DESCRIPTION:

Recording date:  January 12, 2021

Learn the basics of teen development and explore tools and strategies that can help family members and caregivers to:

• improve family/teen communication
• work towards reducing conflict by establishing collaborative problem-solving strategies

Presented by:

• Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences

Related resources:

• BOOK: You're Ruining My Life!: Surviving The Teenage Years With Connected Parenting by Jennifer Kolari
• VIDEOS:
  • Dan Siegel - "The Adolescent Brain" (4:36) - short, animated explanation
  • Daniel Siegel - The Teenage Brain (13:54) - goes into a bit more depth and worth watching!
• Related FamilySpace sessions:
  • Validation and Emotion-Coaching: skills for families to support their loved one
  • Setting Limits with L.O.V.E.