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Parent Coaching for Parents of Teenagers

Welcome to the teen years!  It’s a wildly wonderful time in a child’s development and in your development as a parent.  It can also be an incredibly confusing and unsettling time.  In a few short years, an amazing transformation takes place.  Everything about your child and his or her life changes – physically, emotionally, and intellectually.  The early teen years in particular are characterized by sudden and drastic changes that can knock even the most composed parent off kilter.

Now, as much as ever, your child needs your parenting presence.  No matter what they say or do to create distance from you, your teen needs you to parent with confidence and strength.  While they seem intent on pushing us away, we can insist on healthy parental involvement that still includes setting limits and providing loving support to learn to live within those limits.

At Renewed Parent we respect the profound impact that this transition has on the life of a parent and the entire family.  We support parents to stay at the helm as they enter rougher waters.

Engaging a Parent Coach will allow you to:

• recover your composure and locate fresh energy for the parenting task
• explore relevant details of this particular developmental stage
• process the inevitable conflicts and lessen the intensity of your distress
• create effective responses to the more challenging behaviours your teen may be exhibiting
• stay focused on nurturing the connection with your child
• anticipate and experience a foretaste of the future adult relationship between the two of you.

Please also see Parenting an Adopted Child In the Teen Years