help Tweens/Teens Build Self-esteem and Develop a Healthy Sense of Self
Session 2: Communication Strategies that Open the Door to a Stronger Relationship
Session 3: Practical Tools to Help Your Tween/Teen Build Their Resilience Muscle

5 - 20 learners per meeting

50 min per meeting

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Description

Session 1: How Parents Can Help Tweens-Teens Build Self-esteem and Develop a Healthy Sense of Self
In this session, we will explore numerous societal challenges to a young person's developing sense of self-esteem. Parents will learn ways to help their tween-teen build their self-esteem and flourish into a confident and well-adjusted young adult.

Session 2: Communication Strategies that Open the Door to a Stronger Relationship
In this session, we will discuss challenges to the ways in which parents sometimes ask questions or seek information, often unintentionally shutting down communication with their tween-teen. Parents will learn open door communication techniques that encourage growth-minded, open, and reciprocal conversations.

Session 3: Practical Tools to Help Your Tween/Teen Build Their Resilience Muscle
In this session, we will discuss the struggles that tweens-teens face today in being able to appropriately deal with everyday challenges. Parents will learn strategies to help their tween-teen build resilience so that they can better navigate through the bumpy road towards adulthood.

Learn more about Erica Hruby's Anchored Parenting.

Teacher

Erica Hruby

Erica Hruby is a tween and teen specialist with over 28-years of professional experience working directly with tweens and teens in community, academic, and residential environments. She is the founder of Anchored Parenting, LLC and the creator of the parent education workshop entitled, 'PhD in Parenting Tweens and Teens.' Erica is a parent educator and coach who works with parents, tweens, teens, educators, grandparents, and a multitude of youth education and engagement organizations across the U.S. She holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and teens. Erica also serves as Senior Manager, National Teen Education and Engagement at The Jewish Education Project.