Parent Well — The Teen Years

The Problem

"Teenagers need more independence and more privacy, and they still need their parents. Exams, matches, friendships, phones and plans for the future bring real pressure. This course helps you stay close through it: less directing and more listening, less doing for them and more standing beside them."

What you'll achieve

Outcomes you can expect

Stay connected through rituals your teenager chooses and conversations that go both ways
Help with stress, pressure and mistakes, and know what to say after the big moment
Support your teenager's strengths, values, goals and good habits
Help them build friendships and a circle of support

The science behind it

What you'll learn

Your teenager's skills, hobbies, interests, natural abilities and what energises them
Respectful parenting, natural consequences and trust that grows
Self-compassion, muscle relaxation and gratitude for teenagers
Values, goal setting and how habits really form

What's included

Everything you get

34 tools across 10 modules, 15 of them built for this course
An age guide on every tool, and examples that change with your teenager's age
A reader and a one-page card for every module, and private fillable workbooks for 32 of the tools
Full research references on every tool's Learn tab

Who it's for

The right fit

Designed for For parents and carers of young people aged about 11 to 18: mothers, fathers, step-parents, grandparents and foster carers. Parents of younger children will find Parent Well: The Growing Years written for them.

A practical companion for the teenage years, when children grow towards independence and the relationship with them changes. Tools from positive psychology for knowing your teenager as they are now, staying connected, keeping them talking, calm and self-kindness, mistakes and pressure, strengths, gratitude and joy, values, goals and habits, and friends and support, plus a module on looking after yourself. Every tool says which ages it suits best.

Common questions

FAQ

What ages is it for?

Young people aged about 11 to 18. Every tool shows the ages it suits best. For younger children, see Parent Well: The Growing Years.

Will my teenager have to do the tools?

No. Many tools are things a teenager can do for themselves, and the course's spirit is to invite, never impose. Offer one, do it alongside them, or do your own version. A teenager can keep their answers private in a workbook on their own device.

Where do I start?

With Knowing Your Teenager and Staying Connected. Then work through the modules in order, or follow a pathway such as Pressure and Exams or The Early Teens.

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Positive parenting for young people aged 11 to 18: stay connected as they grow.

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