The Parent Support Group Program targets the following:

a) Parents/Caregivers who are facing difficulties understanding and accepting their teen's behaviours by developing skills in:

• Opening up constructive and positive communication patterns.

• Increasing effective family interactions through exploring alternative methods in dealing with conflict.

b) Parents/Caregivers who are experiencing difficulties managing and understanding their own behaviours by:

• Examining family dynamics/interactions and encouraging forums for generating creative problem solving techniques

The Program’s Goals / Objectives:

Encourage effective communication, and provide parents with information, knowledge and skills that will assist them in enhancing the parent-child relationship.

Program Schedule / Topics

• Teen development

• Teen storm and stresses

• Parenting styles

• How to set limits

• Logical/Natural consequences

• Negotiating choices

• Active Discipline skills

• Roadblocks to communication

• Active communication

• Fostering responsibility

• Stimulating independence

• Perspectives

• Encouraging vs. discouraging

• Building self-confidence

• Family night where families participate in the group together

• Individual parental concerns/topics

The Parent Support Group Program is offered at the Teen Health Centre.

Call us for details at (519) 253-8481 ext. 225.