Tuning Into Teens™
Tuning into Teens™ is a FREE parenting programme for parents of children aged 10 to 18 years. It aims to increase parent-child connection by improving emotional communication within the family.
Benefits for parents
Parents develop skills to be better at talking with, and understanding, their teen and their developmental needs.
Helps to prevent behaviour problems in their teen.
Learns skills to support their teen to manage their emotions and deal with conflict.
Creates a more harmonious household.
Creates trust between the teen and parent and can lead to teen communicating better with their parents.
Parents learn how to regulate and understand their own emotions.
Prevents future issues arising in the household.
Benefits for teens (and the wider community and schools they attend)
Can be more confident in times of peer pressure or conflict with their peers.
Friendship/relationship skills are strengthened.
Learn emotional intelligence – to be able to regulate when emotionally heightened.
A better academic success rate due to emotional stability and improved mental health.
Programme structure
Tuning into Teens is delivered over a 6 week period – one session per week, of 2 to 3 hours each. It is delivered to a group of up to 15 parents. Each attendee receives a manual with resources to follow and revisit at later times.
During the programme there will be a range of group discussion, videos to view and practices within the group. As the facilitators, we are available for guidance between sessions as well as during.
“I enjoyed being part of the Teen Parent course. It was great to korero and listen to all the pro tips! The manaaki from Leila, Cass and Josh was awesome!”
— Nā Jessica Ruby