Parent-Teen Relationships

Parenting through the often-rocky period of adolescence puts everyone to the test. Through over a decade of helping teens and parents navigate this time, DJ has intimate knowledge of the things that help and hinder these relationships. Integrating experience, research-supported relationship principles, and developmental neuroscience, he developed his well-received Cracking the Code of Parent-Teen Relationships workshop for parents and offers on-location workshops and seminars as well as parent consultation and support services.

Cracking the Code of Parent-Teen Relationships

Originally developed as a 4-week in-person workshop to provide research- and practice-informed perspectives and skills, the COVID pandemic ushered in a new chapter of offering online education available to parents anywhere at anytime. Live Zoom-based Q & A sessions are available for an additional fee.

Topic areas addressed include:

  • Understanding relational influence in the context of developmental needs in adolescence.

  • Employing discipline and accountability strategies that work toward independence and autonomy.

  • Addressing sex, sexuality, academics, technology, social media, and relationships.

  • Sustaining connection through the ups and downs.

What do past participants think?

Cost:

  • Streaming for one month: $75

  • Streaming along with scheduled session-based weekly Q&A sessions: $125

  • Subscription with unlimited access and unlimited Q&A sessions: $200



Topic-Specific Presentations

Ending Academic Battles: Creating a Collaborative Approach to School Accountability

Tackling the Sex Talk(s) with Teens: An Ongoing Discussion

Job Change! Moving Your Parenting from Manager/Director to Consultant

Cultivating Receptivity in Teens (even when they’re not interested)

Varied formats, durations, and combinations available by request. Interested in a topic not listed? Contact DJ to inquire about custom-built presentations to meet the needs of your group or community.

Parent Consultation

Using video-chat sessions, parents can hire DJ for personal consultation sessions focused on dealing with various parenting challenges. May be single-session or multiple sessions may be purchased.

Common consultation topics:

  • Strained Parent-Teen Relationships

  • Addressing Concerns (academics, risk behaviors, defiance, conflict & aggression)

  • Reconnecting after time apart (separations, estrangement, teen unwilling to spend time with separated parent)

  • Co-parenting the Challenging Adolescent