Program Type:
Community EventsAge Group:
Adults
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Program Description
Event Details
Parents are invited to join a support group to meet others and learn strategies for dealing with adolescent behavior. Maria Quiles from Wallingford Youth & Social Services will be on hand to facilitate the conversation. Topics may include:
- adolescent development (mental health & substance abuse component)
- blended families
- establishing boundaries
- drug education & current substance abuse adolescent trends
- screen time
- technology use
- monitoring your teen
- contingency planning: what to do when nothing is working?
- navigating friendships
- managing negative peer associations
Registration is required as space is limited. To register, please call Youth & Social Services at 203-294-2175.
This group will meet on Tuesdays, September 24th-October 29th from 6-7pm.