We can help you with your challenging preteen/teen.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Your child is rolling their eyes at you?
You hear a heavy sigh when you ask them to do something?
They've become a bit more secretive?
They push you away when you try to hug them?
They are spending more time in their bedroom?
You feel like you are losing them and don't know what to do?
You are wondering if you are starting to fail as a parent?
You are wondering where your cute adoring child has gone?
Don't worry, this is normal, we understand and we are here to help you.
The preteen/teen years are a crucial time in a young person's development. Your child will go through enormous changes and your approach to parenting, needs to change alongside them.
We created Thinking-Together About Parenting Teens to help parents understand the changes their children are going through, and to empower them to stay connected in new and healthy ways in order to maintain a necessary bond that promotes good mental health in their children's future.
Did you attend ante-natal classes? We offer "ante-adolescent" classes. Your child is changing and it is vital that you know how to change your parenting style with them, so you can be the parent you want to be and the parent your child needs you to be.
We can give you the tools to:
Help your preteen/teen maintain good mental health
Build your confidence as a parent
Understand the changes your child is going through and what they need from you
We are both experienced psychotherapists who specialise in working with teenagers, parents and young adults. We understand teenagers. We also know how hard it is to be a parent and are here to guide you.
We offer tips, parenting workshops, parenting discussion groups and school workshops. Join us to know how best to support your preteen/teen's development and self-esteem to help them thrive.
Understanding your preteen/teen and what they need from you, can often make the biggest difference.
"Thank you to Robyn and Laura for hosting the ‘Parenting teens’ workshop at our school. It gave me some easy to follow guidelines on how to make talking, listening and just being around the teenagers in my house a lot easier. It made me realise that with their change I also need to change and understand how adolescents think and feel. If I want to be respected I need to respect them and support and guide them in a different way." Marin (Mum of boys 13 and 15)
