Friends First

A Workshop for Parents on Coaching Their Teens about Love and BGR

Worried about your teens getting involved in a boy-girl relationship at a young age? Popular culture tells them that love is passion and sex and freedom is doing anything they want. With the wide influences of media today, many relationships start at too young an age and get too close physically, resulting in many negative consequences.

As parents, we need to be actively involved in passing on our influence to our children before they begin a relationship because when they are in love, they will not be so open to your guidance. The value of what love is needs to be planted in them from young.

Key Areas Covered:

Parents will

• Understand how the media and peers affect what teens’ understanding of love and their behaviour and attitude in boy-girl relationships
• Understand what preteens and teens are longing for in relationships
• Explore how parents can fill up their teens longing for love
• Learn how to set appropriate limits with teens e.g. types of activities, time to come home
• Learn skills in guiding teens to be assertive in saying “No” and to make responsible choices

Duration:

1 session of 3 hours

Target Audience:

Parents of teens