The Family Learning team are running a series of free online workshops to support parents/carers whose teens may be struggling with anxiety, self-esteem and with showing resilience.
The sessions are for small groups of parents/carers who would like to support a teenager who is troubled by anxious thoughts and behaviours, and to develop strategies to build resilience.
Supporting a teenager with anxiety (2 x 75 minute sessions):
- Recognize the signs of anxiety and anxious behaviours
- Find the language to discuss worries with teens
- Get practical tips to support a teen through anxious thinking. The sessions encourage parents to reflect on their responses to their child’s anxiety to help the family make progress.
Date of workshops:
Monday 24 and Wednesday 26 May 10-11.15am
Mondays 21 and 28 June 1-2.15pm
Building a teenager’s resilience (3 x 1 hour sessions):
- Parents can learn ways to help teens to make sense of their feelings, not be overwhelmed by them and to self-regulate.
- Encourages parents to reflect on their expectations of their child.
- Shows parents how to build a positive mind-set in a teenager so they’re not afraid of failing.
Date of workshops:
Tuesdays 18, 25 and Thursday 27 May 2-3pm
Wednesdays 23, 30 June and 7 July 10-11am
Parents and carers can book by email: FamilyLearning@brighton-hove.gov.uk, or by visiting Family learning online classroom (brighton-hove.gov.uk)