Cracking the Code of Parent-Teen Relationships

Live and On-Demand workshop options

 
 

Cracking the Code of Parent-Teen Relationships is an educational workshop for parents and caregivers looking to build skills and insights into working with the teenage mind. Join DJ and other parents for four, 1.5-hour workshops focused on better connections and effective communication with your teens and tweens.

Where did this come from?

Inspired by nearly 20 years of clinical work with adolescents, couples, and families, DJ Hilley, MSEd, LMHC, integrated decades of research findings in the areas of intimate relationships, brain development, and attachment. The goal? Empower parents to take the lead in their relationships and to tackle challenging topics (such as sexuality, technology, academics) with confidence in their ability to stay connected and influential.

DJ Hilley, MSEd, LMHC

Creator & Presenter

 

Join a group of parents to learn, discuss and support each other.

Next session: Four consecutive Saturdays from 9:15-11:45am, starting April 26th-May 17th at Compass Professional Suites in Camas, WA

 

These 1.5 hour workshops will cover:

Session 1: What the heck?

  • Understanding the Developing Brain and why teens act the way they do.

  • Why Relationships between Parents & Teens Get Tricky as adolescence comes into the picture.

Session 2: Back off but stay connected

  • How to Maintain a Connected, Influential Relationship even when they want less do with you than ever.

  • Research-informed relationship skills that set your teenager up for healthy relationships for the rest of their life.

Session 3: make the hard conversations (a little) easier

  • How to Connect and How to Respond in challenging times and with challenging topics like sex, relationships, technology, and risk behaviors.

  • Deciding When to Step In and When to Step Back as they navigate their lives.

Session 4: Looking ahead

  • The Importance of Letting them Fail and how stepping in too much or too early may work against you.

  • The important distinction between Protecting and Preparing teens for their lives.

  • Focus on the long-term relationship, because it’s going to get better as they get older.

 
 

What does it cost?

$150 per person for all four sessions.

Register by April 21st and save $30

 
 

Learn from real families and real case examples from DJ’s decades of clinical work to develop strategies and foundations that fit your style and your family.

 

  • No. The workshops are for educational purposes only. Nothing said during this workshop should be taken as mental health advice or opinion.

  • See his full bio by clicking on the About link at the top of the page.

  • DJ’s background in relationship improvement methods influenced a great deal of his thinking around parent-teen relationships. Simply put, you can’t control teens - or if you do it probably won’t bode well for the long run. They need freedom and autonomy, and as one teen put it, “Controlling parents create sneaky kids.”
    So, influencing them really is your best bet. And this workshop will teach you how to do it.

 

Can’t make it? Check out the online, on-demand version here.