Navigating the Teen Years- A Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Connection

Schedule

Wed Mar 04 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Santa Cruz High School | Santa Cruz, CA

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Parenting an adolescent can feel disorienting! We’ll move beyond "hormones" to make sense of what’s really happening for our teens!
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What to expect from the workshop

  • Find your parenting GPS (your map!) to parenting your teen.
  • Go beyond the excuse of “hormones” and make sense of the adolescent brain.
  • Learn how to strengthen and support your teen’s executive functioning (planning and organizational) skills.
  • Discover strategies for having difficult conversations.
  • Invite cooperation with curiosity and connection instead of relying on consequences.
  • Be more confident and connect with others parenting teens.
  • After this workshop, have the opportunity to join a 4 week series with other caregivers, Wednesdays, March 11-April @SCHS, 6-8pm

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Santa Cruz High School, 415 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

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